Pacific ships

USN · SS

Blackfin

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Afloat

Submarine. On her second war patrol she torpedoed Shigure in the Gulf of Siam. A stub so that sinking has a ship to point at.

TypeSubmarine (SS)
HullSS-322
FateAfloat. Survived the war. Sank Shigure on 24 January 1945.

Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.

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The loss of Shigure

1945-01-24 · fired the torpedo

Sunk
ShigureDD · IJN
Photos and infoBattle of the Coral SeaAleutian IslandsBattle of Vella GulfBattle off HoraniuBattle of Vella LavellaBattle of Empress Augusta BayBattle of Surigao StraitLoss of GrowlerThe loss of Shigure

Shot and shell

sunk · torpedoIJN Shigure
One torpedo hit Shigure while she was escorting a convoy. She sank. Most of the crew survived.