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| USN Gato-class submarine 1,526 Tons (surfaced) 2,424 Tons (submerged) 312' x 27' x 17' 1 x 3"/50 deck gun 1 x 40mm AA gun 1 x 20mm AA gun 10 x 21' torpedo tubes (6 bow and 4 stern) with 24 torpedoes |
Sub History Built by Electric Boat Company in Groton, Connecticut. Laid down September 21, 1942 as Gato-class submarine. Launched May 9, 1943 as USS Corvina (SS-226) named for the Corvina fish Cynoscion parvipinnis sponsored by Mrs. R. W. Christie, wife of Rear Admiral Ralph. W. Christie. Commissioned August 6, 1943 in the U.S. Navy (USN) with Commander R. S. Rooney in command. After fitting out, on September 18, 1943 departs New London, Connecticut on a sake down cruise then transits the Panama Canal to Pearl Harbor arriving October 14, 1943 and joins the Pacific Fleet. First War Patrol On November 4, 1943 departs Pearl Harbor then topped off with fuel at Johnston Island then patrol south of Truk, as close as enemy anti-submarine measures will permit. Sinking History On November 16, 1943 at 11:12pm Japanese submarine I-176 spots a surfaced submarine 8,800 yards away illuminated by bright moonlight and fires three torpedoed. Two were reported to have hit, causing “a great explosion sound.” Aboard, the entire crew of eighty-two were killed. Corvina was the only U.S. submarine sunk by a Japanese submarine during the Pacific War. References NavSouce - Corvina (SS-226) Combined Fleet - IJN Submarine I-176: Tabular Record of Movement Contribute
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