| Noteable events involving Sculpin include: 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. (see map) 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. (see map) 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. (see map) 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. (see map) 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. (see map) 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. (see map) 17 Sep, 1943
USS Sculpin (Lt.Cdr. L.H. Chappell) ended her 8th war patrol at Midway. 5 Nov, 1943
USS Sculpin (Cdr. F. Connaway) left Pearl Harbour for her 9th war patrol. She and two other submarines were ordered to patrol north of Truk, to intercept and attack Japanese forces leaving Truk to oppose the forthcoming
invasion of Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands. As Commanding Officer of this wolfpack Sculpin carried Capt. J.P. Cromwell aboard. | 
