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USS ''Guavina'' (SS/SSO/AGSS/AOSS-362), a ''Balao''-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the guavina, a fish which may reach a length of indigenous to the West Indies and the Atlantic coasts of Central America and Mexico. ''Guavina'' (SS-362) was launched by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, Wisc., 29 August 1943; sponsored by Miss Marie Roen; and commissioned 23 December 1943, Lieutenant Commander Carl Tiedeman in command. After shakedown, ''Guavina'' was towed down the Mississippi in a floating drydock by tug ''Minnesota'', reaching New Orleans 24 January 1944. She underwent training exercises at New Orleans and at Balboa, C.Z., before reaching Pearl Harbor 5 April to prepare for her first war patrol. == First war patrol, April – May 1944 == ''Guavina'' sailed 6 April 1944, on her first offensive cruise. On 22 April she sank by gunfire two trawlers loaded with lumber and cargo and 3 days later torpedoed a large "maru". Her first big kill came 26 April when she sent torpedoes into two of the merchant ships in a seven-ship convoy. One of them, ''Noshiro Maru'', sank almost immediately after three tremendous explosions. The second maru also exploded, although persistent depth charging prevented ''Guavina'' from staying around to observe the sinking. After standing lifeguard duty off Wake Island during air strikes 21 May – 26 May, the submarine returned to Majuro Atoll 28 May. Her aggressive first patrol forecast even greater service for the nation. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Guavina (SS-362)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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