The SS-218 Albacore was the submarine recorded with torpedo hits on the Taiho during the Battle of the Philippine Sea which led to the eventual sinking of the ship. On October 24, 1944 the Albacore was reported missing at sea and assumed sinking off Hokkaido on Nov 7, 1944 by a naval mine.
History for the SS-218, AGSS-569 U.S.S. Albacore
| Patrols | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No: | Captain: | From: | Date: | Duration: | Score (WT): | JANAC | Return: |
| 1 | Richard C. Lake | Pearl Harbor | 8/42 | 53 | 0/0 | 0/0 | Pearl Harbor |
| 2 | Richard C. Lake | Pearl Harbor | 11/42 | 49 | 2/9,200 | 1/3,300 | Brisbane |
| 3 | Richard C. Lake | Brisbane | 1/43 | 50 | 1/1,300 | 2/2,500 | Brisbane |
| 4 | Richard C. Lake | Brisbane | 4/43 | 50 | 0/0 | 0/0 | Brisbane |
| 5 | Oscar E. Hagberg | Brisbane | 6/43 | 45 | 0/0 | 0/0 | Brisbane |
| 6 | Oscar E. Hagberg | Brisbane | 8/43 | 26 | 1/4,200 | 1/2,600 | Brisbane |
| 7 | Oscar E. Hagberg | Brisbane | 10/43 | 54 | 1/9,000 | 1/4,700 | Brisbane |
| 8 | James W. Blanchard | Brisbane | 12/43 | 59 | 6/6,800 | 2/4,500 | Pearl Harbor |
| 9 | James W. Blanchard | Pearl Harbor | 5/44 | 48 | 2/30,800 | 2/32,000 | Pearl Harbor |
| 10 | James W. Blanchard | Pearl Harbor | 8/44 | 49 | 3/11,000 | 2/1,050 | Pearl Harbor |
| 11 | Hugh R. Rimmer | Pearl Harbor | 10/44 | 0/0 | 0/0 | Lost 11/44 | |
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