USN · SS
SunkGato-class submarine, SS-257. Electric Boat at Groton. Laid down 1 December 1941, launched 19 August 1942, commissioned 2 December 1942. Commander Samuel David Dealey had her from commissioning until he was lost with her. On 13 April 1944 she sank the destroyer Ikazuchi. On 24 August 1944, off Dasol Bay, Hake heard fifteen depth charges and got away. Harder was not heard from again. Not credited to one ship. A Presidential Unit Citation for her first five patrols. Dealey's Medal of Honor is for the fifth.
| Class | Gato class |
|---|---|
| Type | Submarine (SS) |
| Hull | SS-257 |
| Builder | Electric Boat, Groton |
| Launched | 1942-08-19 |
| Commissioned | 1942-12-02 |
| Fate | Sunk. Off Dasol Bay, on the west coast of Luzon, on 24 August 1944. Hake heard fifteen depth charges and got away. Harder was not heard from again. Japanese records describe an antisubmarine attack that day. Not credited to one ship. Lost with all hands. |
| Armament (class) | Fleet submarine. A deck gun forward of the conning tower. |
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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 Harder (SS-257) on the surface, about 1 April 1944, on the way to pick up airmen shot down at Woleai. U.S. Navy National Naval Aviation Museum photograph. Public domain.
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