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SS-412 Trepang
United States Navy submarine
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Balao 1943/06/25
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, Cal.
1944/03/23 1944/05/22 1969/09/16
target
Namesake: mořská okurka, sumýš - A marine animal sometimes called a sea slug or a sea cucumber--having a long, tough, muscular body--found in the coral reefs of the East Indies.
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/08/15 44/08/2?     sail from San Francisco to P.H.   66 
44/08/2? 44/09/13     P.H.   66 
44/09/13 44/10/23     patro01: S of Honshu   66 
44/10/01       patro01: sinking AK Takunan Maru (750 BRT) from convoy N of Ogasawara Gunto (25-30N, 142-30E)   66  85 
44/10/10       patro01: reports sinking AO   66 
44/10/11       patro01: sinking AP T-105 SE of Jokosuka (33-18N, 137-42E)   66 
44/10/12       patro01: attacking Ojodo and Fujucuki - damaging Fujucuki off Omaesuki (33-56N, 138-09E)   66  99  85
44/10/23 44/11/16     Majuro - refit (AS-15 Bushnell)   66 
44/11/16 44/12/2?   Roy's Rangers patro02: Luzon Strait - wolfpack with Razorback, Segundo   66 
44/12/06     Roy's Rangers patro02: damaging Jinyo Maru, Fukuyo Maru - both sunk next day (18-59N, 121-05E)   85 
44/12/06     Roy's Rangers patro02: damaging AK Jamakuni Maru from convoy W of Dalupiri Is. (18-59N, 121-05E)   85 
44/12/07     Roy's Rangers patro02: sinking AKs Banshu M. #31 N of Luzon (18-54N, 120-49E)   66  85 
44/12/2? 45/01/25     P.H. - refit   66 
45/01/25 45/03   Mac's Mops patro03: N of Honshu   81 
45/02/24     Mac's Mops patro03: sinking AK Usuki Maru (875 BRT) NNE of Mikazaki (32-40N, 132-33)   66  85 
45/03/03     Mac's Mops patro03: sinking guardboat Nissho Maru #2 off Mijake-jima (34-05N, 139-54E)   85 
45/03/1? 45/04     Guam - refit   66 
45/03/14     Mac's Mops patro03: sinking guardboat Kaiko Maru off Inubosaki (35-40N, 141-00E)   85 
45/04       patro04: attacking convoys China > Japan  
45/04/20 45/05     patro04: Yellow Sea - wolfpack with Springer & Raton   81 
45/04/28       patro04: sinking AP T-146 off Fukue Shima (32-24N, 128-40E)   81 
45/04/30       patro04: sinking AK Miho M./4667 from convoy MOSI-05 130 nm WSW of Mokpo, Korea (34-27N, 123-48E)   81  66  85
45/05/04       patro04: sinking AM W-20 140 nm SE of Mokpo, Korea (34-16N, 123-37E)   81  66  85
45/05/05       patro04: relieved Lionfish in lifeguard off Shanghai   81 
45/05/1?? 45/06/0??     refit   66 
45/06/0?? 45/07/2?     patro05: lifeguard duty, then offensive off Honshu and E Hokkaido   66 
45/06/23       patro05: rescued 2 P-51 pilots  
45/06/26       patro05: rescued 7 men from B-29, transferred rescued to Tigrone   81  66 
45/07/07       patro05: sinking Koun Maru #2 20 nm E of Muroran, Hokkaido (42-21N, 141-28E)   66  85 
45/07/1?       patro05: rescued pilot   66 
45/07/14       patro05: off Kamaishi while TF 35 shell steel works   66 
45/07/2? 45/08/2?     P.H. - refit   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: ex Senorita, renamed 42/09/24,62/06/11 > AGSS-412,67/12/22 struck from Navy
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 5 Battle Stars, 5 patrols, NUC; 10/23258, minol.20
Notice: sunk as a target during Exercise "Strike Ex 4-69" on 16 September 1969 by the gunfire of DD-785 Henderson and DD-870 Fechteler