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4- USS SKATE

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, SKATE earned eight Battle Stars on the Asiatic-Pacific Area
Service Medal for participating in the following operations:

1 Star/Pacific Raids - 1943
Wake Island Raid -- 5-6 October 1943

1 Star/Asiatic-Pacific Raids - 1944
Truk Attack -- 16 to 17 February 1944.

1 Star/Submarine War Patrol - Pacific -- 15 November 1943 to 7 January
1944

1 Star/Submarine war patrol -- Pacific -- 7 to 21 June 1945

1 Star/Submarine War Patrol - Pacific -- 11 April to 31 May 1944

1 Star/Submarine War Patrol - Pacific -- 23 June to 7 August 1944

1 Star/Submarine War Patrol - Pacific - 8 September to 2 November

1944

L Star/Anti-submarine Assessment -- 10 June 1945

USS SKATE also earned the NAVY UNIT COnMENTATIONFor.the following operations:

First War Patrol - Pacific -- 25 September to 29 October 1943
Second War Patrol - Pacific -- 15 November 1943 to 7 January 1944
Third War Patrol - Pacific -- 5 February to 19 March 1944
Seventh War Patrol - Pacific -- 11 May to 4 July 1945.

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STATISTICS

OVERALL LENGTH --312 feet

BEAM --27 feet

SPEED --20 knots

DISPLACEMENT --1,525 tons

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10 February (Continued)

0600(Y) Crossed international date line.

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1049(M) Radar contact on plane at 03 miles.

1051(M) Sighted Vega Ventura on south-westerly course, bearing 0270T, range 603 miles. Exchanged recognition signals. (Plane contact \(1:2\)).

1900(M) Sighted two bright white lights close together just above the horizon, bearing 0700T. Finally identified as plane on south-westerly course. (Flane contact \(;1:3\)).

1905(M) Sighted two additional planes on same bearing. Bright white lights on first plane were extinguished, but all planes appeared to be showing running lights. Planes were finally picked up at 101 miles on the radar and when range had decreased below 109 miles at

1915(M) Submerged.

926(M) Assumed planes were on a bombing raid to VAPE, and surfaced.

1927(M) Sighted single plane bearing 1050T range 1055 miles, following the previously sighted planes. Plane passed about 1058 miles ahead and passed out of sight at 1923.

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0400(M) Plane contact on radar at 14 miles. (Flane contact \(5:4\)). Other planes indicated at greater range. Two planes passed well clear but one seemed to be heading directly for us, so when range had decreased to 0519 miles at

0451(M) Submerged. Planes were never seen visually.

0425(M) Assumed these were planes returning to MIDWAY from raid on WASACT, and surfaced. Went ahead on three main engines, 1568060 had, and surfaced.

1400(M) Wind has shifted during the night from east to southwest through the south. Sea is rough, wind about 25 knots, increasing.

1108(M) A large wave coming over the port side almost knocked the starboard lookout out of his platform on the periscope shears. The control room is very wet from water pouring down the one-going tower hatch. Speed has been gradually reduced until at.

1100(M) We are able to make only 8 KTS. The conversion of 4134 and 4B to fuel ballast tanks has greatly reduced the sea keeping qualities of the ship. Seas from ahead swept right over the deck although they are not unusually high. Safety and negative have been blown dry with no appreciable improvement.

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FIRST ENDORSEMENT to
CO U.S. SKATE Conf. Itr.
SS305/A16-3 dated 7 Aug.
1944 - Report of War Patrol No. 5.

From: The Commander Submarine Squadron FOUR.
To: The Commander in Chief, United States Fleet.
Vte: (1) The Commander Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet.
    (2) The Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet.

Subject: U.S.S. SKATE, Report of War Patrol No. FIVE.

1. Forwarded.

2. The SKATE's fifth war patrol, conducted in the
KURILE-PARAUISHIRU area, was of 45 days duration, 31 days being
spent in the area.

3. Three enemy contacts and four Russian contacts were
made. All enemy contacts were aggressively pursued and attacked,
resulting in the positive sinking of a FUFPKI destroyer and two
freighters, plus the probable damaging of a third freighter.

4. The ever present summer fog in the Okhotsk Sea made
ship identification nearly impossible, but the Commanding Officer
exerted every means of ascertaining the enemy nature of his contacts
before attacking, and very wisely captured two prisoners to
augment his proof after the enemy freighters were destroyed.

