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Noteable events involving Bashaw include:

9 Jan 1944
With her trials and initial training completed USS Bashaw (Lt.Cdr. Richard E. Nichols) departs Kew West bound for the Panama Canal Zone.

3 Mar 1944
USS Bashaw (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Nichols) arrives at Milne Bay, New Guinea.

10 Mar 1944
USS Bashaw (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Nichols) departs Milne Bay for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off Palau.

21 Mar 1944
USS Bashaw (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Nichols) torpedoes the Japanese salvage/repair ship Uragami maru (4317 GRT) south-east of Palau in position 06º58'N, 136º29'E. The Uragami Maru sustains moderate damage and makes port. (see map)

27 Apr 1944
USS Bashaw (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Nichols) sinks a Japanese trawler and damages three others with gunfire east-north-east of Halmahera in position 03º20'N, 131º35'E. (see map)

10 May 1944
USS Bashaw (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Nichols) ends her 1st war patrol at Brisbane, Australia.

27 May 1944
USS Bashaw (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Nichols) departs Brisbane for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol south of the Philippines.

25 Jun 1944
USS Bashaw (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Nichols) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Yamamiya Maru (6440 GRT) between Talaud Island and Halmahera in position 03º28'N, 127º06'E. The damaging of a second ship, claimed to have been of 4400 tgr, is unconfirmed. (see map)

16 Jul 1944
USS Bashaw (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Nichols) ends her 2nd war patrol at Manus.

7 Aug 1944
USS Bashaw (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Nichols) departs Manus for her 3rd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off Mindanao, Philippines.

8 Sep 1944
USS Bashaw (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Nichols) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Yanagigawa Maru (2813 GRT) in the Sulu Sea west of Mindanao, Philippines in position 08º10'N, 121º48'E.
The freighter Ryuka Maru (size unknown) was also damaged at this time. There is no claim on Bashaw's part for this vessel, but she was in the same convoy and there was no other sub attack at this time. (see map)

9 Sep 1944
Still operating in the same area as above, USS Bashaw (Lt.Cdr. Richard E. Nichols) claims the sinking of a 200-ton coaster by gunfire. This target remains unidentified.

4 Oct 1944
USS Bashaw (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Nichols) ends her 3rd war patrol at Brisbane.

27 Oct 1944
USS Bashaw (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Nichols) departs Brisbane for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.

21 Nov 1944
While on patrol in the South China Sea with a submarine group, USS Bashaw (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Nichols) attacked a convoy at 1700 hrs. She hit the Japanese cargo ship Gyosan maru (5698 GRT), with a single at position 10º30' N, 115º08'E. The ship remained afloat but was derelict. She was further hit by USS Flounder at 1800 hrs and lost her stern. She was run ashore on the NE corner of NanShan island and was abandoned, later she was completely destroyed by a torpedo from USS Guavina on 23 November. (see map)

14 Dec 1944
While on patrol off Camranh Bay, French Indochiona, USS Bashaw (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Nichols) sighted the Japanese hybrid battleship/carriers Ise and Hyuga (both offsite links) but was unable to reach a firing position.

31 Dec 1944
USS Bashaw (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Nichols) ends her 4th war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.

26 Jan 1945
USS Bashaw (Lt.Cdr. Hoke S. Simpson) departs Fremantle for her 5th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off Hainan Island and along the Indo-China coastline.

13 Feb 1945
USS Bashaw (Lt.Cdr. H.S. Simpson) was one of the submarines stationed along the route of an important Japanese naval convoy heading north. At 1530 hrs, attempting to close the range by running surfaced, she was spotted and taken under main battery fire by one of the escorting battleships, either the Ise or Hyuga (both offsite links). As a 356 mm (14") salvo fell less than a mile away, Lt.Cdr Simpson opted for a safer course of action and dived, losing any chance to gain a firing position.

21 Feb 1945
Off the north-east corner of Hainan island, USS Bashaw (Lt.Cdr. H.S. Simpson) claimed the sinking of a 200-ton coaster by torpedo (3 fired, 1 hit). Shortly afterwards, in company of USS Flasher she attacked another coaster by gunfire, both subs scoring hits and sharing the sinking.

27 Feb 1945
USS Bashaw (Lt.Cdr. H.S. Simpson) sinks a pair of sampans with USS Flasher then goes off on her own, shooting up 2 more, east of Hainan in position 19º25'N, 111º21'E. (see map)

5 Mar 1945
At 1000 hrs USS Bashaw (Lt.Cdr. H.S. Simpson) torpedoes and damages the the Japanese oiler Ryoei Maru (10016 GRT) off Tourane, Vietnam. The oiler remains afloat and Bashaw has to dodge the escort for the next 9 hours, at the end of which time she finally reaches firing position and finishes off the damaged ship in position 16º47'N, 108º41'E. (see map)

6 Mar 1945
USS Bashaw (Lt.Cdr. H.S. Simpson) sinks a Japanese sampam with gunfire of the coast of French Indochina.

12 Mar 1945
USS Bashaw (Lt.Cdr. H.S. Simpson) ends her 5th war patrol at Subic Bay, Philippines.

27 Mar 1945
USS Bashaw (Lt.Cdr. H.S. Simpson) departs Subic Bay for her 6th war patrol. Once again she was ordered to patrol off Hainan Island and along the Indo-China coastline.

29 Apr 1945
USS Bashaw (Lt.Cdr. H.S. Simpson) ends her 6th war patrol at Subic Bay. She was now sent to the Mare Island Navy Yard for a major overhaul.

13 Aug 1945
With her refit completed USS Bashaw departs the Mare Island Navy Yard bound for Pearl Harbor.

22 Aug 1945
USS Bashaw arrives Pearl Harbor.