USN · SS
SunkGato-class submarine, SS-227. Electric Boat at Groton. Laid down 20 October 1942, launched 6 June 1943, commissioned 7 September 1943, Commander William Shirley Stovall, Jr., in command. Commander David Hayward McClintock relieved him on 15 June 1944. On 29 June 1944 she sank the minelayer Tsugaru. On the morning of 23 October 1944, in Palawan Passage, she sank Atago and torpedoed Takao. Takao was not sunk. At 0005 on 24 October she grounded on Bombay Shoal. Dace took off the crew. No one was lost. The demolition charges failed, and the torpedoes fired at her exploded on the shoal. Not credited to one ship. A Navy Unit Commendation and four battle stars.
| Class | Gato class |
|---|---|
| Type | Submarine (SS) |
| Hull | SS-227 |
| Builder | Electric Boat, Groton |
| Launched | 1943-06-06 |
| Commissioned | 1943-09-07 |
| Fate | Sunk. On Bombay Shoal, in Palawan Passage, at 0005 on 24 October 1944, while she was closing the damaged Takao. She grounded at 17 knots. Dace took off the crew before dawn. No one was lost. Demolition charges failed. Dace's torpedoes exploded on the shoal, and she put 21 four-inch hits into the hull. The submarine Rock's torpedoes also exploded on the shoal. On 31 October Nautilus put 55 six-inch hits into her. Not credited to one ship. |
| Armament (class) | Fleet submarine. A deck gun forward of the conning tower. |
| Command |
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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.
USS Darter (SS-227) down the ways at Electric Boat, Groton, on 6 June 1943. The caption is on the print. U.S. Navy photograph. Public domain.
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Command
Operation Hailstone, the raid on Truk
1944-02-17 · on submarine patrol around Truk (NavWeaps). Not sunk
Palawan Passage
1944-10-23 · sank Atago and torpedoed Takao. Grounded on Bombay Shoal the next night. Crew taken off
Shot and shell
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