Richard Cross Lake, USN
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Warship Commands listed for Richard Cross Lake, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS S-40 (145) | Submarine | 1 Oct 1939 | 1 Nov 1940 | |
| USS Albacore (218) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | 1 Jun 1942 | 12 Jun 1943 |
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Submarine USS Albacore (218)
28 Aug 1942
USS Albacore (Lt Cmdr Richard Cross Lake) departs Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol, and is ordered to patrol off Truk.
13 Sep 1942
USS Albacore (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Lake) made a periscope attack against a freighter estimated at 8000 tgr, claiming one torpedo hit. This was not confirmed postwar.
1 Oct 1942
USS Albacore (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Lake) made a torpedo attack against an oiler, estimated at 6000 tgr, claiming 2 hits, this was not confirmed postwar.
10 Oct 1942
USS Albacore (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Lake) made a torpedo attack against a freighter estimated at 4000 tgr, claiming one hit. This was not confirmed postwar.
20 Oct 1942
USS Albacore (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Lake) ended her 1st war patrol at Midway.
11 Nov 1942
USS Albacore (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Lake) departs Midway for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the New Britain / New Guinea area.
18 Dec 1942
USS Albacore (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Lake) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese light cruiser Tenryu (3948 tons) (offsite link) off Madang harbor, eastern New Guinea in position 05º12'S, 145º56'E, and attacks but misses the Japanese armed merchant cruiser Gokoku Maru (10438 GRT, offsite link) in position 05º10'S, 145º57'E. Albacore survives the counterattacks by the escorting destroyers Suzukaze and Isonami (both offsite links) but sustains severe damage.
30 Dec 1942
USS Albacore (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Lake) ends her 2nd war patrol at Brisbane, Australia.
20 Jan 1943
USS Albacore (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Lake) departs Brisbane for her 3th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off New Guinea.
20 Feb 1943
USS Albacore (Lt Cmdr Richard Cross Lake) attacks Japanese warships, torpedoing and sinking the Japanese destroyer Oshio (offsite link) about 140 nautical miles north-north-west of Manus, Admiralty Islands in position 00º50'S, 146º06'E.
11 Mar 1943
USS Albacore (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Lake) ends her 3rd war patrol at Brisbane.
6 Apr 1943
USS Albacore (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Lake) departs Brisbane for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Solomon Islands / Bismarck Islands / New Guinea area.
26 May 1943
USS Albacore (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Lake) ends her 4rd war patrol at Brisbane.