Frank Mcelhany Smith, USN
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Warship Commands listed for Frank Mcelhany Smith, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS Hammerhead (364) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | 3 Mar 1945 | 30 Oct 1945 |
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Submarine USS Hammerhead (364)
3 Mar 1945
USS Hammerhead (Lt.Cdr. G.H. Laird, Jr.) ends her 4th war patrol at Subic Bay, Philippines.
10 Mar 1945
USS Hammerhead (Lt.Cdr. F.M. Smith) departs Subic Bay for her 5th war patrol. Once again she is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea along the French Indo-China coast.
29 Mar 1945
USS Hammerhead (Lt.Cdr. F.M. Smith) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese corvette Kaibokan 84 (740 tons, built 1944) (offsite link) about 115 nautical miles north of Cape Varella, French Indo-China in position 14º44'N, 109º16'E.
6 Apr 1945
USS Hammerhead (Lt.Cdr. F.M. Smith) ends her 5th war patrol at Subic Bay.
3 May 1945
USS Hammerhead (Cdr. F.M. Smith) departs Subic Bay for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Gulf of Siam.
6 May 1945
USS Hammerhead (Cdr. F.M. Smith) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese fleet tanker Kinrei Maru (867 GRT) in the Gulf of Siam in position 08º15'N, 102º00'E.
15 May 1945
USS Hammerhead (Cdr. F.M. Smith) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese transport ship Tottori Maru (5978 GRT) in the Gulf of Siam in position 09º12'N, 101º20'E.
25 May 1945
USS Hammerhead (Cdr. F.M. Smith) ends her 6th war patrol at Fremantle.
21 Jun 1945
USS Hammerhead (Cdr. F.M. Smith) departs Fremantle for her 7th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Gulf of Siam.
10 Jul 1945
USS Hammerhead (Cdr. F.M. Smith) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant tankers Sakura Maru (851 GRT, built 1944) and Nanmei Maru No.5 (834 GRT, built 1944) in the Gulf of Siam in position 09º38'N, 101º31'E.
21 Aug 1945
USS Hammerhead (Cdr. F.M. Smith) ends her 7th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.