USS Atule (SS-403) Ship's Log 
YearDateHistorical Events
1943Nov 25Keel Laid, Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, NH
1944Mar 6Launched.
 Jun 21Commissioned.
 Jul 7First Dive
 Sep 3Balboa naval Base
 Oct 9Atule departed Pearl Harbor, HI. for 1st war partol, joining Pintado & Jallao.
 Nov 1Sank s/s Asama Maru 16,975 Tons @ 20.09N - 11738E. Troop Transport Fleeing the Philippines
 Nov 20Sank Minesweeper # 38 - 630 Tons @21.21N-119.45E
 Nov 25Sank Patrol Boat # 38 830 Tons @20.12 - 121.51E
 Nov 25Sank s/s Santos Maru 7266 @17.33 - 120.21E
 Nov 27Sank unknown Ship near Dequey Island - Unconfirmed
 Dec 2end War Patrol # 1 Arrived Tanapag Harbor, Saipan along side Fulton AS 11
 Dec 11Underway to Majuno Lagoon - Moored alongside BUSHNELL AS 15 R & R 12/11-29/44
1945Jan 15Begin Second War Patrol w/SPADEFISH(SS11), DEVILFISH(SS292)& BANG(SS385)
 Jan 24Sank s/s Taiman # 1 6888 Tons @ 36.47 -123.29E
 Feb 502/05-15/45 Sighted 29 Mines - Sank 23 Mines
 Feb 26End Second War Patrol - Arrived Tanapag Harbor, Siapan Moored along side FULTON as12
 Feb 28underway Midway - Arrived 03/06/45 Moored alongside PELIAS AS14 Crew R &R
 Apr 2Begin War Patrol # 3
 Apr 11Arrived Apia Harbor. Moored alongside HOLLAND AS 3
 Apr 1504/15 - 05/18/45 Sank 23 Mines
 May 5Rescued Japanese aviator Lt. Masayoski Kolima. Plane shot down by B-29
 May 25Ended War Patrol # 3 at Midway, moored alongside GRIFFIN AS 13. Turned POW Lt. M Kolima to US Marines
 May 25End Third War Patrol- Arrived Midway, moored alongside EURYALE AS 22. Turned POW lt. M.Kolima over to Marines
 May 26Underway for Pearl Harbor, arrives 05/30/45 Moored alongside EURYDALE AS 22. R & R for Crew
 Jul 17Underway War Patrol # 4. w/GATO(SS212) & ARCHERFISH(311)
 Aug 13Sank Coastal Defense Boat # 6 800 Tons @ 42.11N -142.14E Also possible second Coastal Defense Boat-unconfirmed
 Aug 21End War Patrol # 4 at Midway
 Aug 25Arrived Parl Harbor.
 Aug 30Departed Pearl Harbor via the Panama Canal for New London, CT.
 Sep 16Transit the Panama Canal
 Sep 19Collision with Tug "SKIPPER" towing VALIOL Barge # 14 & DETROITER
 Oct 2510/25-30/45 Washington, DC
 Nov 111/01/45 thru 01/30/45 - Philadelphia NSY - Overhaul
1946Apr 4Left to join "Operation Nanook in the Artic regions.
 Jul 22Fired 3 Torpedoes at Iceberg - minimal Damage to iceberg
 Jul 28Under Icecap- 80Degrees North - collect water samples
 Jul 30Memorial service for S1c Cornelius Ferrie - Died onboard of Pulmonary Hemmorrhage
 Jul 30Cornelius Ferrie S1c Died aboard from Pulmonary Hemorrhage
 Aug 31LTjg Charles H Clouse awarded Bronze Star
 Sep 19Collision with tug "Skipper" towing Valoil Barge # 14 & Detroiter
 Nov 13Sank U-977 off of Race Point Light(cape Cod) 2 Mk 23 Torpedoes
1947Feb 27Arrived Philadelphia for overhaul and inactivation.
1951Mar 8Re-commissioned as GUPPY 1A at Portsmouth NSY. Cdr Benjamin Burnside
 May 4First dive as a GUPPY 1A- Ballast 17 Tons heavy Forward OOPS
 Jun 9Underway to Bermuda
 Aug 20Underway for GITMO
 Sep 28Returned to NLon from GITMO
 Nov 3Dive # 2000
1952Feb 9Underway for Gibraltar - Operation Grand Slam Submerges 02/26 @-459/ surfaced on 03/05 @1750 Liberties in Malta, Marseilles
 Mar 22Submerged 03/22@ 0800 Gibraltar- surfaced on03/28 @0900 New London
 Apr 15Dive # 3000
 Jul 22Frank Elshols EM3(SS) died from fall-Fractured Skull
 Sep 15While participating in LANTSUBEX, she was caught in Hurricane Charlie. 100 knot winds rolled her more than 60 degrees to port, washing 2 officers off the bridge.
1953Mar 19Lcdr Robert Langlois assumes Command
 Apr 4Left Portsmouth Naval Shipyard after overhaul.
