USN · SS
Trout
Photos and infoTambor-class submarine, SS-202. Portsmouth Navy Yard. Launched 21 May 1940, commissioned 15 November 1940, Frank W. Fenno. On the patrol line west of Midway, and not sunk there. In February 1942 she took ammunition into Corregidor and brought out gold and silver. Lost on 29 February 1944, southeast of Okinawa. The accepted account is that Asashimo depth-charged her.
| Type | Submarine (SS) |
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| Hull | SS-202 |
| Builder | Portsmouth Navy Yard |
| Launched | 1940-05-21 |
| Commissioned | 1940-11-15 |
| Fate | Sunk. On the Midway patrol line, and not sunk there. Lost on 29 February 1944, southeast of Okinawa, with 81 men. The accepted account is that Asashimo depth-charged her after she hit Sakito Maru. A torpedo that circled is still possible. The wreck has not been found. |
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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. USS Trout (SS-202) underway. The hull number 202 is on the conning tower. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
Command
Battle of Midway
1942-06-04 · on the patrol line west of Midway
