Keats Edmund Montrose, USN
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| Died | 12 Jan 1945 | USS Swordfish (SS-193) | |
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Warship Commands listed for Keats Edmund Montrose, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS Swordfish (193) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | Mar 1944 | 12 Jan 1945 (+) |
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Submarine USS Swordfish (193)
13 Mar 1944
USS Swordfish (Lt.Cdr. K.E. Montrose) left Pearl Harbour for her 11th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Mariana Islands area.
29 Apr 1944
USS Swordfish (Lt.Cdr. K.E. Montrose) ends her 11th war patrol without scoring a "kill". She returns to base at Majure.
9 Jun 1944
While on her 12th war patrol USS Swordfish (Lt.Cdr. K.E. Montrose) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese destroyer Matsukaze (offsite link) about 70 nautical miles south-east of Chichi Jima, Bonin Islands in position 26º59'N, 143º13'E.
15 Jun 1944
USS Swordfish (Lt.Cdr. K.E. Montrose) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese transport ship Kanseishi Maru (4804 GRT) about 150 nautical miles north-north-west of Chichi Jima in postion 29º30'N, 144º07'E.
30 Jun 1944
USS Swordfish (Lt.Cdr. K.E. Montrose) ends her 12th war patrol at Pearl Harbour. Swordfish went into refit.
22 Dec 1944
USS Swordfish (Lt.Cdr. K.E. Montrose) left Pearl Harbour for her 13th war patrol. She was to patrol of Nansei Shoto. On 26 December 1944 she topped off with fuel at Midway. On 2 January 1945, she was ordered to patrol clear of the Nansei Shoto area until completion of scheduled air strikes. She acknowledged receipt of these orders on 3 January. No further communication was received from the submarine. On 15 February, after repeated attempts to contact her by radio had failed, she was reported as presumed lost, the victim of unknown causes.