| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Shark |
| Pennant | 175 |
| Built by | Electric Boat Co. (Groton, Connecticut, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 22 Dec 1933 |
| Launched | 4 Sep 1935 |
| Commissioned | 12 Mar 1936 |
| End service | 5 Sep 1956 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 15 November 1945. |
Commands listed for USS Tarpon (175)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt. Leo Leander Pace, USN | 12 Mar 1936 | ??? | |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Lewis Wallace, USN | 7 Dec 1941 | 9 Jun 1942 | |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Thomas Lincoln Wogan, USN | 22 Oct 1942 | 19 Nov 1943 | |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. Thomas Benjamin Oakley, Jr., USN | 19 Nov 1943 | 15 Apr 1944 | |
| 5 | Saverio Filippone, USN | 15 Apr 1944 | 14 Oct 1944 | |
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Noteable events involving Tarpon include:
9 Dec 1941
USS Tarpon (Lt.Cdr. L. Wallace, USN) left Manila for her 1st war patrol. She was ordered to patrol of southeastern Luzon.
11 Jan 1942
USS Tarpon (Lt.Cdr. L. Wallace, USN) ended her 1st war patrol at Darwin, Australia.
25 Jan 1942
USS Tarpon (Lt.Cdr. L. Wallace, USN) left Darwin for her 2nd war patrol. she was ordered to patrol in the Moluccas.
23 Feb 1942
USS Tarpon (Lt.Cdr. L. Wallace, USN) is damaged when she runs aground in Boling Strait. After jettisoning anchors, torpedoes, oil and ammunition she is able to free herself the next day.
5 Mar 1942
USS Tarpon (Lt.Cdr. L. Wallace, USN) ended her 2nd war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.
28 Mar 1942
USS Tarpon (Lt.Cdr. L. Wallace, USN) left Fremantle for her 3rd war patrol.
17 May 1942
USS Tarpon (Lt.Cdr. L. Wallace, USN) ended her 3rd war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
30 May 1942
USS Tarpon (Lt.Cdr. L. Wallace, USN) left Pearl Harbor for her 4th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol north of Oahu.
9 Jun 1942
USS Tarpon (Lt.Cdr. L. Wallace, USN) ended her 4th war patrol at Pearl Harbor. She was now ordered to the Mare Island Navy Yard for overhaul.
22 Oct 1942
With her overhaul completed USS Tarpon (Lt.Cdr. T.L. Wogan) left Pearl Harbor 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 Harbor 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. (see map)
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.
(see map)
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. (see map)
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. (see map)
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. (see map)
3 Nov 1943
USS Tarpon (Lt.Cdr. T.L. Wogan) ended her 9th war patrol when she returned to base at Pearl Harbor.
4 Dec 1943
USS Tarpon (Lt.Cdr. T.B. Oakley, Jr) left base for her 10th war patrol. She was to patrol in the Marshall Islands area.
12 Jan 1944
USS Tarpon (Lt.Cdr. T.B. Oakley, Jr) ended her 10th war patrol when she returned to base.
19 Jun 1944
USS Tarpon (Lt.Cdr. S. Filippone) leaves base for her 11th war patrol. She was ordered to perform lifeguard duty in the Truk area.
8 Aug 1944
USS Tarpon (Lt.Cdr. S. Filippone) ends her 11th war patrol when she returns to base.
31 Aug 1944
USS Tarpon (Lt.Cdr. S. Filippone) leaves base for her 12th and final war patrol. Once again she was assigned to lifeguard duty in the Truk area.
14 Oct 1944
USS Tarpon (Lt.Cdr. S. Filippone) ends her 12th and final war patrol at Pearl Harbor. Tarpon was now assigned to training duties on the U.S. east coast.
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