6 Sep 1943
Japan
Japan
- Submarine USS Spearfish entered her patrol area off the east coast of Kyushu, Japan. ww2dbase [Spearfish | Bungo Suido | DS]
9 Sep 1943
Japan
Japan
- Shortly after dawn, submarine USS Spearfish avoided two torpedoes fired at her from a Chidori-class torpedo boat. ww2dbase [Spearfish | Bungo Suido | DS]
16 Sep 1943
Japan
Japan
- After making repairs following a depth charge attack four days earlier, submarine USS Spearfish located a Japanese convoy of seven freighters and three escorts departing the Bungo Channel. ww2dbase [Spearfish | Bungo Suido | DS]
29 Sep 1943
Japan
Japan
- 120 miles southeast of the Bungo Channel, submarine USS Spearfish detected a convoy of two large 12,000-ton passenger/troop ships and three escorts. Spearfish fired her last four operable torpedoes with unobserved results. With all of her torpedoes expended, Spearfish departed her patrol area bound for Midway. ww2dbase [Spearfish | Bungo Suido | DS]
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