Clearing New London, Connecticut, on September 18, 1943, Corvina arrived at Pearl Harbor on October 14. She put out from Pearl Harbor on her maiden war patrol November 4, topped up her fuel tanks at Johnston Island two days later, and was never heard from again.
Her assignment had been a dangerous one: to patrol as closely as possible to the heavily guarded stronghold of Truk and to intercept any Japanese sortie endangering the forthcoming American invasion of the Gilbert Islands. Japanese records report that Japanese submarine I-176 launched three torpedoes at an enemy submarine south of Truk on November 16, claiming two hits which resulted in the explosion of the target.[8] Her loss with her crew of 82 was announced March 14, 1944, making Corvina the only American submarine to have been sunk by a Japanese submarine in the entire war.[9]
In popular cultureedit
The 1951 John Wayne film Operation Pacific makes reference to the loss of Corvina. In the film, the fictitious Gato-class submarine USS Thunderfish makes an impromptu rendezvous with Corvina after Corvina reported problems with her Number 4 diesel engine. The submarimes exchange engine parts and the commanding officers also exchange films, Lieutenant Commander Duke E. Gifford (played by Wayne) offering George Washington Slept Here and Corvina′s captain offering "a submarine picture," later revealed to be the 1943 film Destination Tokyo. Later, while the crew of Thunderfish is watching Destination Tokyo, Gifford tries to figure out the source of torpedo explosions reported by Thunderfish′s sonar operator. The following day, Thunderfish comes across wreckage, and discovers the case containing George Washington Slept Here, revealing that Corvina had been sunk. Thunderfish′s radar then reports a single contact, and the submarine submerges. Gifford discovers "one I-type Jap submarine" while looking through the periscope. Thunderfish then engages, torpedoes, and sinks the Japanese submarine, avenging the loss of Corvina.
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^"USS Corvina". Wrecksite. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
^"Corvina (SS 226)". Navy Department Library. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
^Boyd, Carl; Yoshida, Akihiko (1995). The Japanese Submarine Force and World War II. Naval Institute Press. p. 236. ISBN9781557500151. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
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USS Corvina SS 226 a Gato class submarine was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the corvina 7 History United States BuilderElectric Boat Company Groton Connecticut 1 Laid downSeptember 21 1942 1 LaunchedMay 9 1943 1 Sponsored byMrs R W Christie CommissionedAugust 6 1943 1 FateSunk by Japanese submarine I 176 south of Truk Lagoon November 16 1943 2 General characteristics Class and typeGato class diesel electric submarine 2 Displacement1 525 long tons 1 549 t surfaced 2 2 424 long tons 2 463 t submerged 2 Length311 ft 9 in 95 02 m 2 Beam27 ft 3 in 8 31 m 2 Draft17 ft 5 2 m maximum 2 Propulsion4 General Motors Model 16 248 V16 Diesel engines driving electric generators 4 5 2 126 cell Sargo batteries 6 4 high speed General Electric electric motors with reduction gears 4 two propellers 4 5 400 shp 4 0 MW surfaced 4 2 740 shp 2 0 MW submerged 4 Speed21 knots 39 km h surfaced 3 9 kn 17 km h submerged 3 Range11 000 nmi 20 000 km surfaced at 10 kn 19 km h 3 Endurance48 hours at 2 kn 3 7 km h submerged 3 75 days on patrol Test depth300 ft 90 m 3 Complement6 officers 54 men 3 Armament10 21 inch 533 mm torpedo tubes 6 forward 4 aft 24 torpedoes 6 1 3 inch 76 mm 50 caliber deck gun 6 Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon Contents 1 Construction and commissioning 2 Service record 3 In popular culture 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksConstruction and commissioning editCorvina s keel was laid down by the Electric Boat Company of Groton Connecticut on September 21 1942 She was launched on May 9 1943 sponsored by Mrs LaRene P Christie wife of Rear Admiral Ralph W Christie commander of submarine operations in Fremantle Australia and commissioned on August 6 1943 Service record editClearing New London Connecticut on September 18 1943 Corvina arrived at Pearl Harbor on October 14 She put out from Pearl Harbor on her maiden war patrol November 4 topped up her fuel tanks at Johnston Island two days later and was never heard from again Her assignment had been a dangerous one to patrol as closely as possible to the heavily guarded stronghold of Truk and to intercept any Japanese sortie endangering the forthcoming American invasion of the Gilbert Islands Japanese records report that Japanese submarine I 176 launched three torpedoes at an enemy submarine south of Truk on November 16 claiming two hits which resulted in the explosion of the target 8 Her loss with her crew of 82 was announced March 14 1944 making Corvina the only American submarine to have been sunk by a Japanese submarine in the entire war 9 In popular culture editThe 1951 John Wayne film Operation Pacific makes reference to the loss of Corvina In the film the fictitious Gato class submarine USS Thunderfish makes an impromptu rendezvous with Corvina after Corvina reported problems with her Number 4 diesel engine The submarimes exchange engine parts and the commanding officers also exchange films Lieutenant Commander Duke E Gifford played by Wayne offering George Washington Slept Here and Corvina s captain offering a submarine picture later revealed to be the 1943 film Destination Tokyo Later while the crew of Thunderfish is watching Destination Tokyo Gifford tries to figure out the source of torpedo explosions reported by Thunderfish s sonar operator The following day Thunderfish comes across wreckage and discovers the case containing George Washington Slept Here revealing that Corvina had been sunk Thunderfish s radar then reports a single contact and the submarine submerges Gifford discovers one I type Jap submarine while looking through the periscope Thunderfish then engages torpedoes and sinks the Japanese submarine avenging the loss of Corvina See also editList of U S Navy losses in World War IIReferences edit a b c d Friedman Norman 1995 U S Submarines Through 1945 An Illustrated Design History Annapolis Maryland United States Naval Institute pp 285 304 ISBN 1 55750 263 3 a b c d e f g Bauer K Jack Roberts Stephen S 1991 Register of Ships of the U S Navy 1775 1990 Major Combatants Westport Connecticut Greenwood Press pp 271 273 ISBN 0 313 26202 0 a b c d e f U S Submarines Through 1945 pp 305 311 a b c d e Bauer K Jack Roberts Stephen S 1991 Register of Ships of the U S Navy 1775 1990 Major Combatants Westport Connecticut Greenwood Press pp 270 280 ISBN 978 0 313 26202 9 OCLC 24010356 U S Submarines Through 1945 p 261 a b c U S Submarines Through 1945 pp 305 311 USS Corvina Wrecksite Retrieved 23 March 2018 Corvina SS 226 Navy Department Library Retrieved January 21 2014 Boyd Carl Yoshida Akihiko 1995 The Japanese Submarine Force and World War II Naval Institute Press p 236 ISBN 9781557500151 Retrieved January 21 2014 This article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here External links editOn Eternal Patrol USS Corvina 5 5 N 151 10 E 5 083 N 151 167 E 5 083 151 167 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Corvina amp oldid 1209784262, 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