Skate
Country | United States |
Ship Class | Balao-class Submarine |
Hull Number | SS-305 |
Builder | Mare Island Navy Yard |
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16 Jul 1944 | USS Skate (Commander W. P. Gruner, Jr.) fired six torpedoes at a Japanese convoy in the Sea of Okhotsk, claiming one hit that sank a Japanese tanker. Japanese records showed that two ships were lost, the 1,942-ton Japanese troop transport Nippo Maru and the 1,937-ton Japanese tanker Nikkaku Maru. |
10 Jun 1945 | USS Skate sank Japanese submarine I-222 in the Sea of Japan. |
4 Jul 1945 | Five of the eight surviving submarines of Operation Barney's Hydeman's Hellcats arrived safely at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii: USS Flying Fish, Spadefish, Tinosa, Bowfin, and Skate. All nine submarine captains from Hydeman's Hellcats received the Navy Cross, or gold star in lieu thereof, for this patrol. |
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General Douglas MacArthur at Leyte, 17 Oct 1944
17 Jan 2017 12:02:30 PM
My Dad was on the 7th war patrol of USS Skate SS 305 into the Sea of Japan . His name is Joe Hill Torpedomen in the aft torpedo room . Anyone serve with him or any son who's Dad was on that patrol please contact me . God Bless this great county & those that fought for my Freedom . Bill Hill