USN · SS
AfloatSubmarine, SS-169. One of the twelve boats on the patrol line west of Midway. She survived the war. Decommissioned 12 October 1945 and sold for scrap on 26 August 1946.
| Type | Submarine (SS) |
|---|---|
| Hull | SS-169 |
| Fate | Afloat. On the Midway patrol line, and not sunk there. She finished the war as a school boat at New London. Decommissioned 12 October 1945. Struck 24 October 1945. Sold for scrap on 26 August 1946. |
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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.
U.S. Navy photo NH 54542. USS Dolphin (SS-169) underway, about 1932. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Command
Attack on Pearl Harbor
1941-12-07 · in the harbor; not sunk
Battle of Midway
1942-06-04 · on the patrol line west of Midway
Afloat
Photos and infoThe Doolittle RaidBattle of MidwayLandings on Guadalcanal and TulagiBattle of the Eastern SolomonsBattle of the Santa Cruz IslandsBattle of Rennell IslandGilbert Islands, November 1943Marshall IslandsOperation Hailstone, the raid on TrukBattle of the Philippine SeaBattle off Cape EngañoIwo JimaOkinawa
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