| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Gato |
| Pennant | 224 |
| Built by | Electric Boat Co. (Groton, Connecticut, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 21 Jul 1942 |
| Launched | 21 Mar 1943 |
| Commissioned | 21 Jun 1943 |
| End service | 22 Jun 1946 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Operating from Australian ports during World War II, Cod received a battle star for each of her seven war patrols, and sank nearly 27,000 tons of Japanese shipping, including the destroyer Karukaya. As a participant in Project 3, Cod carried a Navy cameraman aboard during her last war patrol. The resulting color film footage included a desperate attempt to rescue the Dutch submarine O-19 which grounded on Ladd Reef. When towing attempts failed, Cod took the Dutch crew aboard and destroyed O-19 with explosive charges, torpedoes and gunfire. Other film highlights include sinking enemy vessels and the recovery of a lost boarding party that became stranded aboard a junk for two days when Cod was forced to submerge by attacking enemy aircraft. Decommissioned 22 June 1946 at New London, Connecticut and laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, New London. For more on this ship see this website (offsite link) |
Commands listed for USS Cod (224)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. James Charles Dempsey, USN | 22 Oct 1943 | 15 Jun 1944 |
| 2 | James Alvin Adkins, USN | 15 Jun 1944 | 20 Jun 1945 |
| 3 | Lt Cmdr Edwin Monroe Westbrook, Jr., USN | 20 Jun 1945 | 13 Aug 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Cod include:
2 Oct 1943
USS Cod (Lt Cmdr James Charles Dempsey) arrives at Brisbane, Australia.
22 Oct 1943
USS Cod (Lt.Cdr. J.C. Dempsey) departs base for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
16 Dec 1943
USS Cod (Lt.Cdr. J.C. Dempsey) ended her 1st war patrol at Fremantle.
11 Jan 1944
USS Cod (Lt.Cdr. J.C. Dempsey) departs Fremantle for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
16 Feb 1944
USS Cod (Lt.Cdr. J.C. Dempsey) sinks a Japanese sampam with gunfire in the South China Sea in position 12º38'N, 117º33'E. (see map)
23 Feb 1944
USS Cod (Lt.Cdr. J.C. Dempsey) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese fleet tanker Ogura Maru No.3 (7358 GRT) off Halmahera in position 04º23'N, 129º05'E. (see map)
27 Feb 1944
USS Cod (Lt.Cdr. J.C. Dempsey) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Taisoku Maru (2473 GRT) west of Halmahera in position 02º00'S, 127º40'E. (see map)
13 Mar 1944
USS Cod (Lt.Cdr. J.C. Dempsey) ends her 2nd war patrol at Fremantle.
6 Apr 1944
USS Cod (Lt.Cdr. J.C. Dempsey) departs Fremantle for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Sulu and South China Sea.
10 May 1944
USS Cod (Lt.Cdr. J.C. Dempsey) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese torpedo boat Karukaya and the Japanese troop transport Shohei Maru (7255 GRT) in the South China Sea about 150 nautical miles north-west of Manila in position 15º38'N, 119º32'E. (see map)
1 Jun 1944
USS Cod (Lt.Cdr. J.C. Dempsey) ends her 3rd war patrol at Fremantle.
3 Jul 1944
USS Cod (Lt.Cdr. J.C. Dempsey) departs Fremantle for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Netherlands East Indies.
3 Aug 1944
USS Cod (Lt Cmdr James Alvin Adkins) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese auxiliary netlayer Seiko Maru (708 GRT) off Mangole, in the Molucca Sea in position 01º47'S, 126º15'E. (see map)
10 Aug 1944
USS Cod (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Adkins) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese auxiliary submarine chaser Toseki Maru (89 GRT) south of Celebes in position 05º15'S, 121º14'E. (see map)
11 Aug 1944
USS Cod (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Adkins) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese sinks Japanese merchant Shinsei Maru No.6 (260 GRT) south of Celebes in position 05º38'S, 120º37'E. (see map)
13 Aug 1944
USS Cod (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Adkins) attacks the Japanese landing ship T-129 in the Banda Sea in position 05º28'S, 125º08'E, but is driven off by the enemy amphibious ship's accurate return fire. (see map)
14 Aug 1944
USS Cod (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Adkins) finally sinks (see 13 August 1944) the Japanese landing ship T-129 (887 tons) in the Banda Sea, about 40 nautical miles south of Boeroe Island and 80 nautical miles south-west of Ambon Bay in position 04º17'S, 126º46'E. (see map)
25 Aug 1944
USS Cod (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Adkins) ends her 4th war patrol at Fremantle.
