Patrol 1

28 Aug 1942-20 Oct 1942

No ships sunk; 3 ships damaged

Patrol 2

11 Nov 1942-20 Dec 1942

(transport claimed)

天龍 Tenryu

Patrol 3

20 Jan 1943-11 Mar 1943

(escort claimed)

大潮 Oshio

Patrol 4

4 Apr 1943-26 May 1943

Patrol 5

16 Jun 1943-31 Jul 1943

Patrol 6

23 Aug 1943-26 Sep 1943

平壌丸 Heijo Maru

Patrol 7

12 Oct 1943-5 Dec 1943

乾山丸 Kenzan Maru

Patrol 8

26 Dec 1943-22 Feb 1944

第二号長江丸 Choko Maru #2

Hayabusa-Tei #4 (small vessel often not included in sinkings)

漣 Sasanami

Patrol 9

29 May 1944-16 Jul 1944

大鳳 Taiho

Taiei Maru (small vessel often not included in sinkings)

Patrol 10

6 Aug 1944-25 Sep 1944

新月丸 Shingetsu Maru

＃３江口丸 Eguchi Maru #3

Cha-165 (may have been damaged and survived)

Patrol 11

28 Oct 1944-7 Nov 1944 (lost)

12 ships, 49,463 tons (two were small vessel often not included in sinkings)

JANAC - 10 ships, 49,861 tons

Alden-McDonald credit Albacore with 11 ships and 49,333 tons sunk.

SORG credits Albacore with 12 ships and 72,300 tons sunk, plus 6 ship damaged, 30,900 tons.

Wrecksite credits Albacore with 12 ships and 55,153 tons sunk.

Japanese Naval and Merchant Ship Losses - JANAC on the NHHC website

JANAC on the Hyperwar website - https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/Japan/IJN/JANAC-Losses/JANAC-Losses-6.html

SORG- http://archive.hnsa.org/doc/subreports-sorg.htm (Excel spreadsheet download)

War Patrol Reports - USS Albacore - https://issuu.com/hnsa/docs/ss-218_albacore_part1; https://issuu.com/hnsa/docs/ss-218_albacore_part2

Monthly Losses of Combatant and Non-Combatant Vessels

太平洋戦争時の喪失船舶明細表（汽船主体）- Lost Vessel table during the Pacific War (merchant vessels)

Alden, John D., and McDonald, Craig R. - U.S. & Allied Sub Successes in the Pacific & Far East during WWII - Fourth Edition, 2009

Cressman, Robert - The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II

Wrecksite - https://www.wrecksite.eu/wrecksite.aspx

Miramar Ship Index - https://www.miramarshipindex.nz/

Imperial Japanese Navy Page - http://www.combinedfleet.com/

Wikipedia Japan - https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/アルバコア_(SS-218)

Japan Center for Asian Historical Records - National Archives of Japan - https://www.jacar.go.jp/index.html

Official U.S. Navy Photos - Naval History & Heritage Command

Japanese Merchant Ship photos - Wrecksite - copyright owners retain all rights. Photos used on this site will be taken down should the owner request their removal.