USS TROUT SS 202

USS TROUT SS 202 Tambor Class

February 28, 1944. Sunk by surface craft. 81 men lost.

From: Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships

Trout
Any of certain small, fresh-water fishes, highly esteemed by anglers for their gameness, their rich and finely flavored flesh, and their handsome (usually mottled or speckled) coloration.

(SS-202: dp. 1,475 (surf.), 2,370 (subm.); 1. 307'2"; b. 27'3"; dr. 13'3"; s. 20 k. (surf.), 8.75 k. (subm.); cpl. 59; a. 10 21" tt., 1 3", 2 50-cal. mg.; cl. Tambor)

On February 8, 1944, Trout left Pearl Harbor for her 11th and final patrol. After refueling at Midway on the 16th, she headed for the East China Sea, and was never heard from again. Postwar Japanese records reveal that one of their convoys was attacked by a submarine on February 29, 1944 in the patrol area assigned to Trout. The submarine badly damaged one large passenger-cargo ship and sank the 7,126-ton transport Sakito Maru. It is possible that one of the convoy's escorts sank Trout. On April 17, 1944, Trout was declared presumed lost.

Trout received 11 battle stars for World War II service and the Presidential Unit Citation for her second, third, and fifth patrols. She is credited with sinking 37,144 tons in 12 enemy vessels, including the Japanese submarine I-182.