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USS Tuna (SS-203)

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of 18 degrees. The damage she sustained necessitated 17 days of major repairs at Brisbane, delaying her departure for her eighth war patrol until 21 August. Once on station for that patrol, two attack opportunities presented themselves, but neither one bore fruit.
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in California, where she arrived on 6 April 1944 for a major overhaul. After refitting, she returned to Hawaii to begin her tenth war patrol. Departing Pearl Harbor on 24 April, she surveilled the
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launched further attacks – but from excessive ranges – which only resulted in still more frustration for her crew. Dispatched next to interdict traffic from reinforcing
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near the stern. Ten minutes later, the trawler settled beneath the waves, stern first, leaving the waters littered with secret papers and the surviving Japanese.
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came under attack by a Japanese submarine which fired one torpedo at the American ship before breaking off the attack. After that brush with destruction,
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conducted a special mission, reconnoitering the northeast coast of Borneo. She did not attempt a landing due to enemy activity. From 2 March to 4 March,
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sighted a Japanese I-boat on the surface. She lost it shortly thereafter in heavy weather. Later in the month, she supported the Army occupation of
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departed Pearl Harbor on 8 October, bound for the western Pacific. In conjunction with Operation "King Two," the invasion and liberation of the
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launched four torpedoes, but only one hit the enemy merchantman. On 12 December, the submarine had better luck. The 5484-ton cargo ship
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was sunk in 1,160 fathoms (6,960 ft; 2,120 m) of water in the Pacific Ocean off the U.S. West Coast. She was struck from the
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lost her senior enlisted man, the Chief of the Boat, who was swept overboard and drowned while recovering material from the sea.
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arrived on the scene and assisted in the pickup of confidential documents and prisoners. Each submarine picked up 30 documents;
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pressed home determined forays only to be driven deep by intense enemy antisubmarine countermeasures. Kept on station between
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arrived at Pearl Harbor on 2 March 1946 and reported for duty with Commander, Joint Task Force 1. In company with submarines
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accomplished her second special mission of the patrol, landing personnel and 4,400 pounds (2,000 kg) of stores near
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remained in commission, in the inactive fleet, to assist in the maintenance and security of other submarines sent to
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with 24 rounds from her deck gun. After the remainder of her patrol proved fruitless, the submarine returned to the
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put up a fight when taken under fire by the submarine's two 20-millimeter guns. In the face of the returned fire,
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remained luckless and was forced deep and endured depth-charge attacks before ending the patrol on 7 February.
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Setting out again on 18 January 1943 to begin patrol number five, she arrived in waters off the east coast of
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on 9 November. She made only one contact during her fourth war patrol, firing two torpedoes at a Japanese
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attacked the following morning, firing three torpedoes at the largest vessel. Two hits, and the 4697-ton
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was detonated on 1 July 1946, and the second followed 24 days later. Receiving only superficial damage,
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fished out three prisoners, one of whom died later. The two remaining prisoners were transferred to
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were misaligned. This problem necessitated her returning to the Mare Island Navy Yard for repairs.
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on 22 August 1946 en route to Pearl Harbor and the West Coast. On 5 September, she arrived in
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before proceeding on her ninth patrol which commenced on 7 November. After transiting the
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with her deck guns, but the presence of Japanese subchasers forced a change in plans.
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changed patrol zones, prowling now to the northwest of the Manus-Mussau line in the
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opened up with her three-inch deck gun and scored a hit on the first salvo, holing
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to proceed cautiously. On 5 September, she arrived at Pearl Harbor empty-handed.
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contacted seven ships; but made only one unsuccessful attack before arriving at
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once again set her course towards the Japanese home islands and the hunting off
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was assigned a place among the target vessels anchored in the atoll. The first
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before returning to Pearl Harbor on 5 September. From there, she proceeded to
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between 25 August and 27 August. She returned to Pearl Harbor on 5 September.
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from Mare Island for the submarine's "last patrol." On 24 September 1948,
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on 12 December. Both missed their mark. Three days after Christmas 1942,
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set out on her sixth war patrol on 4 March to take up a position in the
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six days later. Expending 16 torpedoes in five futile daylight attacks,
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On 19 May, en route to her war patrol station for the seventh patrol,
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11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h)
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at Mare Island. She set out for Pearl Harbor on 7 January 1942.
