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Noteable events involving Blackfish include:

19 Oct 1942
USS Blackfish (Lt Cmdr John Frederick Davidson) departs New London bound for the north-west coast of Africa. Blackfish was to take part in the landing in North Africa.

9 Nov 1942
Patrolling in the Dakar area of the central Atlantic, intercepted a French convoy with 3 freighters. USS Blackfish (Lt.Cdr. J.F. Davidson) attacked, firing 2 torpedoes aimed at the sloop Commandant Bory in position 17º45'N, 14º50'W. The sloop reported a premature off the beam and no damage. (see map)

27 Nov 1942
USS Blackfish (Lt.Cdr. J.F. Davidson) ends her 1st war patrol at Rosneath, Scotland.

21 Dec 1942
USS Blackfish (Lt.Cdr. J.F. Davidson) departs Rosneath, Scotland for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the North Atlantic.

18 Jan 1943
USS Blackfish (Lt.Cdr. J.F. Davidson) ends her 2nd war patrol at Rosneath, Scotland.

1 Feb 1943
USS Blackfish (Lt.Cdr. J.F. Davidson) departs Rosneath, Scotland for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Bay of Biscay.

19 Feb 1943
USS Blackfish (Lt.Cdr. J.F. Davidson) attacks a section of German Vorpostenboote (auxiliary patrol craft), torpedoes and sinks V 408 / Haltenbank (432 GRT) north of Bilbao, Spain in position 43º30'N, 02º54'W, but is then counterattacked, depth charged and damaged by V 404. (see map)

22 Feb 1943
USS Blackfish (Lt.Cdr. J.F. Davidson) ends her 3rd war patrol at Plymouth, England.

5 Apr 1943
USS Blackfish (Lt.Cdr. J.F. Davidson) departs base for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Norwegian Sea.

14 May 1943
USS Blackfish (Lt.Cdr. J.F. Davidson) ends her 4th war patrol at Rosneath, Scotland.

4 Jul 1943
USS Blackfish (Lt Cmdr Eliot Olsen) ends her 5th war patrol.

26 Jul 1943
USS Blackfish (Lt.Cdr. E. Olsen) arrives at New London.

19 Oct 1943
USS Blackfish (Lt.Cdr. J.F. Davidson) departs Brisbane, Australia for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol north of New Guinea.

23 Nov 1943
USS Blackfish (Lt.Cdr. J.F. Davidson) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese transport ship Yamato Maru No.2 (439 GRT) between New Guinea and Palau in position 02º28'N, 140º06'E. (see map)

24 Nov 1943
Patrolling in the Palau area, at about 2300 hrs Blackfish attacks a target on radar without visual contacts, firing 6 torpedoes and claiming 2 hits and a sinking. The target, estimated by the radar officer to have been a 4500-ton vessel, has never been identified and no Japanese report found to confirm any damage or sinking at this time.

4 Dec 1943
USS Blackfish (Lt.Cdr. J.F. Davidson) ends her 6th war patrol at Milne Bay.

24 Dec 1943
USS Blackfish (Lt.Cdr. J.F. Davidson) departs Milne Bay for her 7th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the Bismarck Archipelago.

29 Dec 1943
USS Blackfish (Lt Cmdr John F. Davidson) refuels at Tulagi, and departs the next day.

8 Jan 1944
USS Blackfish (Lt.Cdr. J.F. Davidson) makes a periscope attack against an oiler, estimated at 4500 tgr, firing 3 torpedoes and claiming 2 hits for damage. There is no confirmation of actual hits or target identification.

16 Jan 1944
USS Blackfish (Lt.Cdr. J.F. Davidson) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Kaika Maru (2087 GRT) about 275 nautical miles south-west of Truk in position 03º50'N, 148º41'E.

In the same attack, Blackfish also claims damaging a "4500-ton tanker" with 1 hit out of 4 torpedoes. This is unconfirmed. (see map)

3 Feb 1944
On patrol north of New Ireland, position 01º36'S, 150º09'E, USS Blackfish (Lt.Cdr. J.F. Davidson) fires 6 torpedoes at a "1800-ton destroyer", claiming 2 hits and damage to the target. This is unconfirmed. (see map)

13 Feb 1944
USS Blackfish (Lt.Cdr. J.F. Davidson) ends her 7th war patrol at Brisbane.

1 Mar 1944
USS Blackfish (Lt Cmdr Robert Frederick Sellars) departs Brisbane for her 8th war patrol, and is ordered to patrol off New Guinea.

27 Apr 1944
Off Tual island (Moluccas), position 05º35'S, 133º17'E, Blackfish fires 4 torpedoes on radar bearings at a target identified as a " 3700-ton light cruiser or destroyer", apparently an Akizuki-class large AA destroyer. The sub claims one possible hit and damage. The target and results of the attack are, again, unidentified and unconfirmed. (see map)

19 May 1944
USS Blackfish (Lt.Cdr. R.F. Sellars) ends her 8th war patrol at Pearl Harbor. She is sent to San Francisco for a major overhaul.

27 May 1944
USS Blackfish (Lt.Cdr. R.F. Sellars) arrives at San Francisco.

31 Aug 1944
With her overhaul completed USS Blackfish (Lt.Cdr. R.F. Sellars) departs San Francisco for Pearl Harbor.

23 Sep 1944
USS Blackfish (Lt.Cdr. R.F. Sellars) departs Pearl Harbor for Saipan.

3 Oct 1944
USS Blackfish (Lt.Cdr. R.F. Sellars) arrives at Saipan.

4 Oct 1944
USS Blackfish (Lt.Cdr. R.F. Sellars) departs Saipan for her 9th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off Formosa.

17 Nov 1944
USS Blackfish (Lt.Cdr. R.F. Sellars) ends her 9th war patrol at Saipan.

1 Jan 1945
USS Blackfish (Lt.Cdr. R.F. Sellars) departs Midway for her 10th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.

23 Jan 1945
USS Blackfish (Lt.Cdr. R.F. Sellars) attacks a sailing vessel with her deck gun, claiming damage to the vessel.

30 Jan 1945
USS Blackfish (Lt.Cdr. R.F. Sellars) sinks a large Japanese sampam with gunfire in the South China Sea in position 21º37'N, 115º54'E. She also claims scoring hits on a second, larger, sampan but not a sinking. (see map)

1 Feb 1945
USS Blackfish (Lt.Cdr. R.F. Sellars) sinks three Japanese sampams with gunfire in the South China Sea in positoon 21º58'N, 115º39'E. (see map)

21 Feb 1945
USS Blackfish (Lt.Cdr. R.F. Sellars) ends her 10th war patrol at Guam.

21 Mar 1945
USS Blackfish (Lt.Cdr. R.F. Sellars) departs Guam for her 11th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.

10 May 1945
USS Blackfish (Lt.Cdr. R.F. Sellars) ends her 11th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.

14 Jun 1945
USS Blackfish (Lt Cmdr Robert Charles Gillette) departs Pearl Harbor for her 12th war patrol, and is ordered to patrol in the East China and Yellow Seas.

14 Aug 1945
USS Blackfish (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Gillette) ends her 12th war patrol at Guam.