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Allied Warships

Moray (SS-300)

Submarine of the Balao class


USS Moray before completion.

NavyThe US Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassBalao 
Pennant300 
Built byCramp Shipbuilding Co. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down21 Apr, 1943 
Launched14 May, 1944 
Commissioned26 Jan, 1945 
End service12 Apr, 1946 
Loss position
 
HistoryDecommissioned 12 April 1946.
Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet.
Stricken 1 April 1967.
Sunk as a torpedo target 18 June 1970, off San Clemente, California. 

Noteable events involving Moray include:

14 Apr, 1945
With her trials and initial training completed USS Moray (Cdr. F.L. Barrows) departs New London bound for Balboa, Panama Canal Zone.

25 Apr, 1945
USS Moray (Cdr. F.L. Barrows) arrives at Balboa.

5 May, 1945
USS Moray (Cdr. F.L. Barrows) departs the Canal Zone bound for Pearl Harbour.

21 May, 1945
USS Moray (Cdr. F.L. Barrows) arrives at Pearl Harbour.

7 Jun, 1945
USS Moray (Cdr. F.L. Barrows) departs Pearl Harbour bound for Saipan.

20 Jun, 1945
USS Moray (Cdr. F.L. Barrows) arrives at Saipan.

27 Jun, 1945
USS Moray (Cdr. F.L. Barrows) departs Saipan for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off Honshu, Japan.

10 Jul, 1945
USS Moray (Cdr. F.L. Barrows) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant whaler Fumi Maru No.6 (361 GRT) east of Kinkazan in position 38º11'N, 142º15'E. (see map)

6 Aug, 1945
USS Moray (Cdr. F.L. Barrows) ends her 1st war patrol at Midway.


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