Allied Warships

Moray (SS-300)

Submarine of the Balao class


USS Moray before completion.

NavyThe US Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassBalao 
Pennant300 
Built byCramp Shipbuilding Co. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down21 Apr 1943 
Launched14 May 1944 
Commissioned26 Jan 1945 
End service12 Apr 1946 
Loss position
 
History

Decommissioned 12 April 1946.
Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet.
Stricken 1 April 1967.
Sunk as a torpedo target 18 June 1970, off San Clemente, California.

 

Commands listed for USS Moray (300)

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1Cdr. Frank Lloyd Barrows, USN26 Jan 194513 Dec 1945

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Noteable events involving Moray include:


14 Apr 1945
With her trials and initial training completed USS Moray (Cdr. F.L. Barrows) departs New London bound for Balboa, Panama Canal Zone.

25 Apr 1945
USS Moray (Cdr. F.L. Barrows) arrives at Balboa.

5 May 1945
USS Moray (Cdr. F.L. Barrows) departs the Canal Zone bound for Pearl Harbor.

21 May 1945
USS Moray (Cdr. F.L. Barrows) arrives at Pearl Harbor.

7 Jun 1945
USS Moray (Cdr. F.L. Barrows) departs Pearl Harbor bound for Saipan.

20 Jun 1945
USS Moray (Cdr. F.L. Barrows) arrives at Saipan.

27 Jun 1945
USS Moray (Cdr. F.L. Barrows) departs Saipan for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off Honshu, Japan.

10 Jul 1945
USS Moray (Cdr. F.L. Barrows) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant whaler Fumi Maru No.6 (361 GRT) east of Kinkazan in position 38º11'N, 142º15'E. (see map)

6 Aug 1945
USS Moray (Cdr. F.L. Barrows) ends her 1st war patrol at Midway.

Media links


U. S. Submarines in World War II

Kimmett, Larry and Regis, Margaret


U.S. Submarines Through 1945

Friedman, Norman

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