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80 nautical miles (150 km; 92 mi) east-northeast of
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on 2 October 1940, sponsored by Mrs. Wilhelm L. Friedell, and
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operated in a wolf pack, "Roach's Raiders," in company with
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fell victim to her torpedoes, becoming the largest kill in
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training. Operations in Hawaiian waters revealed that her
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was the second ship of the U.S. Navy to be named for the
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for her service. After the war, she participated in the
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roamed the sea lanes of the Japanese home islands, off
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became Task Unit 8.5.12, with orders to proceed to the
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on 15 May before returning to Pearl Harbor on 16 June.
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by transporting a colonel and six enlisted men from
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List of submarine classes of the United States Navy
1049:’s final war patrol began on 6 January as she left 724:. After no further attack opportunities developed, 1387: 1385: 1383: 1381: 1379: 990:After commencing her 11th patrol upon departing 1085:operated on training duty until she sailed for 1743:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in July 1943 145:atomic bomb tests, then scuttled off southern 2522: 1728: 1549: 1517:Hinman, Charles R., and Douglas E. Campbell. 338:48 hours at 2 knots (3.7 km/h) submerged 8: 3176:World War II submarines of the United States 1697:List of submarines of the United States Navy 1471: 1469: 1467: 1321:Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). 1497:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships 2529: 2515: 2507: 1735: 1721: 1713: 1556: 1542: 1534: 1316: 1314: 1312: 556:Standing out of Pearl Harbor on 14 April, 2537:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1948 1491:This article incorporates text from the 1073:returned to Fremantle on 13 March 1945. 194:2,370 long tons (2,410 t) submerged 19:For other ships with the same name, see 3191:Friendly fire incidents of World War II 1264: 1221:a week later where she moored with the 1053:to take position off the west coast of 3201:Ships involved in Operation Crossroads 1454:"Navy Cross Citation.Lt John L. DeTar" 1170:departed Pearl Harbor on 21 May 1946. 1093:on 13 April. The submarine touched at 1057:. From 28 January to 30 January 1945, 305:2,740 shp (2.0 MW) submerged 25: 1403:: Greenwood Press. pp. 270–280. 920:sighted a 100-ton trawler. Bound for 53: 7: 1521:. Syneca Research Group, Inc., 2019. 924:with classified documents on board, 204:307 ft 2 in (93.62 m) 320:8.75 knots (16 km/h) submerged 3181:Ships built in Vallejo, California 685:. En route, she patrolled west of 379:1 × 3-inch (76 mm) / 50  317:20.4 knots (38 km/h) surfaced 212:27 ft 3 in (8.31 m) 14: 501:, California, on 19 May 1941 for 3146: 3141: 2492: 2487: 2475: 2467: 1484: 1329:: Greenwood Press. p. 270. 1140:After once again transiting the 1081:Thereafter, based at Fremantle, 897:proceeded across the Pacific to 55: 29: 3221:Shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean 3196:Maritime incidents in July 1943 1475:Hinman & Campbell, p. 314. 1395:; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). 