SAKARYA submarine
Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2008 10:35 pm
Built as a submarine under yard No 97 by Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn., USA for the USA Navy.
12 August 1943 laid down.
21 May 1944 launched under the name USS BOARFISH (SS327) one of the Balao class, she was named after a fish. Sponsored by Miss. Barbara Walsh, daughter of Senator Arthur Walsh of New Jersey.
Displacement 1.526 tons surfaced, 2.424 tons submerged. Dim. 95.0 x 8.3 x 4.6m. (draught).
Powered diesel electric by four 10-cyl. General Motors diesels, 5.400 hp., four electric motors manufactured by General Electric, 2.740 hp., twin shafts, speed 20 knots surfaced, 10 knots dived.
Diving depth 120 meter.
Submerged endurance by 2 knots, 48 hours. 12.000 miles surfaced by a speed of 10 knots.
Armament 1 – 5inch gun, 1 – 40mm AA, 1 – 20mm AA gun, 2 -0.5mm MG. 10 – 21 inch torpedo tubes, 6 bow and 4 stern, carried a total of 24 torpedoes.
Crew. 66.
23 September 1944 commissioned under command of Commander R.I. Gross.
Following shakedown training off the coast of New England, the submarine departed New London on 29 October 1944 for Panama. After a week of intensive training in Panamanian waters, BOARFISH transited the canal on 21 November and set out for Pearl Harbour where she arrived on 02 December 1944.
Another three weeks of training in Hawaii followed, and then the BOARFISH stood out of Pearl Harbour on 24 December bound for the western Pacific. She refuelled and took on provisions at Saipan before embarking upon her first war patrol on 05 January 1945.
BOARFISH sailed to the South China Sea to patrol the coast of French Indochina. Early on 21 January, the submarine’s radar picked up a small convoy of five or six small ships. BOARFISH closed the convoy three times in three hours, firing 16 torpedoes all of which apparently passed under the targets.
She broke off the attack at daybreak and did not regain contact.
On 31 January, the boat made an other radar contact on two cargo ships under escort. During the BOARFISH’s initial approach an escort sighted the submarine and chased her away.
Then the BOARFISH fired her torpedoes at periscope depth and scored hits on both ships. When she submerged to avoid the escorts, she left ENKI MARU (6968 tons in position 14 56N 109 00E) sinking and TAIETSU MARU burning fiercely and her crew beached her on the beach nearby.
Even wile avoiding depth charges, BOARFISH tried to close the beach to finish the job. She abandoned the attempt after 36 hours because fire had so ravaged the cargo ship that she seemed unsalvageable.
TAIETSU MARU was destroyed completely by American planes later that same day, and BOARFISH received partial credit for the sinking. The submarine ended her first patrol on 15 February when she pulled into Fremantle, Australia, for refit alongside EURYALE (AS-22).
Her second patrol began on 11 March when she departed from Fremantle for a second tour of duty in the South China Sea. Although she encountered and attacked two small convoys, their alert escorts foiled both attacks. BOARFISH successfully carried out two reconnaissance missions along the east coast of French Indochina before ending her patrol in Subic Bay on 21 April.
After refit alongside ANTHEDON (AS-24), BOARFISH left Subic Bay on 16 May for the Java Sea. Her first action came when she sighted a small two-masted junk on 27 May. A boarding party searched the junk for arms, contraband, and Japanese, but found noting, and the junk was allowed to proceed. Two days later, a small convoy of three ships accompanied by two escorts crossed BOARFISH’s path. She fired four torpedoes at the lead ship before losing firing position. Her crew heard an explosion; but when the officer at the conn peered through her periscope, he saw a charging escort instead of a sinking ship. The submarine dived intending to put 215 feet of the 240 feet charted at that location between her and the escort. At 216 feet, the submarine grounded knocking off her sound gear and making enough noise to betray her position easily. Eight depth charges followed as BEARFISH tried to free her self. Despite damage to her port propeller, the submarine backed off the seamount and eased up to 180 feet to escape. The damage sustained in the grounding was severe enough to force an early return to Fremantle, where she arrived on 8 June.
After repair and refit alongside CLYTIE (AS-26), she departed on 5 July for a fourth war patrol.
