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Originally Posted by Captain_Jack
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Originally Posted by Chief of the Boat
AND... don't forget that the Boats at the beginning of the War were the old "S" boats, many of which barely got out of Cavite [Manila Bay] ahead of the Nipponese. They were built at or shortly after WW ONE, and mostly were barely able to perform their War Patrol duties. The 'Fleet Boats' (with Names instead of like S-37) didn't show up on the scene until 1942 [as I recall].
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There are Fleet Boats in December 1941...The famous gatos dont go on active patrol until 1942...but their predecessors are there in Dec 1941...Some Fleet Boats made patrols to Japanese Home Waters in the days after Pearl Harbor. There were Fleet Boats in Pearl Harbor and the Philippines on Dec 7th.
P Class, Tambor Class, Salmon Class, are the early Fleet Boats..Many were commissioned in the late 1930s. |
Captain Jack is quite right. Here is a list of the Asiatic boats on station:
USN's Asiatic Fleet based in the Philippines. This submarine force was made up of 29 submarines of which 23 were modern 'Fleet' subs, and 6 were old S-Boats.
Submarines
SS-141, S-36, on patrol off Lingayen, PI
SS-144, S-39, on patrol off Sarosogon Bay, Luzon PI
Submarines at Cavite
SS-142 S-37
SS-143 S-38
SS-145 S-40
SS-146 S-41
SS-172 Porpoise [The oldest fleet boat was commissioned 1935, most of the rest are 1938 or newer.]
SS-173 Pike
SS-174 Shark (Undergoing Overhaul at Cavite)
SS-175 Tarpon
SS-176 Perch
SS-177 Pickerel
SS-178 Permit
SS-182 Salmon
SS-183 Seal
SS-184 Skipjack
SS-185 Snapper
SS-186 Stingray
SS-187 Sturgeon
SS-188 Sargo
SS-189 Saury
SS-190 Spearfish
SS-191 Sculpin
SS-192 Sailfish
SS-193 Swordfish
SS-194 Seadragon (Undergoing Overhaul at Cavite)
SS-195 Sealion (Undergoing Overhaul at Cavite)
SS-196 Searaven
SS-197 Seawolf