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 | |||||||
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No: | Captain: | From: | Date: | Duration: | Score (WT): | JANAC | Return: |
1 | Willis A. Lent | Wake | 12/41 | 42 | 0/0 | 0/0 | Pearl Harbor |
2 | Willis A. Lent | Pearl Harbor | 1/42 | 52 | 2/12,000 | 2/5,982 | Pearl Harbor |
3 | Charles C. Kirkpatrick | Pearl Harbor | 4/42 | 52 | 5/24,200 | 5/15,843 | Pearl Harbor |
4 | Charles C. Kirkpatrick | Pearl Harbor | 6/42 | 60 | 2/3,100 | 1/1,600 | Pearl Harbor |
5 | Charles C. Kirkpatrick | Pearl Harbor | 12/42 | 40 | 3/17,300 | 2/5,300 | Brisbane |
6 | George K. Mackenzie, Jr. | Brisbane | 2/43 | 2/8,000 | 1/3,000 | Lost on/after 3/11/43 |