5. The third consecutive successful patrol for the
present Commanding Officer again showed his persistance and careful
calculation when in contact with the enemy. The Commander Submarine
Squadron FOUR congratulates the Commanding officers and crew of the
SKATE on another of her unbroken string of victories over the
enemy.

C. F. ERCK.

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23 Sopt. (Cont.)
:300 After battery developed a l30 volt ground.

1554 SD I'adar contact at 4 miles. (A.C, #\ ?) Dived.

a500 Surfaceed.

2225 Cleared the after battery ground and started the charge.

24 Sept.

There is a l00 mc, radar in the southern part of 0/11fA
(750 i.N.F.) 40 mic500cond P.'v.; 2 minutes 20 seco.
ond R.P.; 51 degree beam width; no keying; no l obey switch-
ing.)

0435 1048 hearo 160 mc. airborne radar.

0534 The l60 mc. radar : as in the opinion of the radiorarin, beaae:
ed on us.

0540 Dived to conduct canonope patrol off the flected anuclorage
000 NlTTUGHSUAU 'MAV.

1230 Rearched to take a high periscope look in the anchorage,
nchIing sighted.

L319 succeeded 60 to 80 ton trawiler coming out of the anchorage.
(SLhar Contact »2) TooSSlll for a torpedo, Too close to
lanf to shoot.'

2020 Surfared. Patrolled af 5 knots.

25 Sopt.
I0607 learro patrols indcatc the region bctween famili
AT.741'0L. ().). Brothers IBBOTHA Dnonna.
',oJ感染 -THONNA. All iceLOAU
about表决. ,OL I -radar instrbec

2018 Surfi.led. Set course to new area. Mient through island
chair at latilibue 279 10' N.

2G-8ept.
Mrrp and tlVcu ltoyorig ni<-ct at the aglona between 1MHV
IL.T-. A-I

060as 114;r-168 the pic0.n on rayo linAustralianairplane

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— page 75 —
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
573 411 450 522 0 0.2 0 0
3
3 0 11 548. 4-1 0 40 1, 2.6i00
I 0.5 11 0 0. L0.4 8
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2.0 0 90
2.1 6

0018

Personnel. ..-
Fleet to 0.2'344 83
80.3 6623 .seamens, In order of the
optoxry highwets.

Port-Governor's

-Advice of constitution
that there are great Bent for running.

H

Scyling system of colli-

polr-arr scathing 160 ipentr at the sea.

1144. Landportbl for shipment, Ilyea kind of

rope:
Top easing
-204 up at about the same speed

— page 76 —
2102, reply

2 Oct. (Cont.). 2177 kreceived dispatch asking for data on prematures.

3 Oct. 0030 R Gadar planes left area.

0513 Nadar plane; 157 me, Remained until diving.

0550 Dived betweenmişHIA and TAUHO SHI' air for peril.

scoPe patrol.

1950 Surfaced. Patrolled south of TORI SHiHA and west of. OAKIOYUGAJU IHA.

1555 O inemy radar plane; 157 me. remained for three hours and a half.

4 Oct. 0329 Raadar interference on the SU bearing 1350T. Probably BERRI or STENIRIT.

0620 Dived for periscope patrol in approximately same waters as yesterday.

1547 Surfaced. Patrolled west to TOD SHiHA.

1955 henemy radar plane; 157 me. remained for four hours.

5 Oct. 0455 Dived for periscope patrol off southwest coast of MAAI

0533 Sighted SUPT type airplane. (AC. 1.15)

U Um lit.

1051 Sifted a trawler with a large horizontal two wire radio antenna. (Ship Contact sic8) e had four lookouts on th deck house. Irobably locking for fish.

1946 Surfaced.

1949 Ememy radar plane; 157 me. close; Dived; not dark enough.

20O9 Surfaced.

2012 Same enemy radar plane close. Daker now. This plane went the I AR pule shape scope to saturation for as long a6 minutes at a time. O typhoon is obviously on its way. Headed for western part of area.

— page 79 —
231 07( Cont.)
C711 Sighted a mTY type airplanes at 5 miles, 24) Dive-
for 74 minutes.

1038 SD Radar contact at 12 miles. (A.C. #25) Dived for 56
minutes.

1427 SD radar contact at 6 miles. (A.C. #26) Dived for 73
minutes.

1622   :s>ar plane; 155 mc, .,ained for 10 minutes.

