USN · SS
AfloatGato-class submarine, SS-247. Electric Boat launched her on 25 April 1943 and the Navy commissioned her on 23 July 1943. On the morning of 23 October 1944, in Palawan Passage, she sank Maya. Darter, in the same patrol, sank Atago and torpedoed Takao. Dace survived the war.
| Class | Gato class |
|---|---|
| Type | Submarine (SS) |
| Hull | SS-247 |
| Builder | Electric Boat, Groton |
| Launched | 1943-04-25 |
| Commissioned | 1943-07-23 |
| Fate | Afloat. On 23 October 1944, in Palawan Passage, she sank the heavy cruiser Maya. The same morning Darter sank Atago and torpedoed Takao. Dace was not sunk. |
| Armament (class) | Fleet submarine. A deck gun forward of the conning tower. |
Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
U.S. Navy photograph. New London submarine base, Groton, 23 July 1943, the day Dace was commissioned. The Wikimedia Commons caption identifies Dace as the boat at the left. Another submarine is in the foreground. Public domain.
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Operation Hailstone, the raid on Truk
1944-02-17 · on submarine patrol around Truk (NavWeaps). Not sunk
Palawan Passage
1944-10-23 · sank Maya. Took off Darter's crew. Not sunk
Shot and shell
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