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USS Sealion SS-195 |
Type: |
Submarine |
Class: |
Sargo |
Builder: |
Electric Boat Company Groton, Connecticut, U.S.A. |
Hull Number: |
SS-195 |
Ordered: |
July 6, 1937 |
Commissioned: |
November 27, 1939 |
Keel Laid: |
June 20, 1938 |
Decommissioned: |
N/A |
Launched: |
May 25, 1939 |
Stricken: |
N/A |
Fate: |
Damaged by Japanese air attack at Cavite Navy Yard, Philippines Dec. 10, 1941. 4 crewmen killed. (Roll of Honor) Stripped and scuttled Dec. 25, 1941. Raised in 1944 later scrapped. |
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Notes: |
First American submarine lost to enemy action in World War II. |
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Commanding Officers
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To
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Name |
Nov. 27, 1939 |
Feb. 11, 1940 |
Lieutenant Julian Knox Morrison, Jr., USN |
Feb. 14, 1940 |
Dec. 25, 1941 |
Lt. Commander Richard George Voge, USN |
Awards |
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Combat Action Ribbon |
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 1 Battle Star |
From |
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Engagement |
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Dec. 10, 1941 |
Philippine Islands operation |
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World War II Victory Medal |
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Philippine Defense Ribbon |
Class Overview |
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Page published June 12, 2018 |