


Tuna
Country | United States |
Ship Class | Tambor-class Submarine |
Hull Number | SS-203 |
Builder | Mare Island Navy Yard |
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Tuna Operational Timeline
19 Jul 1939 | The keel of submarine Tuna was laid down. |
14 May 1942 | USS Tuna sank Japanese transport Toyoharu Maru 65 miles off Sohuksando, Korea. |
30 Mar 1943 | US submarine Tuna (SS-203) attacked a Japanese convoy north of Manus, Admiralty Islands and sank the 4,606-ton army cargo ship Kurohime Maru, hitting her with 2 of 3 torpedoes fired, and survived the resultant depth-charging by escort vessels. |
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