Allied Warships
Herring (SS-233)
Submarine of the Gato class
USS Herring off Hunters Point Dry Dock, San Francisco, California on 14 October 1943
| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Gato |
| Pennant | 233 |
| Built by | Portsmouth Navy Yard (Kittery, Maine, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 14 Jul 1941 |
| Launched | 15 Jan 1942 |
| Commissioned | 4 May 1942 |
| Lost | 1 Jun 1944 |
| Loss position | 48.00N, 153.00E (See a map) |
| History | USS Herring (Lt.Cdr. D. Zabriskie, Jr.) was sunk on 1 June 1944 by Japanese shore batteries in position 48º00'N, 153º00'E after sinking 2 Japanese ships at anchor at Matsuwa Island, Kuriles. |
Commands listed for USS Herring (233)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Raymond W. Johnson, USN | 4 May 1942 | > Jan 44 | |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. David Zabriskie, Jr., USN | < May 44 | 1 Jun 1944 | |
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Noteable events involving Herring include:
8 Nov 1942
While on her 1st war patrol USS Herring (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Johnson) torpedoes and sinks the Vichy-French merchant Ville du Havre (5083 GRT) east of Casablanca, Morocco in position 33º34'N, 07º52'W. (see map)
25 Nov 1942
USS Herring (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Johnson) ends her 1st war patrol at Roseneath, Scotland.
9 Aug 1943
After Herring had made 5 war patrols out of Britain, she returned to the United States on 26 July 1943. She departed New London for the Pacific on 9 August 1943.
15 Nov 1943
USS Herring (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Johnson) departs Pearl Harbour for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea.
14 Dec 1943
USS Herring (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Johnson) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Hakozaki Maru (3948 GRT) north-east of Shanghai, China in position 33º01'N, 124º01'E. (see map)
1 Jan 1944
USS Herring (Lt.Cdr. R.W. Johnson) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese aircraft transport Nagoya Maru (6071 GRT) some 220 miles south-south-west of Tokyo Bay in position 32º10'N, 138º37'E. (see map)
16 May 1944
USS Herring (Lt.Cdr. D. Zabriskie, Jr.) departs Pearl Harbour for her 8th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol of the Kuril Islands.
21 May 1944
USS Herring (Lt.Cdr. D. Zabriskie, Jr.) toppes off with fuel at Midway.
31 May 1944
USS Herring (Lt.Cdr. D. Zabriskie, Jr.) and USS Barb rendezvous in Sea of Okhotsk some 150 miles west of Matsuwa Island, Kurils, to plan operations against Japanese shipping in the vicinity.
Later that day Herring attacks a convoy sinking the Japanese fregat Ishigaki (860 tons, offsite link) and the Japanese army cargo ship Hokuyo Maru (1590 GRT) west of Matsuwa Island in position 48º00'N, 153º00'E. (see map)
1 Jun 1944
USS Herring (Lt.Cdr. D. Zabriskie, Jr.) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Iwaki Maru (3124 GRT) and the Japanese merchant cargo ship Hiburi Maru (4366 GRT) off Matsuwa Island in position 48º00'N, 153º00'E. Unfortunately Herring is sunk by a Japanese shore battery after this attack. (see map)