Operating in a coordinated attack group BOARFISH, BLENNY (SS-324) and CHUB (SS-329) covered the Java Sea off Java and the north coast of Bali. They made no surface contacts but encountered a number of enemy planes, one of which depth-bombed BOARFISH on 08 July. On 20 July BOARFISH performed lifeguard duties during an Allied strike on Singapore, and she remained off the Malay coast patrolling until 6 August, when she set course for Subic Bay. The submarine pulled alongside HOWARD W GILMORE (AS-16) for refit on 10 August and was there when the Japanese capitulation was announced.
BOARFISH sailed from Subic Bay on 30 August in company with HOWARD W GILMORE and 17 submarines. She parted company with them on 5 September and put into Apra Harbor, Guam, where she remained until 17 November training in post-war maneuvres and drills. She got underway on 17 November and set course via Pearl Harbour for San Diego where she arrived early in February 1946.
BOARFISH operated out of San Diego in local training exercises until 9 September, when she got underway for a tour in the western Pacific. After a brief stopover in Pearl Harbour, the submarine got underway on 1 October for a tour that included visits to Midway; Marcus Island; Okinawa; Tsingtao, China; and Guam. She began her return cruise to San Diego on 11 November and upon her arrival resumed local operations.
BOARFISH remained in the San Diego area until 15 November 1947 except for one cruise to Pearl Harbour in February 1947.and another to Alaska and Canada between July and November.
On 15 November, the submarine entered the Mare Island Naval Shipyard for overhaul before transfer to the Turkish Navy.
She left Mare ISLAND on 21 February 1948 and steamed via San Diego, Panama, New London, Malta, and Port Argostoli, Greece to Izmir, Turkey.
23 May 1948 decommissioned, and the same day transferred and re-commissioned in the Turkish Navy as SAKARYA (S-322)
20 May 1948 struck from the US Navy list.
12 December 1975 decommissioned and returned to US custody for scrapping.
On Turkey 1949 20k sg 1412, scott 993.
Source: http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b7/boarfish-i.htm http://www.submarineonstamps.co.il/openhist.php?ID=77 and some other web-sites.
12 August 1943 laid down.
21 May 1944 launched under the name USS BOARFISH (SS327) one of the Balao class, she was named after a fish. Sponsored by Miss. Barbara Walsh, daughter of Senator Arthur Walsh of New Jersey.
Displacement 1.526 tons surfaced, 2.424 tons submerged. Dim. 95.0 x 8.3 x 4.6m. (draught).
Powered diesel electric by four 10-cyl. General Motors diesels, 5.400 hp., four electric motors manufactured by General Electric, 2.740 hp., twin shafts, speed 20 knots surfaced, 10 knots dived.
Diving depth 120 meter.
Submerged endurance by 2 knots, 48 hours. 12.000 miles surfaced by a speed of 10 knots.
Armament 1 – 5inch gun, 1 – 40mm AA, 1 – 20mm AA gun, 2 -0.5mm MG. 10 – 21 inch torpedo tubes, 6 bow and 4 stern, carried a total of 24 torpedoes.
Crew. 66.
23 September 1944 commissioned under command of Commander R.I. Gross.
Following shakedown training off the coast of New England, the submarine departed New London on 29 October 1944 for Panama. After a week of intensive training in Panamanian waters, BOARFISH transited the canal on 21 November and set out for Pearl Harbour where she arrived on 02 December 1944.
Another three weeks of training in Hawaii followed, and then the BOARFISH stood out of Pearl Harbour on 24 December bound for the western Pacific. She refuelled and took on provisions at Saipan before embarking upon her first war patrol on 05 January 1945.
BOARFISH sailed to the South China Sea to patrol the coast of French Indochina. Early on 21 January, the submarine’s radar picked up a small convoy of five or six small ships. BOARFISH closed the convoy three times in three hours, firing 16 torpedoes all of which apparently passed under the targets.
She broke off the attack at daybreak and did not regain contact.
On 31 January, the boat made an other radar contact on two cargo ships under escort. During the BOARFISH’s initial approach an escort sighted the submarine and chased her away.
