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USS ''Raton'' (SS/SSR/AGSS-270), a , was a ship of the United States Navy named for the raton, a polynemoid fish inhabiting semitropical waters off the Pacific coast of America. ''Raton'' (SS-270), an attack submarine, was laid down 29 May 1942 by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, Wisc.; launched 24 January 1943; sponsored by Mrs. C. C. West and commissioned 13 July 1943, Lt. Comdr. J. W. Davis in command. Following training in Lake Michigan and at Coco Solo, C.Z., ''Raton'' sailed for the southwest Pacific 19 September 1943, and upon arriving at Brisbane, Australia, on 16 October, joined Submarine Force, 7th Fleet. == First war patrol, November – December 1943 == From Brisbane, ''Raton'' sailed to Tulagi, Solomon Islands for her first war patrol, from 20 November to 6 December 1943, in the Bismarck Archipelago–Solomons–New Guinea area. On 24 November, while patrolling west of Massau ''Raton'' sighted two Japanese cargo-type ships, with two destroyers and a "Rufe" float plane. The submarine trailed the convoy and that night made a torpedo attack, sinking the ''Onoe Maru''. The excellent countermeasures of the two escorts thwarted four attempts to sink the remaining freighter. On 28 November, she sighted a Rabaul-bound convoy of five cargo ships, accompanied by two escorts. In a submerged attack, ''Raton'' sank two ships of the convoy, the ''Hokko Maru'' and ''Yuri Maru''. After a severe pounding by the escorts, ''Raton'' escaped, but remained in the area for a return bout. In a night attack, she heavily damaged a third freighter, and called for assistance, as her torpedoes were nearly expended. arrived and joined the attack, only to be jumped by the two Japanese destroyers. ''Raton'' surfaced and raced at flank speed to draw the escorts away from ''Gato'', and succeeded, allowing ''Gato'' to sink ''Columbia Maru''. 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 Raton (SS-270)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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