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Snook

國家美國
艦級Gato 級 潛艇
Hull NumberSS-279
造船廠Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine, United States
安放龍骨日期1942年4月17日
下水日期1942年8月15日
服役日期1942年10月24日
排水量1,549 tons standard; 2,463 tons submerged
長度311 feet
寬度27 feet
吃水17 feet
動力來源Four Fairbanks-Morse Model 38D8-1/8 9-cyl diesel engines (5,400shp), four high-speed General Electric electric motors (2,740shp), two 126-cell Sargo batteries
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, 1x102mm 50cal gun
Submerged Speed9 knots

Contributor:

ww2dbaseUSS Snook embarked on her first war patrol in Apr 1943. Between 1943 and 1944, she had been very successful in hunting Japanese ships, achieving several sinkings. One of her most successful attacks, ironically, was the 23 Oct 1944 attack on a large Japanese convoy during which she sank three ships; one of them, Arisan Maru, was carrying 1,800 American prisoners of war, most of whom did not survive the sinking. On 8 Apr 1945, east of Taiwan, China while en route to South China Sea, she reported her position to wolfpack mate USS Tigrone. When Tigrone radioed her on the next day, Snook failed to respond. Four days later, she was ordered to perform lifeguard duty off the Sakishima Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Japan, and she again failed to respond. On 20 Apr, when a British carrier aircraft was downed in Snook's assigned area and she failed to respond for requests for a rescue mission, USS Bang was ordered to search for Snook. She was presumed lost on 16 May.

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Last Major Revision: Jul 2011

Submarine Snook (SS-279) 互動地圖

Photographs

Launching ceremony of Scamp (left) and Scorpion (right), Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine, United States, 20 Jul 1942; note Snook on far rightLaunching of submarine Snook, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine, 15 Aug 1942, photo 1 of 2 (taken at 1510 hours)USS Snook undergoing sea trials, 8 Jan 1943USS Snook undergoing sea trials off the Isle of Shoals near Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine, United States, 11 Jan 1943
See all 9 photographs of Submarine Snook (SS-279)