451:Construction and commissioning 16:Submarine of the United States 1: 1500:. The entry can be found 1293:United States Naval Institute 669:After refitting at Brisbane, 1441:U.S. Submarines Through 1945 1424:U.S. Submarines Through 1945 1371:U.S. Submarines Through 1945 1105:, arriving on 14 September. 893:Following her ninth patrol, 776:attacked her, dropping four 599:Patrolling New Guinea waters 1035:. During this 12th patrol, 681:, on the northeast side of 364:10 × 21-inch (533 mm) 43:on 10 March 1941. 3237: 3211:Maritime incidents in 1948 3206:Maritime incidents in 1946 1219:Mare Island Naval Shipyard 765:Royal Australian Air Force 92:Mare Island Naval Shipyard 18: 3136: 2462: 1692: 1666: 1574: 1283:Friedman, Norman (1995). 1118:Portsmouth, New Hampshire 1108:After moving through the 1103:San Francisco, California 623:arrived at her new base, 153: 48: 28: 1211:United States West Coast 763:on her eighth patrol, a 720:on the traffic lanes to 603:After routine overhaul, 437:atomic testing in 1946. 3171:Tambor-class submarines 1197:waters, mooring at the 899:Hunters Point Navy Yard 890:’s war career to date. 709:plunged to the bottom. 466:on 19 July 1939 by the 354:6 officers, 54 enlisted 346:250 ft (76 m) 234: in (4.458 m) 154:General characteristics 523:attack on Pearl Harbor 3216:Ships sunk as targets 3103:June (unknown date): 1401:Westport, Connecticut 1327:Westport, Connecticut 1248:Naval Vessel Register 939:Meanwhile, submarine 468:Mare Island Navy Yard 260:electrical generators 1295:. pp. 285–304. 1250:on 21 October 1948. 1173:Upon her arrival at 1077:Post-war assignments 755:On 29 July 1943, as 743:prepared to bombard 675:Bismarck Archipelago 589:Dutch Harbor, Alaska 525:on 7 December 1941, 521:During the Japanese 191:) standard, surfaced 143:Operation Crossroads 2612:Gertrude L. Thebaud 1289:Annapolis, Maryland 1213:on 7 October 1946, 1177:, nine days later, 1112:to the East Coast, 853:refitted alongside 811: /  780:close aboard while 718:East Caroline Basin 650:after 11 February, 486:on 2 January 1941. 391:Oerlikon 20 mm 141:Used as target for 3068:Schleswig-Holstein 2585:Joseph V. Connolly 1875:Samuel Heintzelman 617:New Georgia Island 517:Wartime operations 429:and earning seven 410:United States Navy 3158: 3157: 2504: 2503: 1989:Timothy Pickering 1710: 1709: 1568:-class submarines 1528:978-0-359-76906-3 1460:. Military Times. 1410:978-0-313-26202-9 1209:Underway for the 1013:Following refit, 994:on 15 July 1944, 986:Final war patrols 845:Arriving back at 815:8.033°N 152.117°E 699:Admiralty Islands 571:Following refit, 549:. On 4 March off 421:, serving in the 399: 398: 387:Bofors 40 mm 149:24 September 1948 41:San Francisco Bay 3228: 3150: 3145: 3129: 3119: 3109: 3099: 3077: 3055: 3045: 3035: 3019: 3009: 2998: 2986: 2976: 2966: 2955: 2944: 2933: 2922: 2912: 2901: 2890: 2879: 2868: 2857: 2846: 2835: 2817: 2807: 2796: 2778: 2767: 2749: 2738: 2727: 2716: 2705: 2687: 2676: 2665: 2647: 2636: 2626: 2615: 2605: 2588: 2578: 2568: 2558: 2531: 2524: 2517: 2508: 2496: 2491: 2479: 2471: 2455: 2445: 2434: 2423: 2412: 2402: 2391: 2380: 2363: 2341: 2306: 2296: 2256: 2240: 2212: 2196: 2180: 2158: 2142: 2120: 2110: 2094: 2072: 2062: 2052: 2042: 2020: 2004: 1963: 1928: 1918: 1890: 1868: 1852: 1842: 1813: 1796: 1786: 1764: 1737: 1730: 1723: 1714: 1558: 1551: 1544: 1535: 1488: 1487: 1476: 1473: 1462: 1461: 1450: 1444: 1438: 1427: 1421: 1415: 1414: 1389: 1374: 1368: 1341: 1340: 1318: 1307: 1306: 1280: 1130:Marshall Islands 976:Marshall Islands 962:Ten days later, 855:submarine tender 826: 825: 823: 