SAND LANCE SS 381
Ship Name and Designation History
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.
Keel Laid March 12 1943 as OJANCO Renamed ORCA (Date unknown) Renamed (Date unknown) Launched June 25 1943 |
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Postmarks
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Other Information
SAND LANCE earned the Presidential Unit Citation and 5 Battle Stars for WWII service
Credited with sinking...
The 3548-ton Japanese Troop Transport KAIKO MARU, February 28 1944 Kuril Islands
The 4541-ton Japanese Troop Transport AKASHISAN MARU, March 3 1944 off Japan
The 2900-ton Soviet Cargo Ship BELORUSSIA (accidental), March 3 1944 off Japan
The 3230-ton Japanese Light Cruiser TATSUTA, March 13 1944 off Yokosuka
The 4667-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship KOKUYO MARU, March 13 1944 off Yokosuka
The 3129-ton Japanese Troop Transport KENAN MARU, May 3 1944 off Saipan
The 4441-ton Japanese Troop Transport MITAKESAS MARU, May 11 1944 off Tinian
The 4291-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship KOHO MARU, May 14 1944, Off Guam
The 2633-ton Japanese Troop Transport TAIKOKU MARU, May 17 1944 off Saipan
The 3834-ton Japanese Army Cargo Ship FUKKO MARU, May 17 1944 off Saipan
The 2984-ton Japanese Auxiliary Gunboat TAIKO MARU, July 14 1944 Banda Sea
The 220-ton Japanese Auxiliary Minesweeper YOSHINO MARU, May 14 1945 off Hokkaido
NAMESAKE - A fish belonging to the family Ammodytidae. Several species of sand lance are commonly known as "sand eels" or "sandeels", though they are not related to true eels
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