Allied Warships

Shark (ii) (SS-314)

Submarine of the Balao class

USS Shark sliding down the slipway 17 October 1943.

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Submarine
Class	Balao
Pennant	314
Built by	Electric Boat Co. (Groton, Connecticut, U.S.A.)
Ordered	10 Apr 1942
Laid down	28 Jan 1943
Launched	17 Oct 1943
Commissioned	14 Feb 1944
Lost	24 Oct 1944
Loss position	20° 41'N, 119° 27'E

History	USS Shark (ii) (Cmdr Edward Noe Blakely) is most likely sunk, by the Japanese destroyer Harukaze (offsite link), in Luzon Strait in position 20º41'N, 119º27'E. All hands lost. On 24 October 1944 USS Seadragon received a message from USS Shark (ii) stating that she had made radar contact with a single freighter, and that she was going in to attack. This was the last message received from Shark (ii).

Commands listed for USS Shark (ii) (314)

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	Commander	From	To
1	T/Cdr. Edward Noe Blakely, USN	14 Feb 1944	24 Oct 1944 (+)

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Notable events involving Shark (ii) include:

24 Apr 1944
With her trials and initial training completed USS Shark (ii) (Cmdr Edward Noe Blakely) arrived at Pearl Harbor.

16 May 1944
USS Shark (ii) (Cdr. E.N. Blakely) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off the Mariana Islands.

2 Jun 1944
USS Shark (ii) (Cdr. Edward Noe Blakely) torpedoed and sank the Japanese troop transport Chiyo Maru No.2 (4700 GRT) about 600 nautical miles north-west of Saipan in position 21°00'N, 140°20'E.

4 Jun 1944
USS Shark (ii) (Cdr. E.N. Blakely) torpedoed and sank the Japanese troop transport Katsukawa Maru (6886 GRT) about 475 nautical miles north-west of Saipan in position 19°45'N, 138°15'E.

5 Jun 1944
USS Shark (ii) (Cdr. E.N. Blakely) torpedoed and sank the Japanese army cargo ship Tamahime Maru (3080 GRT) and the Japanese troop transport Takaoka Maru (7006 GRT) west of the Marianas in position 17°37'N, 140°32'E.

17 Jun 1944
USS Shark (ii) (Cdr. E.N. Blakely) ended her 1st war patrol at Midway.

10 Jul 1944
USS Shark (ii) (Cdr. E.N. Blakely) departed from Midway for her 2nd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off the Bonin Islands.

29 Aug 1944
USS Shark (ii) (Cdr. E.N. Blakely) ended her 2nd war patrol at Pearl Harbor.

23 Sep 1944
USS Shark (ii) (Cdr. E.N. Blakely) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 3rd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in Luzon Strait.

3 Oct 1944
USS Shark (ii) (Cmdr Edward Noe Blakely) refuels at Saipan.