Submarine Tunny (SS-282)

Tunny

國家	美國
艦級	Gato 級潛艇
Hull Number	SS-282
造船廠	Mare Island Navy Yard
安放龍骨日期	1941年11月10日
下水日期	1942年6月30日
服役日期	1942年9月1日
沉沒日期	1970年6月19日
排水量	1,549 tons standard; 2,463 tons submerged
長度	312 feet
寬度	27 feet
吃水	17 feet
速度	21 knots
續航力	11,000nm at 10 knots surfaced, 48 hours at 2 knots submerged
乘員	60
武裝	6x533mm forward torpedo tubes, 4x533mm aft torpedo tubes, 24 torpedoes, 1x127mm 25cal deck gun
Submerged Speed	9 knots

Contributor: C. Peter Chen

ww2dbaseAfter shakedown training off California, United States, submarine USS Tunny arrived at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States on 12 Dec 1942. She departed Pearl Harbor for her first war patrol in the following month. On 3 Feb 1943, she attacked a Japanese tanker off Hong Kong, hitting her with one torpedo which failed to explode; after nightfall on the same day, however, she attacked another ship and claimed her first sinking, though this was not confirmed. On 8 Feb, she sank Japanese freighter Kusayama Maru off China, which was her first confirmed kill. Her second war patrol would prove to be even more aggressive than her first. Arriving off the island during the night of 27-28 Mar, she waited close to shore until dawn, then followed patrol boats to a Japanese cargo ship, which was attacked with two torpedoes; the stern was blown off, but it was not known whether the ship was destroyed. Later, Commander, Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet, would describe Tunny's second war patrol as belonging "in that exceptional category of one of the outstandingly aggressive patrols of the war"; during this patrol in the Caroline Islands, in addition to sinking transports, she also performed attacks on Japanese aircraft carriers and destroyers, although these attacks caused minor or no damage to the warships. She was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for her second war patrol. After equally aggressive follow-up war patrols, she received another Presidential Unit Citation for her fifth war patrol, which included an attempted attack on the battleship Musashi in the Palau Islands. In her ninth and final war patrol, she patrolled in the Sea of Japan, though it was not a fruitful one. After the war, she was decommissioned from service in Dec 1945.

ww2dbaseUSS Tunny returned to service in Feb 1952 for the Korean War, but she was in commission only in a reserve status and saw no action. In Mar 1953, she was recommissioned again and was converted to carry guided missiles; reclassified SSG-282, she served as a Regulus missile submarine for the next 12 years, operating out of Port Hueneme, California United States and then out of Hawaii. In May 1965, she was converted back to a standard submarine. In 1966, she was converted to a troop transport and was reclassified APSS-282; she landed troops and gathered intelligence in this capacity during the Vietnam War, participating in operations such as Operation Deckhouse VI (16 Feb to 3 Mar 1967). She was decommissioned for the final time on 28 Jun 1969 and was sunken as a target ship in 1970.

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Last Major Revision: Jun 2011

Submarine Tunny (SS-282) 互動地圖

Photographs

W. N. Simons and Robert F. Cooke, honorary keel layers of submarine Tunny, posing with the sign at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States, 10 Nov 1941

Detailed Operating Schedule for Launching of the Tunny, 30 Jun 1942, page 1 of 2

Detailed Operating Schedule for Launching of the Tunny, 30 Jun 1942, page 2 of 2

Launching ceremony of submarine Tunny, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States, 30 Jun 1942

See all 33 photographs of Submarine Tunny (SS-282)