143. Cut.
C|07   :R|a;r plane; 157 mc, ained for 15 minutes.

0702   :rDdd plane; 157 mc,. aining for 10 minutes.

0834  152;ad: a plane; 157 mc

0838    S;ight�ed :TY type airplane cot 7 miles heading towards. (A.
C. 27) Dived.

1002    s|D
(Ar.(i)
(I)1:...(i) Landat : 155 mc,
I(i1l1S4. d   :Died
(0-1) q-,(iiD
:airlaD apEBBD.o',9 (0-132) (D.

)

15 Oi't.
0631   ,'1rdar plane; 155 mc, aining for 15 minutes.

1156   :D1da1a  contact at 12 miles. (A.C 13.0) Dtyped for 42
minutes

1520    DD:sE'
ing. b  : l: tSust 5Retatlon tor scout-

2110    ,1-
0) Contact.

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te for l0 minutes.

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— page 83 —
22 Oct. (rH r)
1015 Resp

1145 S 4

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— page 84 —
49441683SS305/A16-3 : 49441683SS305/A16-3
Serial : 53496111
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U. S. S. Details : 49441683SS305/A16-3 Detail :
: 3 : 3:
( A) Subject Report C
( CH ) . ( Other data. ( ComSubPeace only. 3 . ( Stats &
(4) Special report of Raise A tallt to 5 . ( ComSubPeace

1 1. Closure () covering the S.6 N the period : GQ7-/3//1 Q(UWU
conducted Gothio6) order. / 11 MAY Jun to
is forwarded follow

— page 86 —
1U.S.SK.,S.T. E (SS305) - Report o\f Second>°..ar. Patrol.

11 l'w 194~. . ~ _

~330(V') *cperJiod Pearl Jabiorfor for s7korth war patrol in accordance with

dispatch orders !ron Commander Submarine nhFore, Rocific 'liact
.r\':dinistration int company with the U.S.S. - TININY.

12 to 22 l*w aw 1945.

Ntruoto Pearl.hab16' ro Guam. Conducted joint training excetcise8
the
with U.S.S. 'hPINY.

1200 Positions:

12 l!'w 1200X 21-03 N 163-08 7r

13 I'WC 1200X 20-421l65-23

14 137 1200Y 20-42  1\7-44

15 19-20 17-90
16
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19 19_1200L 20-13  162

20 \a$ 11200L 1\9-00 I2'

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22 A13-41 M~'

23 to 27 I"f N"H"'1945.

Special training and conferences at Guam. R'1Mlpip reproirs conducted
by U.S.S. HOLLIND.

28 4*AWE" 1945.

1500C I) Undera v g Korca

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. Position:  16-30 ' 141-03 E

— page 88 —
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2011(I) 	 Surfauea

I June 194  7 .086.

0430(I) 	 Diveda .

1200(I) 	 Position: 	 

 0111 130 .68933

2017(I) 	Surfauecd, 	 Set course for crop rendezvous point.

2300(I) 	 Made rendezvous with u.s.S.	S.	TUNU and BALUFISH end proceeded in

company.

  5 \f\]

June 1945.

Entered JU E a . today. 	 See seoreate report.

I  1449(I) 	 		 	咫 P;

1958(I) 	 Righted a small tanker. 	 (S. G. 3 )

— page 89 —
7 que.1945.

0457(1) Livod.

1200(T) osition: 36-44 M 134-00 E.

1955(T) Surfaoed.

6 Aswued on traffic route down west coast of TongshIU.

1125(1) S fmd destroyer headed wstated. (S.C., A.) least range about 14,000

ravgl.

1200(T)
Mpsition: 36-55 w 136-28 E.

aJSGE(T) Surfaoed.
afl.ns

0430(T) raned on traffic routes into TOYAH M The bay has two impo rta am

sea WATER which are now heavily mined by our B-29' which will 1pr c-

clude oor shooting anyone sitting in these places.

u psnt of the patrol was sent Lto locality during this patrol a
## a brief oper大街 to visit was given to alernet to报 io the
Japanese

a short command sent but did not report

-- 5 -

— page 92 —
18-5-1950

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— page 96 —
12:53 PM S.E.S.S. (S S305) - Report of Seventh Star Patrol.

1200 (I) Position: 37-14 M 136-36 E.

2018 (I  ) Surfaced.

2054  (I) Talked to the SEA. DOG via SJ reader at a distance of 150 miles.
Freak conditions. She of course thought that we were close and ask-
ed why we were so far noth. She has five down and is still look-
ing.

