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USS CAVALLA
SS-244
Submarine
USS
Cavalla was "The Luckiest Ship in the Submarine
Service", according the Historic Naval Ships
Association, because of her outstanding performance
during her service in World War II.
She amazingly
sank 34,180 tons of Japanese shipping. Her greatest
sinking, during six war patrols, was the aircraft
carrier Shokaku that had participated in the attack
on Pearl Harbor.
On her maiden patrol Cavalla, en route to her station in
the eastern Philippines, made contact with a large
Japanese task force on 17 June. Cavalla tracked the
force for several hours, relaying information which
contributed to the United States victory in the Battle
of the Philippine Sea. On 19 June she caught the
carrier Shōkaku and and quickly fired a spread of
six torpedoes, with three hits. Shōkaku sank at
11°50′N 137°57′E. The feat earned her a
Presidential Unit Citation.
Recognized for the extraordinary services, she was
invited to be present in Tokyo Bay in September 1945 for
the surrender signing aboard USS Missouri.
On 25 November 1944,
during her third patrol, USS Cavalla SS-244 encountered
two Japanese destroyers. She made a surface attack
which destroyed the Shimotsuki at 02°21′N 107°20′E.
The companion destroyer began depth charging while
Cavalla evaded. Later in the same patrol, 5
January 1945, Cavalla made a night surface attack on an
enemy convoy, and sank two converted net tenders at
05°00′S 112°20′E.
Submarines play a
significant role in limiting enemy naval operations.
During World War II, U.S. Navy submarines made up only
two percent of the ocean-going fleet but were
responsible for sinking more than 30 percent of the
Japanese Navy vessels. Perhaps most impressively, eight
of those ships were aircraft carriers. The American
submarine success rate in the Pacific during the war
resulted in the loss of nearly five million tons of
Japanese merchant marine shipping.
This
primarily wood
Cavalla SS-244
submarine model
is 52" long x 13" tall
x 5" wide
$4,750 A
wooden base is included.
Shipping
and insurance in the contiguous USA included.
Other countries: $400 flat rate.
Model is built per commission only. We require only
a small deposit to start the process. The
remaining balance won't be due until the model is
completed. Please click here for
lead time.
Learn more about the
USS Cavalla submarine here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Cavalla_(SS-244)
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