Tunny Operational Timeline

1941年11月10日	The keel of submarine Tunny was laid down at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States.
1942年6月30日	Submarine Tunny was launched, sponsored by Mrs. Frederick G. Crisp.
1942年9月1日	USS Tunny was commissioned into service with Lieutenant Commander Elton Watters Grenfell in command.
1942年12月12日	USS Tunny arrived at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii.
1943年1月12日	USS Tunny departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii for her first war patrol.
1943年1月26日	USS Tunny stalked a Japanese trawler starting at about 0530 hours off the Ryukyu Islands, Japan, firing her deck gun to attack only in the afternoon. The trawler escaped her after sundown.
1943年1月29日	USS Tunny entered waters off Taiwan.
1943年1月31日	USS Tunny detected a Japanese freighter off Takao, Taiwan at about 2230 hours. She fired two torpedoes, both of which missed the target, and survived a counterattack with two depth charges.
1943年2月1日	USS Tunny entered waters off China.
1943年2月2日	USS Tunny made radar contact with a ship off Hong Kong at 2130 hours.
1943年2月3日	While stalking a Japanese tanker at dawn, USS Tunny was discovered by the enemy but continued to pursue the target. Under gunfire, she fired multiple volleys of torpedoes at the tanker; one hit, but it failed to explode. After nightfall, she detected another ship at 2005 hours, fired 3 torpedoes, and claimed sinking it.
1943年2月4日	USS Tunny's crew found a six feet long black and yellow striped snake aboard and disposed of it. Later on the same day, she detected a hospital ship and chose not to take any action.
1943年2月6日	USS Tunny patrolled off Shantou, China.
1943年2月7日	USS Tunny patrolled off Shantou, China.
1943年2月8日	USS Tunny fired two torpedoes at Japanese freighter Kusayama Maru; both torpedoes missed, and the freighter returned fire. The second volley of two torpedoes also missed. The third volley of three torpedoes all scored, sinking the freighter 20 minutes later. This was Tunny's first confirmed kill.
1943年2月9日	USS Tunny fired torpedoes on a Japanese convoy in the Taiwan Strait, damaging one transport with two torpedoes.
1943年2月11日	USS Tunny set sail for Midway Atoll.
1943年2月20日	USS Tunny arrived at Midway Atoll, ending her first war patrol.
1943年2月24日	USS Tunny arrived at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii.
1943年3月18日	USS Tunny departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii for her second war patrol.
1943年3月24日	USS Tunny departed Midway Atoll after a brief stay to replace her periscope.
1943年3月27日	USS Tunny reached Wake Island waters.
1943年3月28日	USS Tunny attacked a Japanese cargo ship off Wake Island at dawn with two torpedoes, blowing off the ship's stern.
1943年3月31日	USS Tunny reached the Caroline Islands region.
1943年4月1日	USS Tunny patrolled off North Pass Island and Truk, Caroline Islands.
1943年4月2日	In the later afternoon, USS Tunny made radar contact with Japanese transport Toyo Maru Number 2 off Alet Island, Caroline Islands. She fired three torpedoes at the distance of 880 meters and observed a hit on the transport before diving to avoid attack by the escorting Momo-class destroyer; depth charges caused minor damage.
1943年4月3日	USS Tunny set sail for Namonuito, Caroline Islands.
1943年4月4日	USS Tunny set sail for McLaughlin Bank, Caroline Islands.
1943年4月7日	USS Tunny attacked transport Kosei Maru in the Pacific Ocean, hitting her with two torpedoes. An Akatsuki-class destroyer counterattacked with depth charges, causing no damage.
1943年4月8日	USS Tunny patrolled north of West Fayu Island, Caroline Islands. Toward the end of the day she received orders to sail for waters southwest of Truk to intercept a Japanese fleet of unknown composition.
1943年4月9日	USS Tunny made contact with a Japanese fleet off Truk, Caroline Islands at 2228 hours. She fired four torpedoes at the fleet, which now she realized was an aircraft carrier force, observing multiple hits. She then fired an additional six torpedoes before diving; the subsequent depth charge counterattack caused little damage. Later study of Japanese records revealed that the attacks caused only minor damage on the Japanese force as the torpedoes were detonated prematurely.
1943年4月11日	USS Tunny was observed by a Japanese ship 40 kilometers off of Truk, Caroline Islands, but there was no subsequent attack. Early in the afternoon, she intercepted Japanese submarine I-9; she fired three forward torpedoes, and the Japanese submarines fired two; all torpedoes missed. Japanese aircraft arrived to hunt USS Tunny, but the bombs dropped caused no damage. USS Tunny would remain submerged until sundown. After dark, while on the surface, she made radar contact with a Japanese destroyer; as she moved to attack, the destroyer also detected her, attacking with nine depth charges; Tunny would remain submerged for hours to escape the attack.
1943年4月15日	USS Tunny set sail for Saipan, Mariana Islands.
