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Lost Boat ( #5 of 9 )
USS Escolar (SS-294)
Lost on:
Lost on Oct 17, 1944 with the loss of 82 men. She was on her 1st war patrol and was most likely lost to a mine somewhere in the Yellow Sea.
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BC Patch
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Class:
SS 285
Commissioned:
6/2/1944
Launched:
4/18/1943
Builder:
Cramp Shipbuilding Co.
Length:
312
, Beam:
27
#Officers:
10
, #Enlisted:
71
Fate:
Escolar's last communication was with Perth on 17 October- she was never heard from again. It is assumed that she struck a mine and sank with all hands. 82 men lost.
