Submarine Puffer (SS-268)

Puffer

國家	美國
艦級	Gato 級潛艇
Hull Number	SS-268
造船廠	Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
安放龍骨日期	1942年2月16日
下水日期	1942年11月22日
服役日期	1943年4月27日
除役日期	1946年6月28日
排水量	1,549 tons standard; 2,460 tons submerged
長度	312 feet
寬度	27 feet
吃水	17 feet
動力來源	Four General Motors Model 16-248 V16 diesel engines (5,400), four high-speed General Electric electric motors (2,740shp), two 126-cell Sargo batteries, two propellers
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, 1x76mm 50cal deck gun, 2x .50cal machine guns, 2x .30cal machine guns
Submerged Speed	9 knots

Contributor: C. Peter Chen

ww2dbaseUSS Puffer was commissioned into service in Apr 1943 and was transported from Wisconsin, United States to the Gulf of Mexico via a special floating drydock via the Mississippi River. She conducted training missions off Panama before heading to Australia to participate in the Pacific War. Of the nine war patrols she embarked on against Japanese shipping, the fourth patrol was the most successful, during which she sank one freighter and two tankers in the Dutch East Indies, earning her the Navy Unit Commendation. After the war, she was decommissioned in mid-1946. For the remainder of 1946. she was berthed at Mare Island Naval Shipyard in California, United States as a part of the Pacific Reserve Fleet. From 1947 and Jun 1960, she was assigned to 13th Naval District for training Naval Reservists in Seattle, Washington, United States. She was sold to the Zidell Corporation of Portland, Oregon, United States for scrapping in Nov 1960.

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Last Major Revision: Mar 2012

Submarine Puffer (SS-268) 互動地圖

Photographs

A submarine section, possibly for the future USS Puffer, being constructed at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States, Aug 1942

A submarine, possibly the future USS Puffer, under construction at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States, Aug 1942

Shipyard caulker/chipper working on a submarine, possibly the future USS Puffer, at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States, Aug 1942

Shipyard workers installing engine parts onto a submarine, possibly the future USS Puffer, at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States, Aug 1942, photo 1 of 2

