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SS-414 Springer
United States Navy submarine
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Balao 1943/10/30
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, Cal.
1944/08/03 1944/10/18 1961/01/23
sold
Namesake: "cípal" -
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
45/01/08 45/01/15     sail Mare Island > P.H.   81 
45/01/15 45/02/04     P.H.   81 
45/02/04 45/02/15?     sail P.H. > Guam   81 
45/02/17 45/03/25     patro01: off Rjukjus   81 
45/03/11       patro01: hunting 2 IJN ships - forced to submerge by planes   81 
45/03/18       patro01: sinking AP T-18 (1500 BRT), damaging AM W-17 off Matsure Jima, Rjukjus (26-33N, 127-11E)   81  83  85
45/03/25       Guam - refit by AS-19 Proteus   81 
45/04/20 45/05/18     patro02: Yellow Sea - wolfpack with Trepang & Raton   81 
45/04/28       patro02: sinking PC Ch-17 in Tomei Harbor, Fukue Shima (32-34N, 128-52E)   81  83 
45/04/30       patro02: foggy > try surface attack - forced submerge, depth charged   81 
45/05/02       patro02: sinking PF Oga 175 nm WSW of Mokpo, Korea (33-58N, 122-58E)   81  83 
45/05/03       patro02: sinking PF #25 off Mokpo(Korea) (34-38N, 124-15E)   81  83  85
45/05/04       patro02: sail toward Honshu for lifeguard duty   81 
45/05/18 45/06/16     Guam - refit by AS-19 Proteus   81 
45/06/16       sail Guam > Saipan   81 
45/06/17 45/08     patro03: offensive & lifeguard in Tokio Bay area   81 
45/06/26       patro03: rescue 8 men from B-29 - transferred them to Tigrone   81 
45/07/17 45/07/23     patro03: Kii Suido - uneventful   81 
45/08/?? 45/08/17     Guam -refit   81 
45/08/17 45/09/05     sail Guam > Mare Island   81 
61       sold to Chile > Thomson  

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1972/09/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 3 Battle Stars 1/1500 3 Battle Stars, 3 patrols freg.Oga,korv.25,PC Nr.17
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