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SS-411 Spadefish
United States Navy submarine
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Balao | 1943/05/27 Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, Cal. | 1944/01/08 | 1944/03/09 | 1969/10
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| Namesake: Chaetodipterus faber - A spiny-finned fish found in coastal waters of the western Atlantic from Cuba to Cape Cod. | |||||
| TTD differences from class:44/05: 1x127/25, 2x20, Ms 9, 1st with 127/25 cal gun | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 44/03/11 | 44/05/09 | MINY - fitting out | 88 | ||
| 44/05/12 | San Diego | 88 | |||
| 44/06/14 | 44/06/22 | sail from San Francisco to P.H. | 66 | ||
| 44/06/22 | 44/07/23 | P.H. - refit | 81 | ||
| 44/07/23 | 44/09/24 | Donk's Devils | patro01: sinking 6 ships/31510 Luzon Strait | 81 | |
| 44/08/18 | Donk's Devils | patro01: atacking convoy NA-71 W of Luzon | |||
| 44/08/19 | Donk's Devils | patro01: sinking landing ship Tamacu Maru (9589 BRT) 50 nm WNW of Cape Bojeador (18-48N, 119-47E) | 81 85 | ||
| 44/08/2? | 44/08/2? | Donk's Devils | patro01: Saipan - replenish, rearm | 66 | |
| 44/08/22 | Donk's Devils | patro01: sinking AO Hakko M. #2 (10023 BRT), 17 nm NE of Cape Bojeador, Luzon (18-48N, 120-46E) | 81 99 85 | ||
| 44/08/22 | Donk's Devils | patro01: damaging AO Nijo M. 17 nm NE of Cape Bojeador, Luzon (18-48N, 120-46E) | 85 | ||
| 44/09/08 | Donk's Devils | patro01: sinking AKs Nichiman Maru, Nichian Maru off Ishigaki (24-45N, 123-26E) | 86 85 | ||
| 44/09/08 | Donk's Devils | patro01: sinking AKs Shinten Maru, Shokei Maru (24-39N, 123-31E) (all four - 11930 BRT) | 66 85 | ||
| 44/09/24 | 44/10/23 | P.H. - refit | 66 | ||
| 44/10/23 | 44/12/12 | 17.13/Underwood's Urchins/F | patro02: Yellow Sea | 66 | |
| 44/11/14 | 17.13/Underwood's Urchins/F | patro02: sinking AK Gyokujo Maru from convoy MOMA-07 130 nm E of Shanghai (31-04N, 123-56E) | 66 | ||
| 44/11/17 | 17.13/Underwood's Urchins/F | patro02: sinking Shinjo from convoy 140nm NE of Shanghai (33-02N, 123-33E) | 66 85 | ||
| 44/11/17 | 17.13/Underwood's Urchins/F | patro02: damaging landing ship Shinshu Maru from convoy 140nm NE of Shanghai (33-02N, 123-33E) | 85 | ||
| 44/11/18 | 17.13/Underwood's Urchins/F | patro02: sinking PC Cha-156 185nm SW of Mokpo, Korea (33-07N, 123-19E) | 66 | ||
| 44/11/29 | 17.13/Underwood's Urchins/F | patro02: sinking Daiboshi Maru #6 (3925 BRT) 70 nm WSW of Inchon, Korea (37-17N, 125-11E) | 66 85 | ||
| 44/12/12 | 45/01/06 | Majuro - refit | 66 | ||
| 45/01/06 | 45/02/13 | Underwood's Urchins/F | patro03: Yellow Sea | 66 | |
| 45/01/28 | Underwood's Urchins/F | patro03: sinking AV Sanuki Maru (7158 BRT) from convoy S of Shanghai (34-02N, 123-00E) | 86 85 | ||
| 45/01/28 | Underwood's Urchins/F | patro03: sinking PF Kume (33-50N, 122-55E) | 86 66 85 | ||
| 45/01/31 | Underwood's Urchins/F | patro03: attacking Nanshin Maru (34-14N, 122-36E) | 85 | ||
| 45/02/04 | Underwood's Urchins/F | patro03: sinking Tairai Maru (4273 BRT) 62 nm WSW of Inchon, Korea (37-18N, 125-22E) | 86 85 | ||
| 45/02/06 | Underwood's Urchins/F | patro03: sinking AP/AK Shohei Maru (1092 BRT) off Port Arthur, Korea (38-46N, 121-28E) | 86 85 | ||
| 45/02/13 | 45/03/15 | Guam - refit | 66 | ||
| 45/03/15 | 45/04/21 | patro04: East China Sea, Yellow Sea | 66 | ||
| 45/03/23 | 45/03/26 | patro04: charting minefields in Tsushima Strait | 81 | ||
| 45/03/23 | patro04: sinking AP Doryo M./2274 from convoy SAI-05 120 nm NNW of Amami-Oshima (29-38N, 127-36E) | 66 85 | |||
| 45/04/01 | patro04: sinking schooner off Korea | 66 | |||
| 45/04/07 | patro04: sinking junk | 66 | |||
| 45/04/09 | patro04: damaging AK Ritsu Maru 72 nm W of Inchon, Korea (37-21N, 125-08E) | 66 85 | |||
| 45/04/11 | patro04: sinking AM Hinode Maru #17 off Tokckok-Kundo (37-13N, 125-11E) | 66 85 | |||
| 45/04/21 | 45/05/2? | Guam - refit | 66 | ||
| 45/05/2? | Barney | 17.21/Hydeman's Hepcats | patro05: sail to Japan Sea | ||
| 45/05/27 | 45/07/04 | Barney | 17.21/Hydeman's Hepcats | patro05: Korean Strait - entered Japan Sea | 66 |
| 45/06/10 | Barney | 17.21/Hydeman's Hepcats | patro05: sinking AK Taigen Maru #2 (4273 BRT) off Otaru (43-23N, 140-39E) | 81 85 | |
| 45/06/10 | Barney | 17.21/Hydeman's Hepcats | patro05: sinking AK Jintsu Maru (994 BRT) (43-28N, 140-28E) | 81 85 | |
| 45/06/10 | Barney | 17.21/Hydeman's Hepcats | patro05: sinking AP Unkai Maru #8 (1293 BRT) off Shakotan Mizaki (43-55N, 141-13E) | 66 85 | |
| 45/06/12 | Barney | 17.21/Hydeman's Hepcats | patro05: sinking sampan Daido Maru W of Wakkanai, Hokkaido (45-08N, 141-10E) | 66 85 | |
| 45/06/13 | Barney | 17.21/Hydeman's Hepcats | patro05: sinking Russian AK Transbalt (10000 BRT) 48 nm W of Soja-misaki, Hokkaido (45-44N,140-48E) | 86 85 | |
| 45/06/14 | Barney | 17.21/Hydeman's Hepcats | patro05: sinking AK Seizan Maru (2018 BRT) W of Sakhalin (47-03N, 142-01E) | 81 85 | |
| 45/06/17 | Barney | 17.21/Hydeman's Hepcats | patro05: sinking AM Eidzo Maru (2274) from convoy off Matsuta Misaki, Hokkaido (42-38N, 139-49E) | 85 | |
| 45/06/24 | Barney | 17.21/Hydeman's Hepcats | patro05: La Perousse Strait - sail back to Guam | ||
| 45/07/04 | 45/09/02 | P.H. - refit, training | 66 | ||