USS Robalo (SS-273)

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USS Robalo (SS-273) after launch
USS Robalo (SS-273) after launch
Overview
Keel laying October 24, 1942
Launch May 9, 1943
1. Period of service flag
Commissioning September 28, 1943
Whereabouts sunk on July 26, 1944 off the island of Palawan
Technical specifications
displacement

1525 t surfaced,
2424 t submerged

length

95.33 meters

width

8.30 meters

Draft

4.65 meters

Diving depth 90 meters
crew

60

drive

4 × 990 kW diesel engines
4 × 500 kW electric motors

speed

20, knots surfaced,
9 knots submerged

Armament

6 × 533 mm torpedo tubes in front
4 torpedo tubes in back
24 torpedoes
1 × 76.2 mm deck gun
2 × .50 machine guns
2 × .30 machine guns

The USS Robalo (SS-273) was an American submarine of the Gato-class submarine , which the US Navy in the Pacific War was used.

Technology and operational profile of the boat

As a Gato class boat, the USS Robalo was one of the largest American submarine classes (73 boats in the class). The Gato class was standardized and built in series. It was designed for naval warfare against Japanese merchant shipping and intended for long patrols .

The operational history of the USS Flounder

Commissioning

The USS Robalo , as a submarine in the former tradition of the United States Navy for a fish, in this case, the Robalo , named, was at the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company in October 24, 1942 Manitowoc , Wisconsin laid the keel, expired on Launched May 9, 1943 and entered service with the US Navy on September 28, 1943 under Commander Stephen Ambruster.

Third and recent trips

On June 22, 1944, she left Fremantle and set course for the South China Sea to patrol off Natuna . She was supposed to arrive there on July 6th and stay there until August 2nd, 1944 that evening. The last contact from the boat was on July 2nd.

On August 2, a note was found in the prison camp on Palawan, from which the whereabouts of the ship and the crew were concluded. When it was sunk there were four survivors who were brought to a destroyer on August 15, 1944 , after which they were no longer seen.

The USS Robalo received two " Battle Stars " (combat awards) for its service in World War II.

discovery

The Robalo was searched for as part of the Lost 52 Project and was found in Balabac Street in May 2019 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Robalo (SS-273). In: Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command, September 25, 2019, accessed March 2, 2020 (American English).
  2. ^ Robalo (SS 273). In: United States Submarine Losses World War II. Naval History and Heritage Command, January 31, 2017, accessed March 21, 2020 (American English).
  3. ↑ 52 Submarines. In: Lost 52 Project. Ocean Outreach Project, accessed March 21, 2020 .