2201 (I  ) Received massage from TUNNY that her radar is out.  This is the
first we have heard fron- her on the area frequency.

2212 (I) Sent message to the TUNNY on area frequency requesting permission
to patrol west of SUZU MISK. I.

17 June 1945.

0120  (I) Talked to CREVILLE via the SJ radar.  She asked where we were head-
ed.  She probably thinks that we are too far north also.

0305  (I) Received rendezvous message from TUNNY.  It will be impossible for
us to make it as it is too close to daylight and we are near the
beach.

0315  (I) Sent message to the TUNNY saying we coula nt rendezvoux until about
midingt tomorrow.

0346  (I) Divot to patrol off SUZU MISK I.

0246  (I) Sighted two destroyor type vessels.  Looked very much like nine
vessels.  Visibility was poor.  Least range about 12,ZOA yards.
They are headed for MI8S a.TU1. I understand that the dapncase are
having a little trouble with min1s in some of their sengorts.
(S.C. /A2 1)

1120  (I) sighted two ships near the beach.  (S.C. /22)  One is a 900 ton
2.0, the other is a 2,000 K.

1200  (I) Position: 37-36 N 137-05 E.

116  (I)  Sighted smoke.  (S.C. f23)   Hoaded toward.

1720  (I)  Closed to 1,000 yards of the track of the target who is a 3 or 4,000
ton c 3 with a deck load of landing craft.  Ie is 1,200 yards off the
beach.  The E:SSA while W the fore only e c practice one.

— page 97 —
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mark 18 torpedo.
0221(1) Surfaced. chil:

2l30(I) Sent mesagaC
touch Off SUZU IVISALI,
No receipt.
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4

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M-K :-

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— page 99 —
20 S.C.T.E (S3305) Report of Seventh Pat Roll.

1200(L) Position; 40-12 N 134-59 E.

'-.; : : 21 June 1945. 02101(1) SJ reader contact at 5,300 yards. .voided. (S.C.1J33) 03337(1) -Dived. 1l01(1) : ../; /Surtaced for two and a half hours to get a .fi .ar .sun lines. 1952(1) Suiltaced.

2005(1) Sifted two Russian merchant ships over near the Russian coast. One heading for L1201珍贵的 cubsec (S.C., /J3 -! determined the cost. i. This "35)

Shhered two Russian merchant ships over near the Russian coast.《 -'' -Color 7.2

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— page 100 —
24 June 1945.

Soe special report of sortie from Jyor N SM.

1200(C) Position: 46-13 N 1...02 200
25 June 1945.

0200(I) Anivingy indébndently. Set Course for near postion to
LIDUN.

261 Juore to 30 June 1945.

Enroute L0PU.., SSnt time holding schools and completing as nearly
erfit Itions as possible.. Non positions hold w:

26 Juente (IK) 43-4J H f'S
27 Juno 1200f (L) 4.2.N 158-'53 E
29 Juno 1200 (14 3Z-41M 170'05 E
29 Juno 1200(N) 30-1I N 175'49 E -: Sana flatcon
mine by quntre et this positon.

30 Tues-1945 (Adminitd Dcte)

9 are nov in company with the511-0G6, -gIR, and CrOS m.

12009) Fcogition: 20OU N 177-55

_ móde rendezoux with planes and entered LUDUW. Tld BUShrkull
oed rode all sshgements for a Schmidt ed of ours niants in th-
udway lagooh, Sound conditions were as 1998 p.. .
y side 110 . ting. Thuy ed do a noo e in hisC.
Truck with steel ..

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— page 101 —
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1. July 1905.

Enroute Y7AT to PEAR a
he Ice.

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— page 103 —
8: $The Guam Shipment:*

From:

U.S. SKATE (SS305) Report of Seventy Four Patrol.

To:

The Commander Submarine Division C.NE HUNDRED FIVE.

Via:

(1) The Commander Submarine Squadron TEN.

(2) The Commander Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet.

(3) The Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet.

Subject: U.S.S.R, SKATE (SS305)  Report of War Patrol Number Seven.

i: 1.
The Seventh War Patrol of the U.S.S. SKATE was conducted in the Japan Sea off the west coast of INGHU, during the period 11 May to 4 April 1945, under the command of Commander R. B. LINCH. Nineteen days were spent in the Japan Sea.