822: 821: 816: 812: 809: 808: 807: 804: 577:Aleutian Islands 490:Pre-World War II 372:6 forward, 4 aft 280:General Electric 233: 232: 228: 225: 125:11 December 1946 63: 60: 59: 58: 33: 26: 3236: 3235: 3231: 3230: 3229: 3227: 3226: 3225: 3161: 3160: 3159: 3154: 3132: 3122: 3112: 3102: 3091: 3085:Other incidents 3080: 3058: 3048: 3038: 3022: 3012: 3001: 2989: 2983:Empire Flamingo 2979: 2969: 2958: 2947: 2936: 2925: 2919:Hellenic Bulbul 2915: 2904: 2893: 2882: 2871: 2860: 2849: 2838: 2820: 2810: 2799: 2781: 2770: 2752: 2741: 2730: 2719: 2708: 2690: 2679: 2668: 2650: 2639: 2629: 2618: 2608: 2591: 2581: 2571: 2561: 2551: 2538: 2535: 2505: 2500: 2483: 2458: 2448: 2437: 2426: 2415: 2405: 2394: 2383: 2377:Duchess of York 2366: 2355: 2349:Other incidents 2344: 2309: 2299: 2259: 2243: 2215: 2199: 2183: 2161: 2145: 2123: 2113: 2101:Empire Florizel 2097: 2075: 2065: 2055: 2045: 2023: 2007: 1966: 1942:Duchess of York 1931: 1921: 1914:Alice F. Palmer 1893: 1871: 1855: 1845: 1816: 1799: 1789: 1767: 1757: 1744: 1741: 1711: 1706: 1688: 1662: 1570: 1562: 1513: 1508: 1485: 1480: 1479: 1474: 1465: 1452: 1451: 1447: 1439: 1430: 1422: 1418: 1411: 1391: 1390: 1377: 1369: 1344: 1337: 1320: 1319: 1310: 1303: 1282: 1281: 1266: 1261: 1256: 1217:arrived at the 1207: 1205:Decommissioning 1138: 1079: 1043:on 2 December. 988: 916:On 4 May 1944, 914: 870:prowled in the 849:on 14 October, 819: 817: 813: 810: 805: 802: 800: 798: 797: 794:Woodlark Island 790:Kiriwina Island 753: 656:Vila Plantation 601: 539: 537:Initial patrols 519: 492: 453: 287:reduction gears 283:electric motors 278:4 × high-speed 248:Model 38D8-⅛ 9- 246:Fairbanks-Morse 230: 226: 223: 221: 169:diesel-electric 133:21 October 1948 61: 56: 54: 44: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 3234: 3232: 3224: 3223: 3218: 3213: 3208: 3203: 3198: 3193: 3188: 3183: 3178: 3173: 3163: 3162: 3156: 3155: 3137: 3134: 3133: 3131: 3130: 3120: 3110: 3100: 3088: 3086: 3082: 3081: 3079: 3078: 3059:Unknown date: 3056: 3046: 3042:Southern Flyer 3036: 3020: 3010: 2999: 2987: 2977: 2973:El Amir Farouq 2967: 2956: 2945: 2934: 2923: 2913: 2902: 2891: 2880: 2869: 2858: 2847: 2836: 2818: 2808: 2804:Salt Lake City 2797: 2779: 2768: 2750: 2739: 2728: 2717: 2706: 2688: 2677: 2666: 2648: 2637: 2627: 2616: 2606: 2589: 2579: 2569: 2559: 2548: 2546: 2540: 2539: 2536: 2534: 2533: 2526: 2519: 2511: 2502: 2501: 2463: 2460: 2459: 2457: 2456: 2449:Unknown date: 2446: 2435: 2424: 2413: 2403: 2392: 2381: 2364: 2352: 2350: 2346: 2345: 2343: 2342: 2310:Unknown date: 2307: 2297: 2257: 2241: 2213: 2197: 2181: 2159: 2143: 2121: 2111: 2095: 2073: 2063: 2053: 2043: 2021: 2005: 1964: 1929: 1919: 1891: 1869: 1853: 1843: 1814: 1797: 1793:City of Venice 1787: 1765: 1754: 1752: 1746: 1745: 1742: 1740: 1739: 1732: 1725: 1717: 1708: 1707: 1705: 1704: 1699: 1693: 1690: 1689: 1687: 1686: 1677: 1667: 1664: 1663: 1661: 1660: 1653: 1646: 1639: 1632: 1625: 1618: 1611: 1604: 1597: 1590: 1583: 1575: 1572: 1571: 1563: 1561: 1560: 1553: 1546: 1538: 1532: 1531: 1512: 1509: 1507: 1506: 1481: 1478: 1477: 1463: 1445: 1428: 1416: 1409: 1393:Bauer, K. 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Index

USS Tuna
SS-203 Tuna, c. 1941
San Francisco Bay
Tuna
Mare Island Naval Shipyard
Operation Crossroads
California
Tambor-class
diesel-electric
submarine
long tons
t
Fairbanks-Morse
cylinder
opposed piston
diesel engines
electrical generators
cell
Sargo
batteries
General Electric
electric motors
reduction gears
shp
MW
torpedo
caliber
Bofors 40 mm
Oerlikon 20 mm
United States Navy

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