| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Gato |
| Pennant | 234 |
| Built by | Portsmouth Navy Yard (Kittery, Maine, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 29 Aug 1941 |
| Launched | 2 Mar 1942 |
| Commissioned | 20 May 1942 |
| End service | 9 Mar 1946 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 9 March 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Kingfish (234)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Vernon Long Lowrance, USN | 20 May 1942 | 1 Dec 1943 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Herbert Lollis Jukes, USN | 1 Dec 1943 | 19 Jun 1944 |
| 3 | Talbot Edward Harper, USN | 19 Jun 1944 | 31 May 1945 |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. Thomas Daniel Keegan, USN | 31 May 1945 | 9 Mar 1946 |
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Noteable events involving Kingfish include:
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army hospital ship Takachiko Maru (8154 GRT) in Formosa Strait in position 26º00'N, 122º18'E. (see map)
31 Aug 1942
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) arrives at Pearl Harbor from New London.
9 Sep 1942
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) departs Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in Japanese home waters.
1 Oct 1942
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Yomei Maru (2860 GRT) off Ichiezaki, Japan in position 33º31'N, 135º26'E. (see map)
23 Oct 1942
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese auxiliary gunboat Seikyo Maru (2608 GRT) at the entrance to Kii Suido, Honshu, Japan in position 33º20'N, 135º27'E. (see map)
3 Nov 1942
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) ends her 1st war patrol at Midway.
25 Nov 1942
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) departs Midway for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off Formosa.
7 Dec 1942
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Hino Maru No.3 (4389 GRT) west of the Bonin Islands in position 23º59'N, 138º43'E. (see map)
28 Dec 1942
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Choyo Maru (5388 BRT) off the northwest coast of Formosa in position 24º46'N, 120º40'E. (see map)
7 Jan 1943
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) sinks two Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire west of the Bonin Islands in the following positions 25º46'N, 138º09'E and 25º31'N, 136º28'E. (see map)
23 Jan 1943
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) ends her 2nd war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
16 Feb 1943
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) departs Pearl Harbor for her 3rd war patrol. Once agian she is ordered to patrol off Formosa.
4 Mar 1943
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) sinks a large Japanese sampam with gunfire off the Bonin Islands in position 24º23'N, 143º18'E. (see map)
17 Mar 1943
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) torpedoes and damages the Japanese transport ship Tenryugawa Maru (3883 GRT) in Formosa Strait in position 24º32'N, 120º15'E. (see map)
23 Mar 1943
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) is damaged by depth charges north of Formosa in position 26º20'N, 121º55'E, and is forced to terminate her patrol. (see map)
9 Apr 1943
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) ends her 3rd war patrol at Pearl Harbor. She is now ordered to the Mare Islands Navy Yard to be repaired and refitted.
23 Jun 1943
With her repairs completed USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) arrives back at Pearl Harbor.
1 Jul 1943
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) departs Pearl Harbor for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
25 Aug 1943
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) ends her 4th war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.
24 Sep 1943
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) departs Fremantle for her 5th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
6 Oct 1943
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) lands men and supplies on northeast coast of Borneo.
9 Oct 1943
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) torpedoes and damages the Japanese fleet oiler Hayatomo (14050 GRT) in the Sibitu Channel in position 05º09'N, 119º18'E. (see map)
10 Oct 1943
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) lays mines off Cape Pepe, Makassar Strait, Celebes.
20 Oct 1943
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Sana Maru (3365 GRT) off Banbon Bay, French Indochina in position 12º36'N, 109º30'E. (see map)
14 Nov 1943
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. V.L. Lawrence) ends her 5th war patrol at Fremantle.
16 Dec 1943
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. H.L. Jukes) departs Fremantle for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
3 Jan 1944
While attacking a Japanese convoy north-west of Miri, Borneo, USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. H.L. Jukes) departs torpedoes and sinks the Japanese fleet tankers Bokuei Maru (5135 GRT) in position 06º58'N, 112º02'E, and the Ryuei Maru (5144 GRT) in position 08º06'N, 112º30'E. (see map)
7 Jan 1944
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. H.L. Jukes) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant tanker Fushimi Maru No.3 (4289 BRT) southwest of Palawan in position 09.27N, 117.36E.
(see map)
26 Jan 1944
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. H.L. Jukes) ends her 6th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
19 Feb 1944
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. H.L. Jukes) departs Pearl Harbor for her 7th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Mariana Islands area.
9 Apr 1944
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. H.L. Jukes) ends her 7th war patrol at Majuro.
1 May 1944
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. H.L. Jukes) departs Majuro for her 8th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the Bonin Islands.
19 Jun 1944
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. H.L. Jukes) ends her 8th war patrol at Midway. She is now ordered to the Mare Islands Navy Yard for an overhaul.
1 Jul 1944
The Japanese merchant cargo ship Nikko Maru (3098 GRT) is sunk by a mine, most likely laid by USS Kingfish on 10 October 1943, off Makassar in position 05º38'S, 119º28'E. (see map)
12 Oct 1944
With her overhaul completed USS Kingfish (Cdr. T.E. Harper) departs Pearl Harbor for her 9th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off the Bonin Islands.
24 Oct 1944
USS Kingfish (Cdr. T.E. Harper) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Ikutagawa Maru (2220 GRT) east of Chichi Jima in position 27º08'N, 143º13'E. (see map)
27 Oct 1944
USS Kingfish (Cdr. T.E. Harper) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese sinks the Japanese landing ship T-138 (887 tons) and the Japanese army cargo vessel Tokai Maru No.4 (537 BRT) about 30 nautical miles north-north-east of Iwo Jima in position 25º22'N, 141º31'E. (see map)
28 Nov 1944
USS Kingfish (Cdr. T.E. Harper) ends her 9th war patrol at Guam.
23 Dec 1944
USS Kingfish (Cdr. T.E. Harper) departs Guam for her 10th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the Bonin Islands.
3 Jan 1945
USS Kingfish (Cdr. T.E. Harper) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Shoto Maru (572 GRT) and the Japanese merchant cargo ships Yaei Maru (1941 GRT) and Shibazono Maru (1831 BRT) about 200 nautical miles north of Chichi Jima in position 30º29'N, 142º03'E. (see map)
1 Feb 1945
USS Kingfish (Cdr. T.E. Harper) ends her 10th war patrol at Guam.
6 Mar 1945
USS Kingfish (Cdr. T.E. Harper) departs Guam for her 11th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol south of Kyusyu.
25 Apr 1945
USS Kingfish (Cdr. T.E. Harper) ends her 11th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
17 Jun 1945
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. T.D. Reegan) departs Pearl Harbor for her 12th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in Japanese home waters and the Kuril Islands.
5 Aug 1945
USS Kingfish (Lt.Cdr. T.D. Reegan) sinks two Japanese sampams with gunfire off Paramushir, Kuril Islands in position 50º43'N, 156º38'E. (see map)
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