Robert Allan Keating, Jr., USN
| Born | 27 Jan 1912 | Boston, Massachusetts |
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Warship Commands listed for Robert Allan Keating, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS Barbel (316) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | 3 Apr 1944 | Dec 1944 |
| USS Rock (274) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | 23 Feb 1945 | 4 May 1945 |
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Events related to this officer
Submarine USS Barbel (316)
21 Jun 1944
With her trials and initial training completed USS Barbel (Lt.Cdr. Robert Allan Keating,jr.) arrives at Pearl Harbor.
15 Jul 1944
USS Barbel (Lt.Cdr. R.A. Keating) departs Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the Ryukyu Islands.
5 Aug 1944
USS Barbel (Lt.Cdr. R.A. Keating) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant passenger/cargo ship Miyako Maru (970 GRT) off Tokuno Jima in position 27º36'N, 128º54'E.
7 Aug 1944
USS Barbel (Lt.Cdr. R.A. Keating) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese wooden-hulled army cargo ship Sakura Maru No.11 (???? GRT) southwest of Tokuno Jima in position 27º36'N, 121º46'E.Note that the sub's CO claimed the sinking of a Tonan maru class ship (oilers of over 10,000 tgr) and the ship's actual identity was established through ULTRA intercepts.
9 Aug 1944
USS Barbel (Lt.Cdr. R.A. Keating) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Yagi Maru (1937 GRT) and the Japanese merchant cargo ship Boko Maru (2333 GRT, former British Sagres) north of Okinoshima in position 27º56'N, 128º47'E.
13 Aug 1944
USS Barbel (Lt.Cdr. R.A. Keating) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese guardboat Koan Maru (223 GRT) 2 nautical miles east off Amami Oshima in position 28º31'N, 129º18'E.
21 Aug 1944
USS Barbel (Lt.Cdr. R.A. Keating) ends her 1st war patrol at Majuro.
13 Sep 1944
USS Barbel (Lt.Cdr. R.A. Keating) departs Majuro for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the East China Sea.
25 Sep 1944
USS Barbel (Lt.Cdr. Robert Allan Keating,jr.), attacks a convoy with torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Bushu Maru (1223 GRT) off Tokara Gunto in position 29º46'N, 129º40'E.At the same time the sub claims the sinking of a "600-ton destroyer escort" as well as that of a 4,000-ton freighter, neither of which are confirmed to be the case by Japanese sources.
13 Oct 1944
In the East China Sea, Barbel makes a torpedo attack in twilight (about 0600 hrs) on radar bearing against a convoy, claiming one hit and damage on a target identified as a 10,000-ton tanker and the sinking of a 1500-ton destroyer at position 29º38'N, 127º27'E. Neither claim is confirmed by Japanese sources.
24 Oct 1944
USS Barbel (Lt.Cdr. R.A. Keating) ends her 2nd war patrol at Saipan.
30 Oct 1944
USS Barbel (Lt.Cdr. R.A. Keating) departs Saipan for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
15 Nov 1944
USS Barbel (Lt.Cdr. Robert Allan Keating, jr.) attacks a convoy in the South China Sea about 250 nautical miles east of Tourane, French Indo-China, torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transports Misaki Maru (4422 BRT) in position 15º10'N, 112º40'E, and Sugiyama Maru (4379 GRT) in position 15º14'N, 112º14'E.
7 Dec 1944
USS Barbel (Lt.Cdr. Robert Allan Keating,jr.) ends her 3rd war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.
Submarine USS Rock (274)
7 Mar 1945
USS Rock (Cdr. Robert A. Keating, Jr.) departs Fremantle for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Luzon Strait.
9 Mar 1945
USS Rock (Cdr. R.A. Keating, Jr.) picks up 15 survivors from the American merchant Peter Silvester that was torpedoed and sunk on 6 February by the German submarine U-862 south-west of Australia in position 34º19'S, 99º37'E.
29 Apr 1945
USS Rock (Cdr. R.A. Keating, Jr.) ends her 6th war patrol at Saipan. She is now sent to the Hunters Point Navy Yard for a major overhaul.