24 Mar 1944
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
- Submarines USS Tang, Sealion (Balao-class) and Tinosa rendezvoused south of Danjo Gunto and began operating as a wolfpack in the shipping lanes off Nagasaki in southern Japan. ww2dbase [Richard O'Kane | Tinosa | Tang | Sealion (Balao-class) | East China Sea | DS]
3 Jul 1944
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
- Submarine USS Tinosa attacked a convoy of five ships southwest of Nagasaki, sinking the cargo ship Kamo Maru and the small tanker Konsan Maru. ww2dbase [Tinosa | East China Sea | DS]
7 Jan 1945
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
- Gato-class submarine USS Silversides and Tambor-class submarine USS Tautog entered their patrol area covering the approaches to Sasebo and Nagasaki, Japan. ww2dbase [Tautog | Silversides | East China Sea | DS]
2 Apr 1945
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
- Due to faulty bow plane controls, submarine USS Tinosa departed her patrol are after only six days on station bound for Guam. ww2dbase [Tinosa | East China Sea | DS]
27 Apr 1945
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
- Northwest of Okinawa, destroyer USS Ralph Talbot was struck by a special attack aircraft and nearly struck by another. The result was five men killed, many more wounded, and moderate damage to the ship. ww2dbase [Okinawa Campaign | Tokko "Kamikaze" Special Attack Doctrine | Ralph Talbot | East China Sea | DS]
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