18 Sep 1944
USS Cod (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Adkins) departs Fremantle for her 5th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Philippines
5 Oct 1944
USS Cod (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Adkins) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Tatsuhiro Maru (6886 GRT) in the South China Sea west of Mindoro, Philippines in position 13º06'N, 120º15'E. (see map)
7 Oct 1944
USS Cod (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Adkins) torpedoes and damages the Japanese fleet oiler Shiretoko (14050 GRT, offsite link) in the South China Sea, west of Mindoro, Philippines in position 13º40'N, 119º25'E. (see map)
20 Nov 1944
USS Cod (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Adkins) ends her 5th war patrol at Pearl Harbor. She is sent to the Mare Islands Navy Yard for an overhaul.
7 Mar 1945
With her overhaul completed USS Cod (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Adkins) returns to Pearl Harbor.
24 Mar 1945
USS Cod (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Adkins) departs Pearl Harbor for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the East China Sea.
24 Apr 1945
USS Cod (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Adkins) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese minesweeper W-41 (492 tons, offsite link) north of Keelung, Formosa in position 26º10'N, 121º30'E. (see map)
28 Apr 1945
USS Cod (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Adkins) suffers a fire in the after torpedo room. She is able to continue her patrol.
29 May 1945
USS Cod (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Adkins) ends her 6th war patrol when she returns to Guam.
26 Jun 1945
USS Cod (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Adkins) departs Guam for her 7th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Gulf of Siam and along the coast of Indo-China.
8 Jul 1945
USS Cod (Lt Cmdr Edwin M. Westbrook, Jr.) rescues the crew of the Dutch submarine HrMs O 19 that had been stranded on Ladd Reef, in South China Sea, about 300 nautical miles north-west of Brunei Bay in position 08º40'N, 111º40'E. after two days and several attempts to tow the O 19 free of the reef the O 19 is scuttled on the 10th by scuttling charges, torpedoes and finished off with gunfire. (see map)
13 Jul 1945
USS Cod (Lt.Cdr. E.M. Westbrook, Jr.) lands her Dutch passengers at Subic Bay, Philippines and resumed her patrol.
21 Jul 1945
USS Cod (Lt.Cdr. E.M. Westbrook, Jr.) sinks a Japanese sampam with gunfire in the South China Sea off the east coast of Malaya in position 05º22'N, 103º16'E. (see map)
25 Jul 1945
USS Cod (Lt.Cdr. E.M. Westbrook, Jr.) sinks a Japanese sampam with gunfire in the South China Sea off the east coast of Malaya in position 05º08'N, 103º35'E. (see map)
26 Jul 1945
USS Cod (Lt.Cdr. E.M. Westbrook, Jr.) sinks 2 Japanese sampams with gunfire in the South China Sea off the east coast of Malaya in position 04º32'N, 103º33'E. (see map)
27 Jul 1945
USS Cod (Lt.Cdr. E.M. Westbrook, Jr.) sinks 3 small Japanese vessels with gunfire in the South China Sea off the east coast of Malaya in position 05º18'N, 103º16'E, and one Japanese sampam in position 05º18'N, 103º39'E. (see map)
29 Jul 1945
USS Cod (Lt.Cdr. E.M. Westbrook, Jr.) sinks 7 small Japanese vessels with gunfire in the South China Sea off the east coast of Malaya in position 04º29'N, 103º34'E. (see map)
30 Jul 1945
USS Cod (Lt.Cdr. E.M. Westbrook, Jr.) sinks a small Japanese vessel with gunfire in the South China Sea off the east coast of Malaya in position 04º43'N, 103º31'E. Later that day she sank another one in position 04º35'N, 103º31'E. (see map)
31 Jul 1945
USS Cod (Lt.Cdr. E.M. Westbrook, Jr.) sinks 6 small Japanese vessels with gunfire in the South China Sea off the east coast of Malaya in position 04º30'N, 103º30'E. (see map)
1 Aug 1945
USS Cod (Lt.Cdr. E.M. Westbrook, Jr.) sinks a small Japanese vessel with gunfire in the South China Sea off the east coast of Malaya in position 04º21'N, 103º22'E. (see map)
13 Aug 1945
USS Cod (Lt.Cdr. E.M. Westbrook, Jr.) ends her 7th war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.
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