James Edward Stevens, USN
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Warship Commands listed for James Edward Stevens, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS Flounder (251) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | 3 Jun 1944 | 1 May 1945 |
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Submarine USS Flounder (251)
3 Jun 1944
USS Flounder (Lt.Cdr. J.E. Stevens) departs Manus for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Philippine Sea.
17 Jun 1944
USS Flounder (Lt.Cdr. J.E. Stevens) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese torpedo recovery vessel Nihonkai Maru (2684 GRT) south of Mindanao, Philippines in position 06º36'N, 127º55'E.
12 Jul 1944
USS Flounder (Lt.Cdr. J.E. Stevens) ends her 2nd war patrol at Brisbane, Australia.
1 Aug 1944
USS Flounder (Lt.Cdr. J.E. Stevens) departs Brisbane for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Philippines.
8 Aug 1944
USS Flounder (Lt.Cdr. J.E. Stevens) toppes off with fuel at Manus. She departs that base the next day.
28 Aug 1944
USS Flounder (Lt.Cdr. J.E. Stevens) calles at Mios Woendi to take on additional fuel and provisions. She resumes her 3rd war patrol on 1 September.
4 Oct 1944
USS Flounder (Lt.Cdr. J.E. Stevens) ends her 3rd war patrol at Brisbane.
27 Oct 1944
USS Flounder (Cdr. J.E. Stevens) departs Brisbane for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
9 Nov 1944
The German submarine U-537 was sunk in the Java Sea east of Surabaya, in position 07º13'S, 115º17'E, by torpedoes from the US submarine USS Flounder (Cdr. J.E. Stevens).
21 Nov 1944
USS Flounder (Cdr. J.E. Stevens) torpedoes and damages the Japanese army cargo ship Gyosan Maru (5698 GRT) in the South China Sea in position 10º36'N, 115º08'E. The damaged Japanese ship is later finished off by USS Guavina.
13 Dec 1944
USS Flounder (Cdr. J.E. Stevens) ends her 4th war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.
7 Jan 1945
USS Flounder (Cdr. J.E. Stevens) departs Fremantle for her 5th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
12 Jan 1945
USS Flounder (Cdr. J.E. Stevens) returns to Fremantle to make repairs to her defective fathometer.
14 Jan 1945
With the repairs to her fathometer completed USS Flounder (Cdr. J.E. Stevens) again sailes from Fremantle for her 5th war patrol.
22 Feb 1945
During an attack on a Japanese ship USS Flounder (Cdr. J.E. Stevens) is nearly hit by one of her own torpedoes that ran erratically.
23 Feb 1945
USS Flounder (Cdr. J.E. Stevens) collides with her sister ship USS Hoe 66 feet beneath the surface. Fortunately neither submarine was seriously damaged.
26 Feb 1945
USS Flounder (Cdr. J.E. Stevens) ends her 5th war patrol at Subic Bay, Philippines.
16 Mar 1945
USS Flounder (Cdr. J.E. Stevens) departs Subic Bay for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol south of Hainan.
22 Apr 1945
USS Flounder (Cdr. J.E. Stevens) ends her 6th war patrol at Saipan. She was now ordered to the Mare Island Navy Yard for a major overhaul.