[KaleunMarco]

Originally Posted by KaleunMarco

Started new career in SF with a Gato, April 1942.
Shoved off on first mission May 27, 1942, to the Convoy College with a "sink" objective.
Sank 7 ships for 1,465 renown and a mission rating of 1.
returned to Pearl at mission-end and received a medal and a conning tower upgrade. the effective date for the new conning tower is 4/16/42, so this was the first time we entered port after that date.
all subs share the same Upgrade class.

it's 10/25/1944. just returned from patrol off Iwo with a "patrol" objective.
Sank 8 ships for 1340 renown and a mission rating of 1.
returned to Guam (xfer from Saipan without a notice) and received an award and the last tower upgrade (elite).
that upgrade has been available for 10 months and 6 missions. the mission ratings were (in date order): 0,2,1,0,1,1

this is the first career where we have received two upgrades. truly unprecedented.

in review we missed just the 1943 upgrade. mission ratings for 1942-43 were, beginning with the last mission in 1942: 1,2,1,2,1,1,2,1.
no idea why we didn't qualify. maybe they were short of welders in the Navy Yard.