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Puffer Operational Timeline

1942年2月16日	The keel of submarine Puffer was laid down.
1942年3月8日	The first two sections of submarine Puffer was joined together.
1942年11月22日	Submarine Puffer was launched, sponsored by Mrs. Ruth B. Lyons, who was the granddaughter of the oldest employee of the submarine's builder, Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Christopher Jacobson, Sr.
1943年4月27日	USS Puffer was commissioned into service with Lieutenant Commander M. J. Jensen in command.
1943年9月7日	USS Puffer departed Fremantle, Australia for her first war patrol in the Makassar Strait-Celebes Sea area in the Dutch East Indies.
1943年9月17日	USS Puffer attacked a Japanese convoy in the Dutch East Indies, damaging a transport and sinking another; she expended 6 torpedoes and observed 3 hits.
1943年10月9日	USS Puffer damaged a Japanese transport east of Borneo, Dutch East Indies, hitting her with 2 of 4 torpedoes fired.
1943年10月17日	USS Puffer arrived at Fremantle, Australia, ending her first war patrol.
1943年11月24日	USS Puffer departed Fremantle, Australia for her second war patrol in the Sulu Sea area off the Philippine Islands.
1943年12月13日	USS Puffer sank Japanese freight Teiko Maru west of the Philippine Islands, hitting her with 1 of 4 torpedoes fired.
1943年12月20日	USS Puffer sank Japanese destroyer Fuyo west of the Philippine Islands, hitting her with 2 of 4 torpedoes fired. She also fired 5 torpedoes at the convoy Fuyo was escorting, claiming two hits and the sinking of a freighter.
1944年1月1日	USS Puffer sank Japanese freighter Ryuyo Maru and damaged another ship south of the Philippine Islands at about 0300 hours; she expended 7 torpedoes and observed 4 hits.
1944年1月7日	USS Puffer sank a Japanese trawler in the South China Sea with her deck gun.
1944年1月12日	USS Puffer arrived at Fremantle, Australia, ending her second war patrol.
1944年2月4日	USS Puffer departed Fremantle, Australia for her third war patrol.
1944年2月22日	USS Puffer sank Japanese transport Teikyo Maru off Singapore, hitting her with 4 of 6 torpedoes fired.
1944年4月4日	USS Puffer arrived at Fremantle, Australia, ending her third war patrol.
1944年4月30日	USS Puffer departed Fremantle, Australia for her fourth war patrol.
1944年5月18日	USS Puffer attacked a Japanese convoy in the South China Sea, firing 9 torpedoes, 2 of which hit and sank freighter Shinryu Maru.
1944年5月22日	USS Puffer attacked a Japanese carrier in the South China Sea, firing 6 torpedoes and claiming 1 hit.
1944年6月5日	USS Puffer sank Japanese tankers Ashizuri and Takasaki in the South China Sea, hitting them all 7 of the torpedoes fired.
1944年6月21日	USS Puffer arrived at Fremantle, Australia, ending her fourth war patrol.
1944年7月14日	USS Puffer departed Fremantle, Australia for her fifth war patrol.
1944年7月29日	USS Puffer attacked a Japanese freighter in the Dutch East Indies; all 6 torpedoes missed.
1944年8月1日	USS Puffer attacked a Japanese convoy in the Dutch East Indies, firing 8 torpedoes and claiming 2 hits which sank a ship.
1944年8月7日	USS Puffer attacked a Japanese convoy off the Philippine Islands and sank a freighter, hitting her with 1 of 4 torpedoes fired.
1944年8月12日	USS Puffer attacked an escorted Japanese convoy of ten freighters and tankers off the Philippine Islands, sinking tanker Teikon Maru and a freighter, and damaging another tanker; she expended 6 torpedoes and observed 5 hits.
1944年9月6日	USS Puffer entered Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States for a scheduled overhaul.
1944年11月21日	USS Puffer completed her scheduled overhaul at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, United States.
1944年12月16日	USS Puffer departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii for her sixth war patrol.
1945年1月4日	USS Puffer sank a Japanese vessel in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan, hitting her with 1 of 3 torpedoes fired.
1945年1月10日	USS Puffer attacked a Japanese convoy in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan, expending 17 torpedoes and observing 8 hits. She claimed the sinking of an oiler, a freighter,and a destroyer, but ultimately was only given credit for the sinking of Japanese Coast Defense Vessel No. 42.
1945年1月11日	USS Puffer fired 2 torpedoes at a Japanese patrol vessel in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan; both torpedoes missed.
1945年1月17日	USS Puffer arrived at Guam, Mariana Islands, ending her sixth war patrol.
1945年2月11日	USS Puffer departed Guam, Mariana Islands for her seventh war patrol.
1945年3月6日	USS Puffer fired 3 torpedoes at a Japanese submarine off Taiwan; all 3 torpedoes missed.
1945年5月20日	USS Puffer departed Midway Atoll for her eighth war patrol.
1945年7月5日	USS Puffer claimed the sinking of seven small Japanese vessels with her deck gun and another vessel with 2 torpedoes (1 hit) at Bali, Dutch East Indies, and then went on to bombard shore facilities.
1945年10月15日	USS Puffer arrived at San Francisco, California, United States.
1946年3月19日	USS Puffer arrived at San Francisco, California, United States.
1946年6月28日	USS Puffer was decommissioned from service, but would be periodically used to train personnel of the US Navy Reserve.
1960年6月10日	Submarine Puffer was relieved by submarine Bowfin as the training submarine of the US 13th Naval District.
1960年7月1日	Submarine Puffer was struck from the US Naval Register.
1960年11月4日	Submarine Puffer was sold to the Zidell Corporation of Portland, Oregon, United States for scrapping.

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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Paul Garner says:
29 May 2019 07:48:14 PM

Hi, I believe my father William E. Garner may have served on the USS Puffer. I was hoping you might check the list of her crew for my father's name.

David Stubblebine says:
29 May 2019 10:17:37 PM

Paul Garner (above):
William Elmer Garner does appear in the Puffer Muster Rolls. The records list his service number as 650 35 92 and say he enlisted 4 Mar 1942 in Philadelphia, PA. As a Fireman 1st class (engine room), he was received aboard Puffer 7 Nov 1943 from USS Bluefish in Freemantle, Australia. He had a change of rating while aboard Puffer to Motor Machinist Mate 3rd class effective 1 Jan 1944. He was transferred off Puffer 19 Apr 1944, again at Freemantle, having completed one patrol aboard Puffer (Puffer’s 3rd patrol). He also appears in the Muster Rolls for Gunnel, Tuna, Pelias, Grayling, and Bluefish.

3. Gail says:
27 Mar 2022 05:21:03 PM

My Uncle Caramello Stramer says he was on the USS Puffer in WWII. Can you check the crew list for his name?

4. Carl Deppenschmidt says:
3 Mar 2024 02:57:17 AM

Was wondering if you could confirm my grandfather, Loren Prettyman III service on the Puffer and share any facts available regarding his service. Would be much appreciated. Thank you!

5. James M. Roberts says:
8 Feb 2025 06:06:14 PM

My father Julian Alonzo Roberts was I think CEM aboard the Puffer when she was forced to make the emergency dive to over 500 ft and stuck in the bottom for over 37 hours. He only related the story to me once but my mother confirmed. Is there additional information which could be had regarding this? I believe at the time it was singularly distinct in its achievement?

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