American World War II Submarine Operations
News about American submarines and United States naval
operations during the Pacific War, 1941 to 1945
This Month 64 Years Ago in the Pacific War
American Naval Operations and Submarine Activity November 1942
Posted Wednesday November 1st, 2006
- November 2 - Submarine USS Tambor (SS-198) laid mines in eastern Tonkin Gulf.
- November 2 - Submarine USS Tautog (SS-199) laid mines south of Cape Padaran, French Indo-China.
- November 4-8 - Submarine USS Barb (SS-220) reconnoitered, made weather reports, and landed beacon party at Safi, French Morocco, during U.S. invasion.
- November 4-8 - Submarine USS Shad (SS-235) furnished weather and reconnaissance information and acted as special beacon off Mehdia, French Morocco, during U.S. invasion.
- November 4-8 - Submarine USS Gunnel (SS-253) reconnoitered, made weather reports, and acted as beacon off Fedala, French Morocco.
- November 4-8 - Submarine USS Herring (SS-233) furnished weather and reconnaissance information and acted as special beacon off Casablanca, French Moroccan coast.
- November 4-8 - Submarine USS Blackfish (SS-221) furnished weather and reconnaissance information and acted as special beacon off Dakar.
- November 8 - Operation Torch (Allied landings in French Northwest Africa). American forces land at Casablanca. French naval forces attack U.S. Navy ships and 13 French ships are sunk without a loss to the U.S.
- November 12 - First day of the three days of fighting in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
- November 13 - Loss of USS Juneau (CL-52) during Battle of Guadalcanal results in loss of Five Sullivan Brothers.
- November 16 - Navy's first Night Fighter squadron (VMF(N)-531) established at Cherry Point, NC.
- November 28 - Ensigns George W. Carlson and Mac A. Cason, SC, USNR organize rescue parties to help rescue people from the fire at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston, MA . They are credited "the cause of saving more lives than any other single agency."
- November 30 - In Battle of Tassafaronga, last major naval action in Solomons, U.S. force prevents Japanese attempt to reprovision the Japanese troops on Guadalcanal. Six U.S. ships are damaged in the action.
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