Tambor-Class

History for the SS-203, U.S.S. Tuna   Patrols No: Captain: From: Date: Duration: Score (WT): JANAC Return: 1 John L. DeTar Pearl Harbor 1/42 54 1/6,000 1/4,000 Pearl Harbor 2 John L. DeTar Pearl Harbor 4/42 60 1/8,000 1/800 Pearl Harbor 3 Arnold H. Holtz Pearl Harbor 7/42 42 0/0 0/0 Pearl Harbor 4 Arnold H. …

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February 9, 1942 marked the SS-202 USS Trout sinking a Japanese auxilary gunboat in the waters northeast of Taiwan.  The USS Trout sank several other vessels (five in total) in 1942.  In 1944, she was reported missing and presumed to be sunk while paroling the Philippine Islands. History for the SS-202, U.S.S. Trout   Patrols No: …

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The SS-201 Triton went missing in action in the South Pacific in March 1943, likely due to three Japanese destroyers in a depth charge attack north of the Admiralty Islands on March 15, 1943. History for the SS-201, U.S.S. Triton   Patrols No: Captain: From: Date: Duration: Score (WT): JANAC Return: 1 Willis A. Lent Wake …

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History for the SS-200, U.S.S. Thresher   Patrols No: Captain: From: Date: Duration: Score (WT): JANAC Return: 1 William L. Anderson Pearl Harbor began prewar Pearl Harbor 2 William L. Anderson Pearl Harbor 12/41 58 1/4,500 0/0 Pearl Harbor 3 William L. Anderson Pearl Harbor 3/42 37 1/5,000 1/3,039 Pearl Harbor 4 William J. Millican Pearl …

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History for the SS-199, U.S.S. Tautog HISTORY FOR U.S.S. Tautog Launched: Builder: Sponsor: Commissioned: First Captain: Stricken/Lost: 1940 Scrapped 1960 Patrols No: Captain: From: Date: Duration: Score (WT): JANAC Return: 1 Joseph H. Willingham Pearl Harbor 12/41 41 0/0 0/0 Pearl Harbor 2 Joseph H. Willingham Pearl Harbor 4/42 47 6/19,500 3/7,500 Fremantle 3 Joseph H. …

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