USS Caiman (SS-323) War Patrols
Last Update: 1/26/2008
During WWII, the USS Caiman (SS-323) went on four War Patrols. The official War Patrol Reports were declassified many years ago and are available to the public. Our fellow submariners from the USS Sealion (SS-315) started a project several years ago to make electronic copies from microfiche of WWII War Patrol reports available for 255 submarines. This was a very tedious work and we all owe them a great deal of gratitude for putting in the effort to make these valuable historical documents available. In 2007, the USS Caiman Association, purchased copies of the four USS Caiman (SS-323) War Patrol Reports and they are listed below for you to download. The original files were quite large so they were split into several files for each report to make it a little more practical to download them. As it is, the file sizes range from 20MB to 40MB, so be prepared to wait a little depending on the speed of your Internet connection. If you have a dial up connection, send me an email and I will see about getting you a copy on a CD.
War Patrol #1: Nov 13, 1944 to Jan 22, 1945 - 69 Days
War Patrol #2: Feb 18, 1945 to Apr 6, 1945 - 48 Days
War Patrol #3: Apr 28, 1945 to Jun 27, 1945 - 59 Days
War Patrol #4: Jul 22, 1945 to Aug 19, 1945 - 27 Days
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