Then the BOARFISH fired her torpedoes at periscope depth and scored hits on both ships. When she submerged to avoid the escorts, she left ENKI MARU (6968 tons in position 14 56N 109 00E) sinking and TAIETSU MARU burning fiercely and her crew beached her on the beach nearby.
Even wile avoiding depth charges, BOARFISH tried to close the beach to finish the job. She abandoned the attempt after 36 hours because fire had so ravaged the cargo ship that she seemed unsalvageable.
TAIETSU MARU was destroyed completely by American planes later that same day, and BOARFISH received partial credit for the sinking. The submarine ended her first patrol on 15 February when she pulled into Fremantle, Australia, for refit alongside EURYALE (AS-22).
Her second patrol began on 11 March when she departed from Fremantle for a second tour of duty in the South China Sea. Although she encountered and attacked two small convoys, their alert escorts foiled both attacks. BOARFISH successfully carried out two reconnaissance missions along the east coast of French Indochina before ending her patrol in Subic Bay on 21 April.
After refit alongside ANTHEDON (AS-24), BOARFISH left Subic Bay on 16 May for the Java Sea. Her first action came when she sighted a small two-masted junk on 27 May. A boarding party searched the junk for arms, contraband, and Japanese, but found noting, and the junk was allowed to proceed. Two days later, a small convoy of three ships accompanied by two escorts crossed BOARFISH’s path. She fired four torpedoes at the lead ship before losing firing position. Her crew heard an explosion; but when the officer at the conn peered through her periscope, he saw a charging escort instead of a sinking ship. The submarine dived intending to put 215 feet of the 240 feet charted at that location between her and the escort. At 216 feet, the submarine grounded knocking off her sound gear and making enough noise to betray her position easily. Eight depth charges followed as BEARFISH tried to free her self. Despite damage to her port propeller, the submarine backed off the seamount and eased up to 180 feet to escape. The damage sustained in the grounding was severe enough to force an early return to Fremantle, where she arrived on 8 June.
After repair and refit alongside CLYTIE (AS-26), she departed on 5 July for a fourth war patrol.
Operating in a coordinated attack group BOARFISH, BLENNY (SS-324) and CHUB (SS-329) covered the Java Sea off Java and the north coast of Bali. They made no surface contacts but encountered a number of enemy planes, one of which depth-bombed BOARFISH on 08 July. On 20 July BOARFISH performed lifeguard duties during an Allied strike on Singapore, and she remained off the Malay coast patrolling until 6 August, when she set course for Subic Bay. The submarine pulled alongside HOWARD W GILMORE (AS-16) for refit on 10 August and was there when the Japanese capitulation was announced.
BOARFISH sailed from Subic Bay on 30 August in company with HOWARD W GILMORE and 17 submarines. She parted company with them on 5 September and put into Apra Harbor, Guam, where she remained until 17 November training in post-war maneuvres and drills. She got underway on 17 November and set course via Pearl Harbour for San Diego where she arrived early in February 1946.
BOARFISH operated out of San Diego in local training exercises until 9 September, when she got underway for a tour in the western Pacific. After a brief stopover in Pearl Harbour, the submarine got underway on 1 October for a tour that included visits to Midway; Marcus Island; Okinawa; Tsingtao, China; and Guam. She began her return cruise to San Diego on 11 November and upon her arrival resumed local operations.
BOARFISH remained in the San Diego area until 15 November 1947 except for one cruise to Pearl Harbour in February 1947.and another to Alaska and Canada between July and November.
On 15 November, the submarine entered the Mare Island Naval Shipyard for overhaul before transfer to the Turkish Navy.
She left Mare ISLAND on 21 February 1948 and steamed via San Diego, Panama, New London, Malta, and Port Argostoli, Greece to Izmir, Turkey.
23 May 1948 decommissioned, and the same day transferred and re-commissioned in the Turkish Navy as SAKARYA (S-322)
20 May 1948 struck from the US Navy list.
12 December 1975 decommissioned and returned to US custody for scrapping.
On Turkey 1949 20k sg 1412, scott 993.
Source: http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b7/boarfish-i.htm http://www.submarineonstamps.co.il/openhist.php?ID=77 and some other web-sites.