USS Seawolf (SS-197)
WWII Military Units; HistoryNT; Second World War, 1939-1945
2021
Darwin Harbour
United States of America
Navy
Submarine
USS Seawolf (SS-197)
1942-01-09
1944-07-07
World War II service, 13 Battle stars
The Seawolf loaded 30 to 40 tons of .50 caliber anti-aircraft ammunition for use by American forces on Corregidor and sailed for Manila Bay on 16 January 1942. In July 1944 Seawolf was sent to Darwin. Her 14th war patrol was a special mission to Tawitawi in the Sulu Archipelago. Seawolf failed to report on her 15th war patrol and was posted missing 28 December 1944.
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Second Word War, 1939-1945; United States Navy; Submarine; USS Seawolf; Navy; USS Seawolf (SS-197)
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