| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Tambor |
| Pennant | 201 |
| Built by | Portsmouth Navy Yard (Kittery, Maine, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 5 Jul 1939 |
| Launched | 25 Mar 1940 |
| Commissioned | 15 Aug 1940 |
| Lost | 10 Apr 1943 |
| Loss position | |
| History | USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. George Kenneth Mackenzie, Jr) went missing in the South Pacific in March 1943. She is often listed as being sunk by three Japanese destroyers on 15 March. She was reported overdue on 10 April 1943 when she failed to return Brisbane, Australia. More info on USS Triton and her loss can be found in the article Who sank the Triton? (offsite link). |
Commands listed for USS Triton (201)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Willis Ashford Lent, USN | 15 Aug 1940 | Mar 42 ? |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Charles Cochran Kirkpatrick, USN | Apr 42 ? | Jan 43 ? |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. George Kenneth Mackenzie, Jr., USN | < Feb 43 | 10 Apr 1943 (+) |
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Noteable events involving Triton include:
7 Dec 1941
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Lent) was at sea off Wake when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbour. She had left base on 19 November to conduct a practice war patrol. This practice war patrol now became her first war patrol.
11 Dec 1941
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Lent) unsuccesfully attacks Japanese ships south of Wake Island.
31 Dec 1941
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Lent) ended her first war patrol at Pearl Harbour.
25 Jan 1942
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Lent) departs Pearl Harbour for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the East China Sea.
17 Feb 1942
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Lent) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese auxiliary gunboat Shinyo Maru No.5 (1498 GRT) off Nagasaki, Japan in position 32º14'N, 127º14'E. (see map)
21 Feb 1942
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Lent) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant Shokyu Maru (4886 GRT) in the East China Sea about 60 nautical miles south of Quelpart Island in position 32º10'N, 126º28'E. (see map)
17 Mar 1942
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Lent) ends her 2nd war patrol at Pearl Harbour.
13 Apr 1942
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. C.C. Kirkpatrick) departs Pearl Harbour for her 3th war patrol. Once again she is ordered to patrol in the East China Sea.
1 May 1942
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. C.C. Kirkpatrick) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese transport ship Calcutta Maru (5338 GRT) about 180 nautical miles north-north-west of Formosa in position 28º06'N, 123º47'E. (see map)
6 May 1942
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. C.C. Kirkpatrick) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant Taiei Maru (2208 GRT) north-north-east of Keelung, Formosa in position 28º42'N, 123º50'E and the Japanese transport ship Taigen Maru (5665 GRT) in position 28º19'N, 123º28'E. (see map)
15 May 1942
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. C.C. Kirkpatrick) sinks two Japanese sampams with gunfire off Formosa in position 28º22'N, 133º02'E. (see map)
17 May 1942
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. C.C. Kirkpatrick) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese submarine I-64 (offsite link) south-east of Kyushu, Japan in position 29º25'N, 134º06'E. (see map)
4 Jun 1942
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. C.C. Kirkpatrick) ends her 3th war patrol at Pearl Harbour.
25 Jun 1942
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. C.C. Kirkpatrick) departs Pearl Harbour for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in Alaskan waters.
4 Jul 1942
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. C.C. Kirkpatrick) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese destroyer Nenohi (offsite link) off Cape Sabak, off the southeast tip of Agattu, Aleutians in position 52º15'N, 173º51'E. (see map)
7 Sep 1942
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. C.C. Kirkpatrick) ended her 4th war patrol at Pearl Harbour. She now underwent an overhaul.
16 Dec 1942
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. C.C. Kirkpatrick) left Pearl Harbour for her 5h war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off Wake. Later she patrolled the Truk-Rabaul-New Guinea shipping lanes, north and northwest of New Ireland.
24 Dec 1942
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. C.C. Kirkpatrick) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese water tanker Amakusa Maru No.1 (1913 GRT) south of Wake Island in position 19º16'N, 166º36'E. (see map)
28 Dec 1942
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. C.C. Kirkpatrick) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant Omi Maru (3394 GRT) in position 06º24'N, 160º18'E. (see map)
13 Jan 1943
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. C.C. Kirkpatrick) torpedoes and damages the tanker Akebono Maru (10182 GRT) north of the St. Matthias Island group in position 00º26'S, 148º40'E. (see map)
26 Jan 1943
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. C.C. Kirkpatrick) ended her 5th war patrol at Brisbane, Australia.
16 Feb 1943
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. G.K. Mackenzie, Jr) departs Brisbane for her 6th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol the approches to Rabaul.
6 Mar 1943
USS Triton (Lt.Cdr. G.K. Mackenzie, Jr) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese transport ship Kiriha Maru (3057 GRT) and torpedoes and damages the Japanese merchant Mito Maru (7061 GRT) about 145 nautical miles northwest of the Admiralty Islands in position 00º37'N, 145º30'E. USS Triton reports this "kill" on 11 March but she is never heard from again. (see map)
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