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* Credited with sinking ''[[Asahi]]'' on the 3rd of May 1942.
 
* Credited with sinking ''[[Asahi]]'' on the 3rd of May 1942.
 
* She had several brushes with danger and had a particularly tough engagement in the Ryūkyū Islands on the 30th of October 1944 wherein she survived close depth charge explosions:
 
* She had several brushes with danger and had a particularly tough engagement in the Ryūkyū Islands on the 30th of October 1944 wherein she survived close depth charge explosions:
** She fought with Kaiboukan 22 (credited with sinking USS ''Harder''), 29, and 33 (credited with sinking USS ''Trigger'' the next year). ''Salmon'' aggressively closed in on Kaiboukan 22 and raked her deck with her deck gun and 20mm Oerlikons. Salmon also sent a signal for other submarines to attack, forcing the defense ships to fall back.  
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** She fought against Kaiboukan 22 (credited with sinking USS ''Harder''), 29, and 33 (credited with sinking USS ''Trigger'' the next year). ''Salmon'' aggressively closed in on Kaiboukan 22 and raked her deck with her deck gun and 20 mm Oerlikons. Salmon also sent a signal for other submarines to attack, forcing the defense ships to fall back.  
 
** She was awarded a Presidential Unit Citation for this battle.
 
** She was awarded a Presidential Unit Citation for this battle.
 
* Stricken on the 11th of October 1945, scrapped in 1946.
 
* Stricken on the 11th of October 1945, scrapped in 1946.
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