The SS-249 Flasher was credited with sinking The Ural Maru Japanese transport ship on September 27, 1944, killing 2,000.
History for the SS-249, U.S.S. Flasher
| Patrols | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No: | Captain: | From: | Date: | Duration: | Score (WT): | JANAC | Return: |
| 1 | Reuben T. Whitaker | Pearl Harbor | 1/44 | 53 | 4/26,500 | 4/10,528 | Fremantle |
| 2 | Reuben T. Whitaker | Fremantle | 4/44 | 54 | 3/12,600 | 3/6,709 | Fremantle |
| 3 | Reuben T. Whitaker | Fremantle | 5/44 | 49 | 6-½/47,900 | 4-½/24,949 | Fremantle |
| 4 | Reuben T. Whitaker | Fremantle | 9/44 | 51 | 4/23,000 | 3/18,610 | Fremantle |
| 5 | George W. Grider | Fremantle | 11/44 | 48 | 5/41,700 | 6/42,800 | Fremantle |
| 6 | George W. Grider | Fremantle | 1/45 | 75 | 1/2,100 | 1/850 | Fremantle |
Recommended Reading on the USS Flasher:
USS Flasher Memorabilia: