USS Robalo (SS-273)
USS Robalo (SS-273) after launch |
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Overview | |
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Keel laying | October 24, 1942 |
Launch | May 9, 1943 |
1. Period of service | |
Commissioning | September 28, 1943 |
Whereabouts | sunk on July 26, 1944 off the island of Palawan |
Technical specifications | |
displacement |
1525 t surfaced, |
length |
95.33 meters |
width |
8.30 meters |
Draft |
4.65 meters |
Diving depth | 90 meters |
crew |
60 |
drive |
4 × 990 kW diesel engines |
speed |
20, knots surfaced, |
Armament |
6 × 533 mm torpedo tubes in front |
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
- Image from the patch of the boat
Individual evidence
- ^ Robalo (SS-273). In: Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command, September 25, 2019, accessed March 2, 2020 (American English).
- ^ 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).
- ↑ 52 Submarines. In: Lost 52 Project. Ocean Outreach Project, accessed March 21, 2020 .