Warship Commands listed for Thomas Lincoln Wogan, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS Tarpon (175) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | < Oct 42 | Nov 1943 |
| USS Besugo (321) | Cdr. | Submarine | 19 Jun 1944 | 19 Feb 1945 |
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Submarine USS Tarpon (175)
22 Oct 1942
With her overhaul completed USS Tarpon (Lt.Cdr. T.L. Wogan) left Pearl Harbour for her 5th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol north of Bougainville in the Solomon Islands area.
10 Dec 1942
USS Tarpon (Lt.Cdr. T.L. Wogan) ended her 5th war patrol at Midway.
10 Jan 1943
USS Tarpon (Lt.Cdr. T.L. Wogan) left Pearl Harbour for her 6th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in Japanese home waters, south of Honshu.
1 Feb 1943
USS Tarpon (Lt.Cdr. T.L. Wogan) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant Fushimi Maru (10935 GRT) about 20 nautical miles south of Omai Zaki in position 34º08'N, 138º11'E.
9 Feb 1943
USS Tarpon (Lt.Cdr. T.L. Wogan) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Tatsuta Maru (16975 GRT) about 42 nautical miles east of Mikura Jima in position 33º45'N, 140º25'E.
25 Feb 1943
USS Tarpon (Lt.Cdr. T.L. Wogan) ended her 6th war patrol at Midway.
29 Mar 1943
USS Tarpon (Lt.Cdr. T.L. Wogan) left base for her 7th war patrol.
15 May 1943
USS Tarpon (Lt.Cdr. T.L. Wogan) ended her 7th war patrol.
30 Jul 1943
USS Tarpon (Lt.Cdr. T.L. Wogan) left base for her 8th war patrol. She was to patrol in Japanese home waters.
28 Aug 1943
USS Tarpon (Lt.Cdr. T.L. Wogan) torpedoes and damages the Japanese merchant Shinsei Maru (4746 GRT) off Mikura Shima, Japan in position 33º39'N, 138º28'E.
4 Sep 1943
USS Tarpon (Lt.Cdr. T.L. Wogan) sinks the Japanese goardboat Yulin Maru (97 GRT) with gunfire in the northern Pacific in position 35º56'N, 157º59'E.
8 Sep 1943
USS Tarpon (Lt.Cdr. T.L. Wogan) ended her 8th war patrol at Midway.
1 Oct 1943
USS Tarpon (Lt.Cdr. T.L. Wogan) left Midway for her 9th war patrol. Once again she was ordered to patrol in Japanese home waters.
17 Oct 1943
USS Tarpon (Lt.Cdr. T.L. Wogan) torpedoes and sinks the German armed merchant cruiser Michel (4740 GRT) off Chichi Jima, Bonin Islands in position 33º42'N, 140º08'E.
3 Nov 1943
USS Tarpon (Lt.Cdr. T.L. Wogan) eneded her 9th war patrol when she returned to base at Pearl Harbour.
Submarine USS Besugo (321)
25 Jul 1944
With her trials and initial training completed USS Besugo (Cdr. Thomas Lincoln Wogan) departs New London bound for Key West.
1 Aug 1944
USS Besugo (Cdr. T.L. Wogan) arrives at Key West for further training.
13 Aug 1944
USS Besugo (Cdr. T.L. Wogan) departs Key West bound for the Panama Canal Zone.
19 Aug 1944
USS Besugo (Cdr. T.L. Wogan) arrives at Balboa in the Panama Canal Zone.
22 Aug 1944
USS Besugo (Cdr. T.L. Wogan) departs Balboa, transits the Panama Canal and proceed to Pearl Harbour.
7 Sep 1944
USS Besugo (Cdr. T.L. Wogan) arrives at Pearl Harbour.
26 Sep 1944
USS Besugo (Cdr. T.L. Wogan) departs Pearl Harbour for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the Bungo Suido.
30 Sep 1944
USS Besugo (Cdr. T.L. Wogan) toppes off with fuel at Midway.
6 Oct 1944
Operating in the North Pacific, attacked a patrol craft, estimated at 300 tgr, with the deck gun, claiming damage. The target is unidentified.
16 Oct 1944
USS Besugo (Cdr. Thomas Lincoln Wogan) attacks a convoy en route Oite-Formosa, torpedoes and damages the Japanese destroyer Suzutsuki (2700 tons, offsite link) off Toizaki, Japan in position 32º30'N, 132º36'E.The sub attacked on the surface in darkness, about 2200 hrs, using radar data and the XO assessed the target as a heavy cruiser, causing the CO to fire a full bow salvo which obtained only 1 hit. This torpedo removed the destroyer's bow and sent her to the repair yard for a considerable length of time.
24 Oct 1944
USS Besugo (Cdr. T.L. Wogan) torpedoes and heavily damages the Japanese corvette Kaibokan No.132 (740 tons) about 130 nautical miles south of Ashizuri Zaki, Japan in position 30º19'N, 132º49'E.
29 Oct 1944
Patrolling south of Honshu, Besugo sighted the surviving Japanese ships from the Battle of Capo Engano, which included the hybrid batlleship/carriers Hyuga nad Ise, but was unable to reach attack position.
5 Nov 1944
USS Besugo (Cdr. T.L. Wogan) ends her 1st war patrol at Saipan.
10 Nov 1944
USS Besugo (Cdr. T.L. Wogan) departs Saipan for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China and Sulu Seas.
22 Nov 1944
Between 0500 hrs and midnight, USS Besugo (Cdr. T.L. Wogan) makes 3 separate attacks against a convoy, in the last of which she torpedoes and sinks the Japanese landing ship T 151 (870 tons) off the northern tip of Palawan Island in position 11º22'N, 119º07'E.Cdr Wogan also claims the sinking of a 5,000-ton oiler with 1 hit out of 4 torpedoes fired and of a 3,000-ton lighter or barge also with 1 hit out of 4 torpedoes. Both these attacks were on surfaced radar bearings and the claimed sinkings are so far unconfirmed.
4 Dec 1944
USS Besugo (Cdr. T.L. Wogan) ends her 2nd war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.
24 Dec 1944
USS Besugo (Cdr. T.L. Wogan) departs Fremantle for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea and the Gulf of Siam.
27 Dec 1944
USS Besugo (Cdr. T.L. Wogan) toppes off with fuel at Exmouth Gulf.
6 Jan 1945
In a night attack on the surface USS Besugo (Cdr. T.L. Wogan) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese fleet tanker Nichei Maru (10020 GRT, offsite link) in the Gulf of Siam in position 06º45'N, 102º55'E with 3 hits out of 6 torpedoes fired.
Japanese records, however, indicate the loss as having taken place at 04º30'N, 103º30'E, which is a considerable distance, 143 nautical miles, from the sub's attack position. The discrepancy in the records cannot be resolved at this time.
24 Jan 1945
USS Besugo (Cdr. T.L. Wogan) torpedoes and damages the Japanese merchant tanker Sarawak Maru (5135 GRT) off the east coast of Malaya in position 06º00'N, 103º45'E.
2 Feb 1945
USS Besugo (Cdr. T.L. Wogan) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese corvette Kaibokan No.144 (740 tons) north-east of Kuantan, Malaya, in position 04º11'N, 104º35'E.
15 Feb 1945
USS Besugo (Cdr. T.L. Wogan) ends her 3rd war patrol at Fremantle.
19 Feb 1945
Lt.Cdr. Herman E. Miller takes over command from Cdr. Thomas Lincoln Wogan.