Allied Warships

Bugara (SS-331)

Submarine of the Balao class


USS Bugara as completed.

NavyThe US Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassBalao 
Pennant331 
Built byElectric Boat Co. (Groton, Connecticut, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down21 Oct 1943 
Launched2 Jul 1944 
Commissioned15 Nov 1944 
End service1 Oct 1970 
Loss position
 
History

Decommissioned and stricken 1 October 1970.
Sunk while under tow near Cape Flattery, Washington.

 

Commands listed for USS Bugara (331)

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1Cdr. Arnold Frederick Schade, USN15 Nov 1944

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Noteable events involving Bugara include:


21 Feb 1945
USS Bugara (Cdr. A.F. Schade) departs Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol.

24 Jul 1945
While on her 3rd war patrol and operating along the Malay coast USS Bugara (Cdr. A.F. Schade) sinks four small Japanese vessels with gunfire. One in position 10º12'N, 100º05'E, one in position 10º02'N, 100º08'E and two in position 09º16'N, 100º09'E. (see map)

25 Jul 1945
While on her 3rd war patrol and operating along the Malay coast USS Bugara (Cdr. A.F. Schade) sinks five small Japanese vessels with gunfire. One in position 07º06'N, 101º23'E and four in position 06º41'N, 101º51'E. (see map)

26 Jul 1945
While on her 3rd war patrol and operating along the Malay coast USS Bugara (Cdr. A.F. Schade) sinks five small Japanese vessels with gunfire. One in position 06º51'N, 102º08'E, one in position 06º52'N, 01º42'E, one in position 06º19'N, 102º17'E, one in position 06º19'N, 102º24'E and finally one in position 06º14'N, 102º20'E. (see map)

27 Jul 1945
While on her 3rd war patrol and operating along the Malay coast USS Bugara (Cdr. A.F. Schade) sinks three small Japanese vessels with gunfire. Two in position 09º11'N, 100º03'E and one in position 10º14'N, 99º43'E. (see map)

28 Jul 1945
While on her 3rd war patrol and operating along the Malay coast USS Bugara (Cdr. A.F. Schade) sinks five small Japanese vessels with gunfire in position 11º50'N, 100º00'E. (see map)

29 Jul 1945
While on her 3rd war patrol and operating along the Malay coast USS Bugara (Cdr. A.F. Schade) sinks three small Japanese vessels with gunfire. One in position 10º06'N, 99º22'E, one in position 10º02'N, 99º22'E and finally one in position 10º07'N, 99º19'E. (see map)

30 Jul 1945
While on her 3rd war patrol and operating along the Malay coast USS Bugara (Cdr. A.F. Schade) sinks three small Japanese vessels with gunfire. One in position 08º11'N, 100º53'E, one in position 07º47'N, 100º29'E and finally one in position 06º54'N, 101º33'E. (see map)

31 Jul 1945
While on her 3rd war patrol and operating along the Malay coast USS Bugara (Cdr. A.F. Schade) sinks five small Japanese vessels with gunfire in position 07º00'N, 101º00'E. (see map)

2 Aug 1945
While on her 3rd war patrol and operating along the Malay coast USS Bugara (Cdr. A.F. Schade) sinks six small Japanese vessels with gunfire. One in position 06º40'N, 101º51'E and five in position 06º30'N, 102º30'E. (see map)

3 Aug 1945
While on her 3rd war patrol and operating along the Malay coast USS Bugara (Cdr. A.F. Schade) sinks two small Japanese vessels with gunfire in position 06º59'N, 101º36'E. (see map)

4 Aug 1945
While on her 3rd war patrol and operating along the Malay coast USS Bugara (Cdr. A.F. Schade) sinks three small Japanese vessels with gunfire. Two in position 10º02'N, 99º16'E and one in position 09º59'N, 99º17'E. (see map)

5 Aug 1945
While on her 3rd war patrol and operating along the Malay coast USS Bugara (Cdr. A.F. Schade) sinks four small Japanese vessels with gunfire. Two in position 10º11'N, 99º22'E, one in position 10º53'N, 99º31'E and finally one in position 10º42'N, 99º24'E. (see map)

6 Aug 1945
While on her 3rd war patrol and operating along the Malay coast USS Bugara (Cdr. A.F. Schade) sinks four small Japanese vessels with gunfire. Three in position 06º51'N, 101º44'E and one in position 06º42'N, 101º57'E. (see map)

7 Aug 1945
While on her 3rd war patrol and operating along the Malay coast USS Bugara (Cdr. A.F. Schade) sinks two small Japanese vessels with gunfire in position 07º10'N, 101º33'E. (see map)

17 Aug 1945
USS Bugara (Cdr. A.F. Schade) ends her 3rd war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.

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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