1943年4月23日	USS Tunny arrived at Midway Atoll, ending her second war patrol.
1943年4月27日	USS Tunny departed Midway Atoll for Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii.
1943年5月25日	USS Tunny departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii for her third war patrol.
1943年5月27日	USS Tunny refueled at Johnston Island, United States.
1943年5月31日	USS Tunny was attacked by a Japanese aircraft, incurring minor damage that was repaired at sea later in the day.
1943年6月6日	USS Tunny arrived off Truk, Caroline Islands.
1943年6月7日	USS Tunny was attacked by a Japanese float biplane and later by a destroyer; none caused any damage.
1943年6月14日	USS Tunny attacked a Japanese convoy about 20 miles east of Murilo Atoll, Marshall Islands. As she moved into position to attack the three transports, the two escorting destroyers detected her and attacked with 4-inch shells. She dove but maintain her course into attack position, firing four torpedoes at a range of 3,100 meters and claiming three hits.
1943年6月26日	USS Tunny performed photographic reconnaissance at Saipan Harbor and Tinian Channel in the Mariana Islands.
1943年6月28日	USS Tunny fired three torpedoes at a Japanese gunboat and dove to escape depth charge attacks from a nearby anti-submarine trawler. She observed two explosions.
1943年7月4日	USS Tunny, while off Guam, Mariana Islands, received orders to sail to Johnston Island, US Territory of Hawaii.
1943年7月11日	USS Tunny refueled at Johnston Island, United States.
1943年7月14日	USS Tunny arrived at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, ending her third war patrol.
1943年8月5日	USS Tunny departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii for her fourth war patrol.
1943年8月9日	USS Tunny arrived at Midway Atoll.
1943年8月10日	USS Tunny departed Midway Atoll.
1943年8月18日	USS Tunny sighted Pagan and Alamagan in the Mariana Islands.
1943年8月22日	USS Tunny reached Palau Islands.
1943年8月24日	USS Tunny detected a 6-ship Japanese convoy near the Toagel Mlungui Pass in the Palau Islands early in the morning and stalked the convoy for the remainder of the day.
1943年8月25日	USS Tunny attacked a 6-ship Japanese convoy with five torpedoes at 0140 hours and another six torpedoes at dawn; the subsequent depth charge attack caused no damage. She surfaced at noon and found that the convoy had already departed the area.
1943年8月26日	USS Tunny attacked two Japanese transports with five torpedoes near Toagel Mlungui Pass in the Palau Islands at mid-morning. The subsequent depth charge attack caused a fire in the maneuvering room, causing a momentary loss of power and later causing the submarine to dive uncontrollably. In the early evening she surfaced for repairs, which would last for two days.
1943年8月29日	USS Tunny completed temporary repairs at sea in the Palau Islands and set sail for home.
1943年9月8日	USS Tunny arrived at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, ending her fourth war patrol.
1943年9月11日	USS Tunny departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii.
1943年9月17日	USS Tunny arrived at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, San Francisco, California, United States.
1944年2月2日	USS Tunny completed her repairs at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, San Francisco, California, United States.
1944年2月27日	USS Tunny departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii for her fifth war patrol.
1944年3月2日	USS Tunny arrived at Midway Atoll.
1944年3月3日	USS Tunny departed Midway Atoll.
1944年3月15日	USS Tunny arrived in the Palau Islands.
1944年3月20日	A Japanese aircraft attacked USS Tunny with eight light bombs near Toagel Mlungui Pass in the Palau Islands, causing no damage.
1944年3月22日	USS Tunny detected a large Japanese convoy near Toagel Mlungui Pass in the Palau Islands. She fired six torpedoes toward 2 transports and observed hits on both. She then fired four torpedoes toward an escorting destroyer, scoring no hits, before diving. She endured a 4-hour counterattack which consisted of 87 depth charges. Later in the day she surfaced and observed debris and an oil slick.
1944年3月23日	USS Tunny made radar contact with Japanese submarine I-42 off Angaur Island, Palau Islands. At 2324, Tunny lauched four torpedoes at the range of 1,700 meters, hitting and sinking the Japanese submarine.
1944年3月29日	USS Tunny observed a large number of small vessels leaving Malakal Island in the Palau Islands in the morning but did not attack. In the afternoon, she observed the arrival of battleship Musashi and other warships; Tunny fired six bow torpedoes at Musashi but failed to hit her. She endured a 38-depth charge counterattack. Later that night, she caught up with the force and damaged Musashi with another torpedo attack.
1944年3月30日	USS Tunny performed lifeguard duties in the Palau Islands for airmen of the Fifth Fleet. Shortly after noon, she was mistaken for a Japanese submarine and was attacked, causing some damage.
1944年4月2日	USS Tunny departed Palau Islands.
