USS SHAD
SS 235

This picture of the Shad courtesy of Tom O'Dowd, whos' father
served in her in WW II in the Atlantic and the Pacific.

DATE	VESSEL TYPE		NAME	TONNAGE	LOCATION
Jan. 04, 1943	Auxiliary Minesweeper		M4242/Odet**	Damaged*	43-55N, 02.42W
Jan. 25, 1943	Steamer		Nordfels	Damaged++	43-28N, 02-59W
Apr. 01, 1943	Motorship (Italy)		Pietro Orseolo	Damaged+	34-28N, 02-18W
Apr. 01, 1943	Destroyer		Z23	Damaged++	34-28N, 02-18W
Sep. 19, 1944	Frigate		Ioshima	900	33-40N, 138-18E
May. 17, 1945	Cargo		Chosan Maru	3,939	35-41N, 126-17E
Jun. 07, 1945	Cargo		Azusa Maru	1,370	34-00N, 126-45E
		3 Ships		6,209

* Later sunk by bombs in St. Nazaire, France. Raised and repaired.
**Shad had several firings on a Steamer and a barge but reported no confirmed hits.
⁺Hit by torpedo and damaged.
⁺⁺Hit by Dud torpedos. little damage.

Shad was decommissioned and struck from the Ships Lists on April 01, 1960.
She was sold for scrapping on July 11, 1960