Submarine Narwhal (SS-167)

Narwhal

Country	United States
Ship Class	Narwhal-class Submarine
Hull Number	SS-167

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Photographs

Holland with submarines Cachalot, Dolphin, Barracuda, Bass, Bonita, Nautilus, and Narwhal, 24 Dec 1934

Holland tending Nautilus, Narwhal, Shark, Dolphin, Porpoise, Pike, and Tarpon, circa 1936-1939, photo 1 of 4

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Narwhal Operational Timeline

4 Mar 1942	Submarine USS Narwhal sank Japanese Army cargo ship Taki Maru 200 miles south of Japan in the East China Sea.
24 Jul 1942	USS Narwhal sank Japanese guard boat Shinsei Maru No. 83, merchant ship Nissho Maru, and merchant ship Kofuji Maru with her deck gun between Hokkaido and Kurile Islands in the Sea of Okhotsk.
1 Aug 1942	Submarine USS Narwhal sank Japanese freighter Meiwa Maru and damaged tanker Koan Maru in the Tsugaru Strait between Hokkaido Prefecture and Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Narwhal then endured a depth charge attack involving 124 depth charges that kept the submarine submerged for 10 hours.
8 Aug 1942	USS Narwhal sank Japanese fishing boat Bifuku Maru 5 miles off the northeastern tip of Honshu island, Japan.

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1. Anonymous says:
22 Feb 2025 12:10:05 PM

my father Roy G Ficke served on 167 during World War two i am trying to find out as much information on the sub and its mission along with crew members as possible any help would be greatly appreciated

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