1944年4月7日	USS Tunny arrived at Milne Bay, New Guinea.
1944年4月11日	USS Tunny arrived in Brisbane, Australia, ending her fifth war patrol.
1944年4月29日	USS Tunny departed Brisbane, Australia for her sixth war patrol.
1944年5月11日	USS Tunny arrived in the Mariana Islands.
1944年5月17日	USS Tunny received reports of a Japanese convoy from USS Sand Lance and intercepted the 3-ship and 3-destroyer convoy just after sunset in the Mariana Islands. She launched three torpedoes each against two cargo ships, sinking Nichiwa Maru. She endured a counterattack consisted of 81 depth charges, suffering no damage.
1944年6月8日	USS Tunny made rendezvous with USS Pilotfish and USS Pintado and formed a wolfpack; the group was nicknamed Blair Blasters.
1944年6月14日	USS Tunny passed through Balintang Channel, Philippine Islands.
1944年6月15日	USS Tunny sighted Luzon, Philippine Islands.
1944年6月16日	USS Tunny sank a small sampan with gunfire in the Philippine Islands.
1944年6月22日	USS Tunny set sail for home from the Philippine Sea.
1944年6月29日	USS Tunny arrived at Midway Atoll.
1944年8月4日	USS Tunny departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii for her seventh war patrol with the wolfpack "Ed's Eradicators".
1944年8月25日	USS Tunny arrived in the South China Sea.
1944年8月31日	While attacking a Japanese convoy in the South China Sea with other submarines of her wolfpack, USS Tunny was attacked by gunfire and depth charges. Tunny did not fire any torpedoes.
1944年9月1日	A Japanese aircraft attacked USS Tunny with four bombs, the first two of which caused a leak in a vent riser, among other damage. Her commanding officer decided to end the patrol early to receive repairs.
1944年9月2日	USS Tunny surfaced late at night and set sail for home.
1944年9月17日	USS Tunny arrived at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, ending her seventh war patrol.
1944年9月20日	USS Tunny departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii.
1944年9月26日	USS Tunny arrived at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, San Francisco, United States.
1945年2月3日	USS Tunny departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii for her eighth war patrol.
1945年2月14日	USS Tunny arrived at Tanapag Harbor, Saipan, Mariana Islands and was moored to submarine tender Fulton for repairs.
1945年3月5日	USS Tunny departed Saipan, Mariana Islands.
1945年3月13日	USS Tunny conducted a special reconnaissance mission off the Ryukyu Islands in preparation of the invasion of Okinawa, Japan.
1945年3月14日	USS Tunny placed over 230 mines in waters in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan.
1945年3月15日	USS Tunny departed Ryukyu Islands, Japan.
1945年3月18日	USS Tunny detected a Japanese convoy but she failed to gain favorable attack positions.
1945年3月23日	USS Tunny began performing lifeguard duties off Okinawa, Japan.
1945年4月1日	USS Tunny completed her lifeguard duties off Okinawa, Japan and set sail for US Territory of Hawaii via Midway Atoll.
1945年4月14日	USS Tunny arrived at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, ending her eighth war patrol.
1945年5月14日	USS Tunny departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii for her ninth war patrol.
1945年5月28日	USS Tunny departed Guam, Mariana Islands.
1945年6月2日	USS Tunny arrived in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan.
1945年6月4日	USS Tunny arrived off Kyushu, Japan.
1945年6月5日	USS Tunny passed through the Korea Strait.
1945年6月9日	USS Tunny attacked a cargo vessel in the Sea of Japan; the torpedo hit but failed to explode.
1945年6月12日	USS Tunny patrolled immediately off the coast of Etomo Ko, Honshu, Japan. She was detected by search lights and withdrew out to sea.
1945年6月16日	USS Tunny sighted life rafts from a Japanese ship that was sunk by USS Bonefish; from the survivors she captured a chief petty officer for interrogation.
1945年6月17日	USS Tunny was attacked by Japanese aircraft in the Sea of Japan.
1945年6月19日	USS Tunny came across a Japanese cargo ship but was not able to attack due to shallow coastal waters.
1945年6月23日	USS Tunny made rendezvous with USS Skate in the Sea of Japan.
1945年6月27日	USS Tunny set sail for Midway Atoll.
1945年7月6日	USS Tunny arrived at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, ending her ninth and final war patrol.
1945年12月13日	USS Tunny was decommissioned from service and was placed in the Mare Island Group of the 19th Fleet in reserve.
1952年2月28日	USS Tunny was recommissioned into service.
1952年4月30日	USS Tunny was decommissioned from service.
1953年3月6日	USS Tunny was recommissioned into service.
1968年1月1日	USS Tunny was reclassified LPSS-282.
1969年6月28日	USS Tunny was decommissioned from service.
1969年6月30日	USS Tunny was struck from the US Naval Registrar.
1970年6月19日	USS Tunny was sunk as a target ship.

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1. george worrell says:
8 Apr 2023 07:08:15 AM

I rode the Tunny in 1968 from Subic Bay to Hanoi N.Viet Nam.

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