Quillback

CountryUnited States
Ship ClassTench-Class Submarine
Hull NumberSS-424

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Quillback Operational Timeline

30 May 1945 Submarines USS Silversides, USS Quillback, and USS Redfin departed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii bound for Saipan in the Mariana Islands.
9 Jun 1945 Ten days out of Pearl Harbor bound for Saipan, submarine USS Redfin parted company with USS Silversides and USS Quillback and diverted to Guam. USS Cabrilla joined the group bound for Saipan.
11 Jun 1945 Submarines USS Silversides, USS Quillback, and USS Cabrilla arrived at Saipan in the Mariana Islands.
12 Jun 1945 Submarines USS Silversides, USS Quillback, and USS Cabrilla departed Saipan in the Mariana Islands bound for their patrol area.
16 Jun 1945 Submarines USS Silversides, USS Quillback, and USS Cabrilla arrived in their patrol area roughly midway between Iwo Jima and Tokyo. Their orders emphasized remaining available for lifeguard duty as numerous B-29 bombers flew overhead from the Mariana Islands to Japan and back.




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