anyone know of a real subron based at pearl?

[marky]

hey guys im trying to find the name of a real SubRon that was based in Pearl during ww2

can any1 help me cuz im shooting blind in the dark and i want it to be realistic, neither google nor wikipedia is helping

:damn:

[Crosseye76]

Squadron 20 under Lewis Parks was out of Pearl. And Squadrons 4 ( Under Freeland Daubin) and 6 ( Under Allan Mccann) were there in the early part of the war.

[marky]

thankys



now wat about their history?

where can i find it?

wen were they commissioned?

[marky]

o early part?

good good

wat about history tho?>

[marky]

ahh, good old ask jeeeves but thank u man, any and all additional help ill greatly appreciate!

[marky]

ive spent the last 3 hours looking for ebven tidbits and u solve it just like that :)

thanks man :D:)

im havin trouble finind history of 4 and 6 tho

i beliebve ill base it on SubRon 6

[Drebbel]

The USN fact file has a page on Sub Base Pearl Harbor. Unfortunately uncle Sam blocks IP adresses from this area so I could not read the page at all. But Google cache listed some of it and mentioned Subron Four among others for the WWII era.

[Crosseye76]

Sorry, I can't help too much there. "Silent Victory" has a list of Subrons with CO's listed on page 889, but not where the Squadrons were stationed, other than Odd numbers squadrons were stationed in the Atlantic.


One thing though, it was not uncommon for boats to shift between Squadrons, or Divisions within Squadrons. A boat might leave Mare Island after overhaul, go to Pearl and become part of Subron there, then detach, leave for a Patrol off Formosa and proceed to Fremantle and join a Subron there.

The story of Squadron 12, and the infamous H.O.R. engines is a good example of some of the dancing around that had to be done.

[marky]

indeed, thanks guys :)


SubRon 6 it is

and also bedtime lol

now i can sleep cuz i know itll be realistic (to a degree)

:P

i can even "assign" *some* boats cuz i know their names from this


http://www.niehorster.orbat.com/013_usa/_41_usn/pac-scout_subs_6.html

[marky]

plus have realistic missions, like attacking the invasion forces at Wake, looking for the jap carriers

sounds fun :D

[Crosseye76]

Nice !