12 Dec 1941

French Indochina
  • Submarine USS Spearfish arrived on station in the South China Sea patrolling the approaches to Saigon, French Indochina (now Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam). ww2dbase [Spearfish | South China Sea | DS]
20 Dec 1941

French Indochina
  • Submarine USS Spearfish observed three Japanese submarines off Cam Ranh Bay, French Indochina (now Vietnam) and fired four torpedoes. The enemy submarines were not damaged. ww2dbase [Spearfish | South China Sea | DS]
5 Jan 1942

French Indochina
  • Submarine USS Spearfish observed two Japanese merchant steamers off Cam Ranh Bay, French Indochina (now Vietnam) and fired two torpedoes, causing no damage. ww2dbase [Spearfish | South China Sea | DS]
8 Jan 1942

French Indochina
  • Submarine USS Spearfish received orders to shift to the Celebes Sea off Tarakan, Borneo. ww2dbase [Spearfish | South China Sea | DS]
16 Jul 1942

French Indochina
  • Submarine USS Spearfish entered her assigned patrol area in the South China Sea in the approaches to Saigon, Indochina (now Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam). ww2dbase [Spearfish | South China Sea | DS]
26 Jul 1942

French Indochina
  • Twenty-five miles off Cam Ranh Bay, Indochina, submarine USS Spearfish attacked a 5,300-ton Japanese freighter. Four torpedoes were fired with three misses and one exploding prematurely, causing no damage. The freighter then retreated into Cam Ranh Bay. ww2dbase [Spearfish | South China Sea | DS]
27 Jul 1942

French Indochina
  • 110 miles off Cam Ranh Bay, Indochina, submarine USS Spearfish attacked a 9,500-ton Japanese submarine repair ship Rio de Janeiro Maru. Four torpedoes were fired with two hits. Spearfish departed the area thinking the ship was sinking by the stern but the ship was able to limp into Cam Ranh Bay where repairs were begun. ww2dbase [Spearfish | South China Sea | DS]
1 Aug 1942

French Indochina

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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