 May 29Underway for Key West, Fla
 Jun 5Liberty in Havana, Cuba
 Sep 14Operation Lantflex II
 Oct 10Fire in Maneuvering - Repairs in Reykjavik, Iceland
1954Jan 25Operation Springboard -Liberty in ST. Thomas & San Juan,
 Feb 23LCDR Donald Sencenbaugh assumes command
 Jul 12Rescued crew of 'Mary Anne II" - small fishing boat
1955Dec 6While changing Berths, rammed seawall, collapsed wooden parking area, sunk Volkeswagon
 Dec 9Struck by floating crane (USS ATULE was tied to pier)
1956Mar 23Lcdr William Knull assumes command
 Apr 16Operation Springboard, Liberty in St. Thomas, San Juan, Cuidad Truillo
 Nov 8Barrier Run 11/08 to 12/19
 Dec 13Lost Stern Planes off coast of Iceland
 Dec 1912/19/56-01/21/57 In ARD # 5 - Replace lost stern planes
1957Feb 1Ops off Bermuda-returned 03/01
 Mar 26Ops off Halifax, NS- returned 04/20
 Apr 15Ops off Narragansett. Returned 04/20. Liberty in Newport, RI
 May 11Liberty in Annapolis, MD
 Jul 6Med Run 07/06 to 10/24,1957 Liberty in Gibraltar, Cannes, Palma MallorcaSuda Bay, CreteSaloniki,Greece; Izmir, Turkey
 Dec 26Kenneth W. Ziebler EN3(SS) Killed in auto accident on Mass Thruway
1958Jul 26NEW HOME PORT Key West, Fla
 Aug 5Lcdr Wesley Graham assumes command
 Oct 4Ops GITMO returned 10/19
1959Apr 20Barrier Run Returned 06/18
 Aug 24Ops Gitmo, returned on 09/17 Liberty in Ocho Rios, Jam.
1960Apr 30Lcdr Donald Kirkpatrick assumes command
 Jun 27Underway for Norfolk ,VA in prep for Med Run
 Jul 2Med Run Returned 10/16/60. Liberty in Rota, Barcelona, palma mallarca, Golfo Di Palmas, Fuimicino, Valletta, Rome Olympics
1961Jul 31Ops in Gitmo, returned 12/16/61. Liberty in Ocho Rios
1962Feb 17Lcdr James Ward assumes command
 Jul 20ops Gitmo Returned 08/17/62 RESCUED 3 Cuban refugees-transferred to US Coast Guard Cutter(W-101)TURNED OVER TO us COAST gUARD
 Oct 22Cuban Missile Crises -Delayed getting underway-Screws on backwards
 Dec 5Dive # 6000
1963Jan 4Ops GITMO Returned02/01. Liberty in Montego Bay, Ocho Rios
 Mar 16Liberty in New Orleans/Algiers, La Marti Gras
1964Jan 10Lcdr Jon Spiller assumes command
 Jul 7Med Run returned on 11/03. Liberty in Lisbon, Rota, Palme Mallorca, Golfo de Palmas, Toulon, Naples, Valletta, Athens
1965Feb 25Ops Gitmo Returned on 03/19 Liberty in Kingston & Ocho Rios
 Aug 9Presented the "E" Award
 Aug 11UNITAS VI Run. Returned on 12/06liberty in Port of Spain, Trinidad. LaGuiara, Cartagena, Transit to Panama Canal, Salinas, Guayaquil, Callao, Valparaiso, Talcahuano, Puentas Arenas, Puerto Belgrano,Mar del Plata, Rio de Janerio, Salvador Crossed Equator
1966Mar 12Lcdr Robert Fellingham assumes command
 Apr 21Ops GITMO returned on05/28. Liberty in Port Antonio
 Jun 7Hurricane Sortie
1967Aug 25Ops GITMO returned on 05/04. Liberty in Ocho Rios & MoBay
 Sep 11Hurricane Bullah
1968Feb 2Lcdr Robert Schlenzig assumes command
 Feb 16New Orleans- Marti Gras. Dove in Mississippi River
 Oct 7Med Run Returned on 02/03/69. Liberty in Rota, Valetta, Genoa, Nice
1969May 15Lcdr George Riefler assumes command (last CO)
 May 19Ops GITMO Return on 06/30. Liberty in Ocho Rios & Montiego Bay
 Aug 30Underway for Philadelphia Naval Shipyard for De-commissioning
 Sep 15Placed in "reserve"
 Sep 23Last Entry in "Deck Log" XO Groder & COB James Scott sign USS ATULE over to PNSY
 Oct 1Re-classified AGSS-403.
1970Apr 6Officially Decommissioned.
1973Aug 15Name struck from U.S. Navy last
1974Sep 30Sold to Peru -renamed B.A.P POCOCHA
1988Aug 26Sunk after collision KIOWA MARU. 6 crewman lost. Boat later raised and cut up for parts