Snook Operational Timeline

1942年4月17日 Submarine Snook was laid down at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, United States.
1942年8月15日 Submarine Snook was launched, sponsored by the wife of Navy Cross winner Lieutenant James C. Dempsey.
1942年10月24日 USS Snook was commissioned into service with Lieutenant Commander C. O. Triebel in command.
1943年3月3日 USS Snook departed New London, Connecticut, United States.
1943年4月11日 USS Snook departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii for her first war patrol.
1943年4月25日 USS Snook sank a Japanese or Chinese sampan with her deck gun off China.
1943年5月5日 In the afternoon, USS Snook began stalking two Japanese freighters Kinko Maru (hitting with 1 of 3 torpedoes fired) and Daifuku Maru (hitting with 1 of 5 torpedoes fired) departing Dalian, China. She sank them with torpedoes after dark.
1943年5月7日 USS Snook attacked a Japanese convoy off China and sank Hosei Maru, hitting her with 1 of 4 torpedoes fired.
1943年5月13日 USS Snook sank a Japanese freighter with 1 of 2 torpedoes fired about 90 miles southeast of Jeju island, Korea in the East China Sea.
1943年5月16日 USS Snook sank a Japanese trawler with her deck gun.
1943年5月23日 USS Snook arrived at Midway Atoll, ending her first war patrol.
1943年6月9日 USS Snook departed from Midway Atoll for her second war patrol.
1943年6月24日 At dawn, USS Snook attacked a six-ship Japanese convoy in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan, damaging one tanker with 2 of 4 torpedoes fired.
1943年7月3日 USS Snook began stalking a Japanese convoy off the Ryukyu Islands, Japan.
1943年7月4日 USS Snook attacked a Japanese convoy with 16 torpedoes, 6 of which hit, sinking cargo ships Koki Maru and Liverpool Maru and damaging Atlantic Maru.
1943年7月18日 USS Snook arrived at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, ending her second war patrol.
1943年8月18日 USS Snook departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii for her third war patrol.
1943年8月30日 USS Snook arrived in the Marcus Island area and a conducted photograph reconnaissance mission.
1943年9月1日 USS Snook performed lifeguard duty for carrier aircraft airmen.
1943年9月12日 USS Snook fired 6 torpedoes at a Japanese transport; all torpedoes missed.
1943年9月13日 USS Snook sank Japanese transport Yamato Maru in the East China Sea with 1 of 6 torpedoes fired.
1943年9月22日 USS Snook sank Japanese cargo ship Katsurahama Maru off Dalian, China with 1 of 4 torpedoes fired. She fired another 8 torpedoes at another ship, but all of them missed.
1943年9月29日 USS Snook damaged a Japanese craft with her deck gun.
1943年10月8日 USS Snook arrived at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, ending her third war patrol.
1943年11月29日 USS Snook fired a total of 26 torpedoes at a Japanese convoy over a three hour period; 9 torpedoes hit, sinking Japanese passenger ship Yamafuku Maru and cargo ship Shiganoura Maru and damaging one escort vessel off the Mariana Islands.
1943年12月7日 USS Snook arrived at Midway Atoll, ending her fourth war patrol.
1944年1月6日 USS Snook departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii for her fifth war patrol.
1944年1月23日 USS Snook sank Japanese converted gunboat Magane Maru off the Bonin Islands, hitting with 2 of 6 torpedoes fired.
1944年2月8日 USS Snook attacked a Japanese convoy with four torpedoes in the East China Sea. Three of them hit, sinking Lima Maru and damaging freighter Shiranesan Maru.
1944年2月10日 USS Snook fired four torpedoes at a Japanese patrol craft; all torpedoes missed.
1944年2月14日 USS Snook sank Japanese freighter Nittoku Maru in the East China Sea, hitting with 1 of 3 torpedoes fired.
1944年2月15日 USS Snook sank Japanese cargo ship Hoshi Maru Number 2 in the East China Sea, hitting with 1 of 2 torpedoes fired.
1944年2月23日 USS Snook attacked a large Japanese convoy in the Pacific Ocean. After sneaking past 11 escort vessels, she fired five torpedoes, two of which hit and sank the passenger-cargo ship Koyo Maru.
1944年3月6日 USS Snook arrived at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, ending her fifth war patrol.
1944年7月12日 USS Snook fired four torpedoes at two Japanese freighters; one hit, causing damage but not sinking the target.
1944年7月27日 USS Snook fired 6 torpedoes at a Japanese freighter; all torpedoes missed.
1944年8月14日 USS Snook arrived at Midway Atoll, ending her sixth war patrol.
1944年9月25日 USS Snook arrived at Saipan, Mariana Islands for repairs.
1944年10月4日 USS Snook completed her repairs at Saipan, Mariana Islands.
1944年10月23日 USS Snook attacked a Japanese convoy over the course of the day, firing a total of 20 torpedoes. Scoring 7 total hits, she sank passenger-cargo ship Shinsei Maru Number 1, tanker Kikusui Maru, and passenger ship Arisan Maru (which was carrying 1,800 American prisoners of war, many of whom did not survive).
1944年10月27日 USS Snook fired 3 torpedoes at a Japanese tanker; all torpedoes missed the target, but another Japanese ship was hit by one of them, causing damage.
1944年11月3日 USS Snook rescued a downed American airman in the Pacific Ocean.
1944年11月18日 USS Snook arrived at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, ending her seventh war patrol.
1944年12月25日 USS Snook began her eighth war patrol.
1945年2月17日 USS Snook ended her eighth war patrol.
1945年4月8日 USS Snook reported her position to USS Tigrone east of the island of Taiwan, China.
1945年4月9日 USS Snook failed to respond to a message sent by USS Tigrone.
1945年4月12日 An order was sent by radio to USS Snook to take lifeguard station off the Sakishima Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Japan; she failed to respond.
1945年4月20日 USS Snook failed to respond when requested by a British carrier task force to rescue a downed airman in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan.
1945年5月16日 After not responding to communications since 9 Apr 1945, USS Snook was presumed lost.




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Launching ceremony of Scamp (left) and Scorpion (right), Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine, United States, 20 Jul 1942; note Snook on far right
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