Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Submarine |
Class | Balao |
Pennant | 374 |
Built by | Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co. (Manitowoc, Wisconsin, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 6 Jun 1942 |
Laid down | 1 Apr 1944 |
Launched | 13 Aug 1944 |
Commissioned | 9 Feb 1945 |
End service | 30 Jun 1967 |
History | Decommissioned 16 June 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Loggerhead (374)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Cdr. Ralph Marion Metcalf, USN | 9 Feb 1945 | 23 Aug 1945 |
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Notable events involving Loggerhead include:
12 Mar 1945
USS Loggerhead (Cdr. R.N. Metcalf, USN) departed New Orleans, Louisiana for the Panama Canal Zone.
17 Mar 1945
USS Loggerhead (Cdr. R.N. Metcalf, USN) arrived in the Panama Canal Zone.
8 Apr 1945
With her trials and initial training completed USS Loggerhead (Cdr. R.N. Metcalf) arrived at Pearl Harbor.
8 Apr 1945
USS Loggerhead (Cdr. R.N. Metcalf, USN) departed the Panama Canal Zone for Pearl Harbour.
15 May 1945
USS Loggerhead (Cdr. R.N. Metcalf) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
19 Jul 1945
USS Loggerhead (Cdr. R.N. Metcalf) ended her 1st war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.
13 Aug 1945
USS Loggerhead (Cdr. R.N. Metcalf) departed from Fremantle for her 2nd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Gulf of Siam.
22 Aug 1945
USS Loggerhead (Cdr. R.N. Metcalf) ended her 2nd war patrol at Subic Bay, Philippines.
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