USS Saury
SS 189

Chronology of tonnage sunk & damaged.


DATE
VESSEL TYPE
 
NAME
TONNAGE
LOCATION
08/24/1942
Tanker
Otowasan Maru*
9024 
14-20N, 120-08E
09/11/1942
Seaplane tender
Kanto Maru
8606 
03-15S, 118-27E 
05/26/1943
Cargo
Kagi Maru
 2346 
25-49N, 129-40E
05/28/1943
Cargo
Kamikawa Maru
6853 
01-00S, 150-18E
05/30/1943
Tanker
Shoko Maru+
5385 
29-37N, 125-00E
07/31/1943
Destroyer
Unknown*+
1500 
27-03N, 135-27E
11/18/1944
Tanker
Unknown*
6000 
30-50N, 141-56E
 
 
7 Ships
 
39,714 
 
* Damaged
+Confusion on name, could also be the Matsue Maru.
*+ Saury was in the path of a destroyer while making an approach. Saury dove deep but not fast enough and destroyer and submarine collided. Saurys' periscopes were damaged and bent 30 degrees over. She is credited with damaging a destroyer by ramming.
USS Saury  SS 189

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