USS Escolar (SS-294) Ship's Log 



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YearDateHistorical Events
1942Jun 10Keel laid down by the Cramp Shipbuilding Co., Philadelphia, PA.
1943Apr 18Launched by Cramp Shipbuilding Co., Philadelphia, PA.
1944Jun 2Commissioned with CDR. W. J. Millican in command.
 Sep 18Escolar departed Pearl Harbor, HI. on her 1st war patrol.
 Sep 22After topping off fuel at Midway, Island, Escolar joined Croaker (SS-246) and Perch (SS-313) for a coordinated war patrol in the Yellow Sea which she directed. (Exact date unknown)
 Sep 30Escolar engaged a small craft in a surface gun action, and reported to her sisters that she was undamaged, without mentioning what her gunfire had done to the enemy ship.
 Nov 27Escolar'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.