USN · SS
AfloatSubmarine, SS-368, built at Manitowoc. Launched 12 March 1944 and commissioned 8 July 1944. On the night of 25 October 1944, off Cape Engaño, she sank the light cruiser Tama. Tama had already been hit by an aerial torpedo. Jallao survived the war.
| Type | Submarine (SS) |
|---|---|
| Hull | SS-368 |
| Builder | Manitowoc Shipbuilding |
| Launched | 1944-03-12 |
| Commissioned | 1944-07-08 |
| Fate | Afloat. On the night of 25 October 1944 she sank the light cruiser Tama, already damaged by an aerial torpedo off Cape Engaño. Not sunk herself. |
Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
U.S. Navy photograph, via NavSource. USS Jallao (SS-368), with the hull number 368 on the bow. Public domain.
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Battle off Cape Engaño
1944-10-25 · sank Tama that night, after an aerial torpedo had hit her
Afloat
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