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Allied Warships

Robalo (SS-273)

Submarine of the Gato class


USS Robale off the Panama Canal in November 1943.

NavyThe US Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassGato 
Pennant273 
Built byManitowoc Shipbuilding Co. (Manitowoc, Wisconsin, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down24 Oct, 1942 
Launched9 May, 1943 
Commissioned28 Sep, 1943 
Lost26 Jul, 1944 
Loss position08.25N, 17.53E (See a map)
 
HistoryUSS Robalo (Lt.Cdr. M.M. Kimmel) was sunk by a mine off Palawan Island, Phillippines in position 08º25'N, 117º53'E.
4 men survived and reached shore only to be captured by Japanese military police. They were taken off the Island by a Japanese destroyer on 15 August and were never seen again. 

Noteable events involving Robalo include:

24 Apr, 1944
While on her 2nd war patrol USS Robalo (Lt.Cdr. M.M. Kimmel) is damaged by an aerial bomb off French Indo-China in position 10º29'N, 109º26'E but is able to remain on patrol. (see map)

22 Jun, 1944
USS Robalo (Lt.Cdr. M.M. Kimmel) departs Fremantle for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.

2 Jul, 1944
USS Robalo (Lt.Cdr. M.M. Kimmel) reports sighting a Japanese Fuso-class battleship east of Borneo with air cover and two destroyers for escort. This was the last message sent by Robalo.


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