MAJOR WAR EVENTS
USS Drum’s (SS-228) launching ceremony |
- 7 DEC 1941 (T1): IJN attacks Pearl Harbor; U.S. enters war; submarine campaign begins.
- 8 JAN 1942 (T5): Fall of Luzon; sub base Manila evacuated; sub base Fremantle operational and tender USS Holland (AS-3) forward deployed to Surabaya.
- 25 FEB 1942 (T11): Battle of the Coral Sea; all available subs directed to search for damaged CV Shōkaku; only one boat makes contact and it is unable to make an attack.
- 2 APR 1942 (T16): First
GatoDrum-class submarines enter theater.
Turns completed: 22
War Period: 1 (WP ASW: 0)
Torpedo Status: −2
Targets Sunk
Ships: 52
Tons: 224,000
Career Longevity
TONNAGE DEADLINE STATUS
90,000 FEB ’42 (T11) PASSED 12 FEB 1942 (T9)
220,000 MAY ’42 (T23) PASSED 21 MAY 1942 (T22)
360,000 AUG ’42 (T35) 62% complete with 13 turns to go
Order of Battle
Submarines in Theater: (End T21) (End T22)
Active/Deployable: 64 64
Under Repair: 1 1
Total: 65 65
Withdrawn for Refit: 2 2
Scuttled/Decommissioned: 0 0
Lost in Action: 3 3