USN:
USS Batfish (SS-310), a Balao-class submarine famous for sinking 3 Japanese submarines in 4 days. She is seen here at Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
On the 10th of February 1945, the
Batfish torpedoed a Japanese submarine north of Luzon in the Phillipines. Some theorise that this was the Ro-100-class submarine Ro-115, while speculate that it may have been the Kaichū VI submarine Ro-55. Ro-115 had unsuccessfully attacked a US aircraft carrier northwest of Rota in the Marianas on June 19th, 1944. Ro-55 was on her first patrol at the time of her loss.
On the 11th, the
Batfish sank another Japanese submarine near Camiguin in the Phillipines. This is believed to be another Ro-100-class boat, Ro-112. The
Gato-class submarine USS
Rasher (SS-269) had unsuccessfully attacked Ro-112 on the 19th of March 1944.
On the 13th, yet another Japanese submarine fell victim to the
Batfish, this time in the area of the Babuyan Islands in the Phillipines. This was most likely yet another Ro-100-class submarine, namely Ro-113. Ro-113 was the last Japanese submarine to find success in the Indian Ocean, torpedoing and sinking the 3827 GRT steamer
Marion Moller on the 6th of November 1944.
Her
Wikipedia page.
Notable events from her patrol logs on
uboat.net.
Naval Base Guam tug boats assist FS Émeraude (S-604) moor against FS Seine (A-604) at U.S. Naval Base Guam. by Official U.S. Navy Page, on Flickr
USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force support ship JS Ōmi (AOE-426). by Official U.S. Navy Page, on Flickr
HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155) steams alongside USS Nimitz (CVN 68) as an F/A-18F Super Hornet launches from Nimitz. by Official U.S. Navy Page, on Flickr
International naval ships train during UNITAS LXI. by Official U.S. Navy Page, on Flickr
Naval ships from Ecuador, Colombia, Peru and the United States transit in formation during a training exercise for UNITAS LXI in Ecuador. by Official U.S. Navy Page, on Flickr
Cmdr. Ryan T. Easterday, commanding officer of the USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), waves to the Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155) during exercise Malabar 2020. by Official U.S. Navy Page, on Flickr
APRA HARBOR, Guam (Nov. 30, 2020) Naval Base Guam tug boats tow the French Navy Rubis-class attack submarine FS Émeraude (S-604) as the boat prepares to moor at U.S. Naval Base Guam (NBG). by U.S. Pacific Fleet, on Flickr