2.  Contacts were numerous and were aggressively attacked.

Attack Number One: This was a brilliant submerged daylight attack on an enemy 1-121 class submarine in a plav se on 10 June 1945. The ST radar was not used due to the glasv condition of the se a. A salvo of four torpedoes was fired, two of which hit, the submarine sinking immediately.

Attack Number Two: This was a submerged approach on an unidentified AKA of about 4,000 tons displacement. The commanding officer was unable to close to less than 3500 yards and elected to fire four torpedoes at that range, all of which missed, due to extreme range. The decision to attack at this extreme range, as indicated later on in the patrol, was wrong, but with targets at scarce as they have been recently, it is logical to expect that the commanding officer would desire to sink anything that he may see.

Attack Number Three: This was an aggressively conducted attack, submerged on four vessels at anchor in a small cove in depths of water between ten and twenty fathoms. Six torpedoes were fired from the bow tubes, one hit was obtained in one small AKA, three in a medium AKA, and one in an additinal medium AKA. The largest AKA was sent to sink. The smaller AKA was sent to settle. The stern tubes were now brought to bear while under funfire from one AKA and three torpedoes were fired, all of which hit. One hit in a small tanker, on in a large AKA, which was resting ot the bottom, and one in the AKA which was firing at the periscope. Results of this attack were: Two AKA sunk, one small tanker sunk, and one AKA damaged. The SKATE successfully evaded an enemy anti-submarine vessel while running at a depth of about 63 feet with depth of water so shallow that fathometer would not register.

3.  Besides the damage inflicted upon the enemy, the SKATE also brought back three prisoners of war and a 1-6 book from one of the vessels which was sunk.

4.  The submarines sighted on 19 June were close in to the Japanese shore which influenced the commanding officer in his decision not to attack with his deck gun.

— page 104 —
10-5M1-6-3
: Care of Fleet Post Office,
San Francisco, Califor-----:. 4-_ 6 JVi 1945.
---:
ylv.v. 7600

Subject: U.S.S.KATE (S3305) -- Report of War Patrol Number Seven. ----:=!!!l':~

---:

5. The comments of the commanding officer under remarks
relative to magnetic exploders is well taken. Now that the enemy, has been
reduced to 'small shallow draft vessels, a good magnetic exploder would be
very helpful.

6. The administrative division commander congratulates rnost
ph
wholeheartedly the commanding officer, officers and crew of this fine ship
upon completion of a most outstanding patrol and for the damage inflicted
upon the enemy~

— page 105 —
7 July 1945

Subtracting the reconnaissance, pre- and
post-craton on the order's systems. The strategies
for this research/training effort are discussed. The
subsector plans to use subor-nates...S19
headers are then played out with different

References

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Subject: U.S. SATE (SS305) - Report of War Patrol in

Yes sir?

Ten years later.

Total sonar data is

collected. The data is segmented and classified
by treaty wording.
1
1
II.1 On basis of official authorities:

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Yes sir?
5. As appropriated in the initial reports; 6. As appropriated in this review. 17. Used as authentic texts by present study.

6. Deuterium analysis (remaining substances in groundwater and on target elements) accurately identified. This, in turn, is important in the vast majority of already acquired archaeological registries but also has significant aspects in coastal zone development studies.

15496

Researchers have considered the

Republikania, FR system. Owns marine life of the
actions.

— page 106 —
9

: 4/ 12

: 16 ..lly 1945

TABLE REPORT wL BE

S.A.. report
Seventh War Patrel. ~Incache@I~t. ARA.
COOrdINAF PATRE flROT ro, &120
U.S.S.A.

From: The Commander Submarine Torce, Pacific Fleet.
To : The Commander in 3fitef; Uillted Sates Fleet.
Via ._ The CoN~ander in chier: U.S.Jradiie Fleet.

Subject: U.S.S.Ixms (Ser305) - Report at Yenth War Pat

(11 Nay to 4
1. The venerth war patrol of th E, under the comand

of Co-~ander 'Gabard B. Lynch, u. S. Nany, luda cod rut*ىi )n the south. I
east
·ac~bJt section of the Japan Sea along the western coast of lousau, - --. ':,

The U vel ( 5213 and U.

coordinated attack group. miL tvwth the c:mdintag oricr of theurious- arid rat

? . The
as the Gr~ap corpanndcrer.

2.
with highiy qkesissuesf euor uI@aa

missd:. ~the znmgt(orro

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