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Corvina (SS-226)

Gato Class Submarine: Laid down, 21 September 1942, at the Electric Boat Co., Groton, CT.; Launched, 9 May 1943; Commissioned USS Corvina (SS-226), 6 August 1943; Final Disposition, sunk, 16 November 1943, by torpedo from Japanese submarine I-176, south of Truk, all hands lost; Struck from the Naval Register, (date unknown).

Specifications: Displacement, Surfaced: 1,526 t., Submerged: 2,424 t.; Length 311' 9"; Beam 27' 3"; Draft 15' 3"; Speed, Surfaced 20.25 kts, Submerged 8.75 kts; Complement 6 Officers 54 Enlisted; Operating Depth, 300 ft; Submerged Endurance, 48 hrs at 2 kts; Patrol Endurance 75 days; Cruising Range, 11,000 miles surfaced at 10 kts; Armament, ten 21" torpedo tubes, six forward, four aft, 24 torpedoes, one 3"/50 deck gun, two .50 cal. machine guns, two .30 cal. machine guns; Propulsion, diesel electric reduction gear with four General Motors main generator engines, HP 5400, Fuel Capacity, 97,140 gals., four General Electric main motors, HP 2740, two 126-cell main storage batteries, twin propellers.
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Corvina 25k The Shortfin Corvina, Cynoscion parvipinnis. Courtesy of mexfish.com.
Corvina 31k Commemorative post mark on the occasion of the Corvina's (SS-226) keel laying, 21 September 1942, at the Electric Boat Co., Groton, CT. Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
Bonefish 288k Topside looking forward of the Bonefish (SS-223), on the building ways at the Electric Boat Co., Groton, CT., 7 March 1943.
Also under construction from right to left are the Cod (SS-224), Cero (SS-225), & at extreme right Corvina (SS-226).
Directly under the photographer would have been the #1 way at the Old North Yard, which on 7 March would have been occupied by the keel of Sealion (SS-315).		 Electric Boat Co / US Navy photo, courtesy of ussubvetsofworldwarii.org. Text i.d. courtesy of Dave Johnston.
Corvina 111k The Corvina (SS-226) slides down the ways at the Electric Boat Co., Groton, CT, launched, 9 March 1943. USN / Electric Boat photo.
Corvina 37k Corvina (SS-226) at dock, probably at Groton CT., during her trials, March - May 1943.Courtesy of MMCM (SS) Greg Peterman USN Retired.
Corvina 31k Commemorative post mark on the occasion of the Corvina's (SS-226) commissioning, 6 August 1943, at the Electric Boat Co., Groton, CT. Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
Corvina 63k Japanese submarine I-176, which sank the Corvina (SS-226). Courtesy of combinedfleet.com.
Corvina 7k Roderick Shanahan Rooney, Commander (Commanding Officer) of the Corvina (SS-226) at the time of her loss. U.S. Navy photo courtesy of oneternalpatrol.com.
Corvina 40k In memory of the Corvina (SS-226). Courtesy of Tom Kermen.
Corvina 167k Map of the general area south of Truk where the Japanese submarine I-176 sank the Corvina (SS-226). Courtesy of lib.utexas.edu.
Corvina 52k Google Earth satellite photo of the Corvina's (SS-226) last approximate position based during post-war debriefings. Theis position is thought to be the final resting place of the Corvina and her crew.
View courtesy of Google Earth. Photo added 04/25/08.
Tolling the Boats 117k The wife of a World War II U.S. submarine veteran, tosses a flower into a reflecting pool to honor the memory of one of the 52 submarines lost during World War II at the National Submarine Memorial-West on board Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, Calif. On this Veterans Day, the Submarine Veterans of World War II transferred ownership of the memorial to the U.S. Navy.

The following text is from The Coming Fury by Bruce Catton., pg. 478.
"Major Sullivan Bullen of Illinois was killed in the battle, and just before it he had written to his wife, Sarah, to tell her that he believed he was going to be killed and to express a tremulous faith that could see a gleam of light in the dark:
"But O Sarah! If the dead can come back to this earth and float unseen around those they loved, I shall always be near you in the gladdest days and in the gloomiest nights, always, always, and if there be a soft breeze upon your chest it shall be my breath, as the cool air fans your throbbing temple it shall be my spirit passing by. Sarah, do not mourn me dead; think I am gone and wait, for we shall meet again!"		 U.S. Navy photo # N-1159B-021 by Journalist 2nd Class Brian Brannon, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
Devilfish89k Simply conjecture, but this could have been the view through the periscope lens of the Japanese submarine I-176 when she sunk the Corvina (SS-226). This is the Devilfish (SS-292), being sunk as a target by Wahoo (SS-565) at San Francisco, CA., 14 August 1968.

In Memorium:

In the Second Book of Shmuel (Samuel), 22nd chapter, 5th through the 20th verses, translated from the original in Hebrew and published by the Koren Publishers of Jerusalem, Israel, 1982, can perhaps aptly describe the fate of the crew and all other U.S. submariners who died defending their county:

"When the waves of death compassed me / the floods of ungodly men made me afraid; / the bonds of She'ol encircled me; / the snares of death took me by surprise; / in my distress I called upon the Lord, / and cried to my G-D: / and he heard my voice out of his temple, / and my cry entered into his ears. / Then the earth shook and trembled; /the foundations of heaven moved / and shook because of his anger /...the heavy mass of waters, and thick clouds of the skies /... And the channels of the sea appeared, / the foundations of the world were laid bare, / at the rebuking of the Lord, at the blast at the breath of his nostrils. / He sent from above, he took me; / he drew me out of many waters; / he delivered me from my strong enemy, and from those who hated me; for they were too strong for me. / They surprised me in the day of my calamity: / but the Lord was my stay / He brought me forth also into a large place: / he delivered me because he delighted in me./"		 U.S. Navy photo, courtesy of ussubvetsofworldwarii.org.
View the Corvina (SS-226)
DANFS history entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site.
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association
Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
On Eternal Patrol
ComSubPac Report of loss of USS Corvina (SS 226) November 16 1943 - 82 Men Lost
Full Fathom Five, U.S. Submarine War Against Japan
USS CORVINA SS-226 MEMORIAL

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