Lucius Henry Chappell, USN
| Born | 20 Feb 1905 | Columbus, Georgia |
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Warship Commands listed for Lucius Henry Chappell, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS Sculpin (191) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | < Dec 41 | Sep 43 ? |
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Submarine USS Sculpin (191)
8 Dec 1941
USS Sculpin (Lt.Cdr. L.H. Chappell) left Manila for her first war patrol. She was ordered to patrol north of Luzon.
22 Jan 1942
USS Sculpin (Lt.Cdr. L.H. Chappell) ended her first war patrol at Surabaya, Java, Netherlands East Indies.
30 Jan 1942
USS Sculpin (Lt.Cdr. L.H. Chappell) leaves Surabaya for her second war patrol.
4 Feb 1942
USS Sculpin (Lt.Cdr. L.H. Chappell) torpedoes and damages the Japanese destroyer Suzukaze (offsite link) off Staring Bay, south of Kendari, Celebes in position 04º00'S, 123º00'E.
17 Feb 1942
USS Sculpin (Lt.Cdr. L.H. Chappell) is damaged by depth charges.
28 Feb 1942
USS Sculpin (Lt.Cdr. L.H. Chappell) ends her second war patrol at Exmouth Bay, Australia. After making repairs she continued on to Fremantle.
13 Mar 1942
USS Sculpin (Lt.Cdr. L.H. Chappell) leaves Fremantle for her 3th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the Moluccas.
27 Apr 1942
USS Sculpin (Lt.Cdr. L.H. Chappell) ends her 3th war patrol at Fremantle.
29 May 1942
USS Sculpin (Lt.Cdr. L.H. Chappell) leaves Fremantle for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
17 Jul 1942
USS Sculpin (Lt.Cdr. L.H. Chappell) ended her 4th war patrol at Fremantle.
8 Sep 1942
USS Sculpin (Lt.Cdr. L.H. Chappell) departs Brisbane, Australia for her 5th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Bismarck Sea.
28 Sep 1942
USS Sculpin (Lt.Cdr. L.H. Chappell) torpedoes and damages the Japanese seaplane carrier Nisshin east of Kokoda Island off New Britain in position 03º47'S, 151º36'E. Sculpin is damaged by depth charges but is able to continue her patrol.
7 Oct 1942
USS Sculpin (Lt.Cdr. L.H. Chappell) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Naminoue Maru (4731 GRT) off Rabaul in position 03º14'S, 150º01'E.
14 Oct 1942
USS Sculpin (Lt.Cdr. L.H. Chappell) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese transport ship Sumiyoshi Maru (1921 GRT) about 75 nautical miles south-west of Kavieng, New Ireland in position 03º51'S, 151º21'E.
26 Oct 1942
USS Sculpin (Lt.Cdr. L.H. Chappell) ends her 5th war patrol at Brisbane.
18 Nov 1942
USS Sculpin (Lt.Cdr. L.H. Chappell) departs Brisbane for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off Truk in the Caroline Islands.
8 Jan 1943
USS Sculpin (Lt.Cdr. L.H. Chappell) ends her 6th war patrol at Pearl Harbour. She is ordered to the Bethlehem Steel Company shipyard in San Francisco, California for an overhaul.
24 May 1943
With her overhaul completed USS Sculpin (Lt.Cdr. L.H. Chappell) leaves Pearl Harbour for her 7th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in Japanese home waters off the vcoast of Honshu.
19 Jun 1943
USS Sculpin (Lt.Cdr. L.H. Chappell) sinks the Japanese guardboat Miyasho Maru No.1 (79 GRT) and sailing vessel Sagami Maru (135 GRT) with gunfire off Inubozaki, Japan in position 37º11'N, 142º30'E.
4 Jul 1943
USS Sculpin (Lt.Cdr. L.H. Chappell) ends her 7th war patrol at Midway.
25 Jul 1943
USS Sculpin (Lt.Cdr. L.H. Chappell) left Midway for her 8th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol of Formosa.
9 Aug 1943
USS Sculpin (Lt.Cdr. L.H. Chappell) torpeodes and sinks the Japanese passenger / cargo ship Sekko Maru (3183 GRT) east off northern Formosa in position 24º55'N, 122º00'E.
17 Sep 1943
USS Sculpin (Lt.Cdr. L.H. Chappell) ended her 8th war patrol at Midway.