Wahoo

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584 Wahoo (ワフー) Wahoo Gato Class Submarine HP 13→17 FP 2→12 ARM 4→20 TORP 36→75 EVA ??→?? AA 0 PLA 0 ASW 0 SPD Slow LOS ??→?? RGE Short LUK 13→60

Aircraft Equipment 0 -Unequipped- -Locked- -Locked- -Locked- Modernization 0 2 0 0 Build Time 0:00 (Unbuildable) Remodel Req Consumption 10 20 Dismantle 1 2 2 2 Illustrator Shizuma Yoshinori Seiyuu Unknown

589 Wahoo改 (ワフーかい) Wahoo Kai Gato Class Submarine HP 17→21 FP 4→14 ARM 6→24 TORP 38→85 EVA ??→?? AA 0 PLA 0 ASW 0 SPD Slow LOS ??→?? RGE Short LUK 18→78

Aircraft Equipment 0 -Unequipped- 0 -Unequipped- -Locked- -Locked- Modernization 0 2 0 0 Remodel Level 50 Remodel Req 200 140 Consumption 10 20 Dismantle 1 2 2 3 Illustrator Shizuma Yoshinori Seiyuu Unknown

Wahoo's Ship Type on her Library page is "Submarine SS-238".

Gameplay Notes

Submarines (SS) have high torpedo stats, and are limited to the Opening Torpedo Salvo, the Closing Torpedo Salvo, and Night Battle. They:

• Are only vulnerable to ASW only.
• Utilize Sub Submarine Torpedoes and Submarine Equipment.
• Can inately trigger Opening Torpedo Salvos after reaching level 10.
• Have access to special Night Cut-Ins.

Special Mechanics

• None

Equipability Exceptions

SS	ExpandDefault equipment compatibility
	✔️ Can Equip	❌ Cannot Equip
		Sp Recon Bomber
	Sub Minisub Small	Sp Sp_Sec Large Small Large Sp
		Medium Large Small Large
	RE:
	Notes: = ; = ; = ; = ; =Recon ; =Bomber ; Small= ; Medium= ; Sec= ; =

Wahoo Equipability Exceptions
	Wahoo/Kai
Expansion Slot Exceptions	Can Equip:
Ship Exceptions	-

Fit Bonuses

Expand[edit]Wahoo Equipment Bonuses
Equipment	Extra Requirement									Note
533mm Quintuple Torpedo Mount (Late Model)	-	+2	+4
21inch 6-tube Bow Torpedo Launcher (Initial Model) OR 21inch 6-tube Bow Torpedo Launcher (Late Model)	(1st equipped)		+2							One-time
Submarine 4-tube Stern Torpedo Launcher (Initial Model) OR Submarine 4-tube Stern Torpedo Launcher (Late Model)	(1st equipped)		+2							One-time
21inch 4-tube Bow Torpedo Launcher (Initial Model) OR 21inch 4-tube Bow Torpedo Launcher (Late Model)	(1st equipped)		+1						+2	One-time
SJ Radar + Submarine Conning Tower Equipment	(1st equipped)		+1					+2	+2	One-time
Ship-Type Bonuses
Type D Kouhyouteki Kai (Kouryuu Kai)	-	-1							-7
Late Model 53cm Bow Torpedo Mount (8 tubes)	(1st equipped) (★8-9)		+1							One-time
	(1st equipped) (★MAX)		+1					+1		One-time
Special Type 4 Amphibious Tank OR Special Type 4 Amphibious Tank Kai	(★0)	+1	+2						-1
	(★1-2)	+1	+3						-1
	(★3-5)	+1	+3					+1	-1
	(★6-9)	+1	+3					+2	-1
	(★MAX)	+1	+4					+2	-1
Special Type 4 Amphibious Tank Kai	(★0-1)	+1	+1					+1
	(★2-3)	+2	+1					+1
	(★4-7)	+2	+2					+1
	(★8-MAX)	+3	+2					+1
Late Model Submarine Radar & Passive Radiolocator	+ Late Model Bow Torpedo Mount (6 tubes) OR Skilled Sonar Personnel + Late Model Bow Torpedo Mount (6 tubes) OR Late Model 53cm Bow Torpedo Mount (8 tubes)		+3						+2	One-time
Late Model Radar & Passive Radiolocator + Snorkel Equipment	(★3-4)								+1
	(★5-9)		+1						+1
	(★MAX)		+1					+1	+1
	(★2-MAX) + ★4+ Skilled Sonar Personnel + Late Model Bow Torpedo Mount (4 tubes)		+7					+5		One-time

Drop Locations

Ship	Rarity	Type	No.	World 1						World 2					World 3					World 7					World 4					World 5					World 6					Remarks
				1	2	3	4	5	6	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4	5
Wahoo	Holo	SS	584																																					Unbuildable

CG

ExpandRegular
Base Base Damaged Kai Kai Damaged

Trivia

Her abyssal form is assumed to be the Submarine Seerfish Water Demon.

General Information

• Named after the Wahoo fish.
• She was launched on the 14th of February 1942.
• Sunk on the 11th of October 1943.

Update History

• She was added on the 7th of March 2025 as Spring 2025 Event E2 reward.

Misc

• On the 26th of January 1943, Wahoo and her crew were involved in a controversial incident where the survivors of the Japanese transport ship Buyo Maru were attacked in the water. Though there are conflicting accounts on who had engaged first, several survivors were gunned down in the water and on lifeboats. It was later revealed that many of the survivors were British Indian POWs. In total, 195 Indians and 87 Japanese died in the sinking of Buyo Maru and the subsequent aftermath. The shift in her facial expression and addition of several references to the incident are reflected accordingly.
• The kill markings and “SHOOT THE SUNZA BITCHES” printed on her scarf upon her remodel are references to the real life banners that were hung on the ship, with the quote banner placed specifically after the above mentioned incident on her third patrol.

• Similarly, the 20 mm Oerlikon autocannon she carries upon her remodel is a direct reference to its use in the Buyo Maru incident.

• The positioning of the dive planes on her headpiece appears to be that of wolf ears, possibly as a play on her nickname of "The One-Submarine Wolf Pack".
• Her last known position prior to her loss is at the Cape of Soya (more known to foreigners as La Pérouse Strait); her wreck was found in 2006 through the Wahoo Project Group which is a joint effort between Americans, Australians, Japanese, and Russians, and led by a relative of Commander Dudley W. Morton (USS Wahoo's last commander). The Russian Iskra Team found more evidence following a scan that revealed a Gato-class submarine, the US Navy then confirmed it was indeed USS Wahoo.
• Based on the surveys and investigations, USS Wahoo was hit on the conning tower by an aerial bomb.
• The Russian Geographical Society published a video of the wreckage in May 2024. They also installed an underwater memorial plaque and a wreath with the inscription "Russians remember".

See Also

• Wikipedia article on Wahoo