Philip Harold Ross, USN
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Warship Commands listed for Philip Harold Ross, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS Halibut (232) | Cdr. | Submarine | 10 Apr 1942 | 12 Aug 1943 |
| USS Golet (361) | Cdr. | Submarine | 8 Mar 1944 | 3 May 1944 |
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Submarine USS Halibut (232)
23 Jun 1942
With her trials and training completed USS Halibut (Cdr. P.H. Ross) departs from New London for the Pacific.
27 Jul 1942
USS Halibut (Cdr. P.H. Ross) arrives at Pearl Harbor.
9 Aug 1942
USS Halibut (Cdr. P.H. Ross) departs from Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the Aleutians.
23 Sep 1942
USS Halibut (Cdr. P.H. Ross) ends her 1st war patrol at Dutch Harbour.
2 Oct 1942
USS Halibut (Cdr. P.H. Ross) departs from Dutch Harbour for her 2nd war patrol. Once again she was ordered to patrol off the Aleutians.
31 Oct 1942
USS Halibut (Cdr. P.H. Ross) ends her 2nd war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
22 Nov 1942
USS Halibut (Cdr. P.H. Ross) departs from Pearl Harbor for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the northeast coast of Japan.
10 Dec 1942
USS Halibut (Cdr. P.H. Ross) torpedoes and damages the Japanese troop transport Uyo Maru (6376 GRT) off Hachinoihe, Japan in position 40º40'N, 141º58'E.
12 Dec 1942
USS Halibut (Cdr. P.H. Ross) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Gyokusan Maru (1970 GRT) off the northeast coast of Honshu, Japan in position 40º37'N, 142º40'E.
16 Dec 1942
USS Halibut (Cdr. P.H. Ross) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Shingo Maru (4740 GRT) off Shiraya Zaki, Honshu, Japan in position 41º18'N, 141º32'E. In the confusion that attends Halibut's attack upon Shingo Maru, the Japanese merchant cargo ship Genzan Maru (5708 GRT) is run aground, stranded, and abandoned in position 41º10'N, 141º32'E.
15 Jan 1943
USS Halibut (Cdr. P.H. Ross) ends her 3rd war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
8 Feb 1943
USS Halibut (Cdr. P.H. Ross) departs from Pearl Harbor for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Caroline Islands area.
20 Feb 1943
USS Halibut (Cdr. P.H. Ross) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Shinkoku Maru (3991 GRT) about 450 nautical miles north of Ponape in position 15º09'N, 159º30'E.
3 Mar 1943
USS Halibut (Cdr. P.H. Ross) torpedoes and damages the Japanese naval auxiliary Nichiyu Maru (6818 GRT) about 170 nautical miles south of Guam in position 10º25'N, 145º25'E. The Nichiyu Maru reaches Apra harbor under tow and is declared a total loss.
30 Mar 1943
USS Halibut (Cdr. P.H. Ross) ends her 4th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
10 Jun 1943
After an overhaul USS Halibut (Cdr. P.H. Ross) departs from Pearl Harbor for her 5th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off Truk.
10 Jul 1943
USS Halibut (Cdr. P.H. Ross) torpedoes and damages the Japanese troop transport (former armed merchant cruiser) Aikoku Maru (10437 GRT, built 1941, offsite link) off Truk in position 10º27'N, 150º50'E.
28 Jul 1943
USS Halibut (Cdr. P.H. Ross) ends her 5th war patrol at Midway.
Submarine USS Golet (361)
18 Mar 1944
USS Golet (Cdr. P.H. Ross) departs from Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the Kuril Islands and off southern Hokkaido and eastern Honshu.
3 May 1944
USS Golet (Cdr. P.H. Ross) ends her 1st war patrol at Midway.