Allied Warships

Cisco (SS-290)

Submarine of the Balao class

USS Cisco as completed.

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Submarine
Class	Balao
Pennant	290
Built by	Portsmouth Navy Yard (Kittery, Maine, U.S.A.)
Ordered	24 Dec 1941
Laid down	29 Oct 1942
Launched	24 Dec 1942
Commissioned	10 May 1943
Lost	28 Sep 1943
Loss position	9° 47'N, 121° 44'E

History	USS Cisco (Cdr. James Wiggins Coe, USN) is believed on 28 September 1943 by a Japanese naval aircraft (954th Kokutai) and gunboat Karatsu (former USS Luzon) the Sulu Sea, off Panay Island in position 09º47'N, 121º44'E. Cisco was en-route from Darwin, Australia to her patrol area in the Gulf of Tonkin.

Commands listed for USS Cisco (290)

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	Commander	From	To
1	T/Cdr. James Wiggins Coe, USN	10 May 1943	28 Sep 1943 (+)

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The history of USS Cisco as compiled on this page is extracted from her patrol report.

This page was last updated in April 2017.

24 Jun 1943
Having completed her torpedo firing trials, USS Cisco (Cdr. J.W. Coe, USN), departed Newport, Rhode Island for New London, Connecticut.

24 Jul 1943
USS Cisco (Cdr. J.W. Coe, USN) departed New London, Connectiut for Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone.

6 Aug 1943
USS Cisco (Cdr. J.W. Coe, USN) transited the Panama Canal.

7 Aug 1943
USS Cisco (Cdr. J.W. Coe, USN) departed Balboa, Panama Canal Zone for Brisbane, Australia.

2 Sep 1943
USS Cisco (Cdr. J.W. Coe, USN) arrived at Brisbane.

9 Sep 1943
USS Cisco (Cdr. J.W. Coe, USN) departed Brisbane for two days of exercises.

11 Sep 1943
USS Cisco (Cdr. J.W. Coe, USN) arrived at Brisbane from two days of exercises. She departed for Darwin later the same day.

18 Sep 1943
USS Cisco (Cdr. J.W. Coe, USN) arrived at Darwin from Brisbane.

19 Sep 1943
USS Cisco (Cdr. J.W. Coe, USN) departed from Darwin, Australia for her 1st war patrol with orders to patrol in the South China Sea (Tonkin Gulf). However she returned the same day because of a defective main hydraulic system. With the hydraulic system repaired resumes her patrol the next day.