| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Gato |
| Pennant | 242 |
| Built by | Electric Boat Co. (Groton, Connecticut, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 17 Dec 1942 |
| Launched | 8 Aug 1943 |
| Commissioned | 11 Nov 1943 |
| End service | 28 Jun 1969 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 1 March 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Bluegill (242)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Eric Lloyd Barr, Jr., USN | 11 Nov 1943 | 21 Jun 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Bluegill include:
1 Apr 1944
USS Bluegill (Lt Cmdr Eric Lloyd Barr, Jr.) departs Milne Bay, New Guinea for her 1st war patrol, and is ordered to patrol to the south-west of the Palau's.
27 Apr 1944
USS Bluegill (Lt.Cdr. E.L. Barr, Jr.) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese light cruiser Yubari (2890 tons) (offsite link) west of the Sonsorol Islands in position 05º38'N, 131º45'E. (see map)
2 May 1944
USS Bluegill (Lt.Cdr. E.L. Barr, Jr.) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Asosan Maru (8811 GRT) east of Mindanao, Philippines in position 07º05'N, 130º00'E. (see map)
20 May 1944
USS Bluegill (Lt.Cdr. E.L. Barr, Jr.) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese sinks Japanese army cargo ship Miyaura Maru (1856 GRT) between Halmahera and Morotai in position 02º14'N, 128º05'E. (see map)
7 Jun 1944
USS Bluegill (Lt.Cdr. E.L. Barr, Jr.) ends her 1st war patrol at Brisbane, Australia.
28 Jun 1944
USS Bluegill (Lt.Cdr. E.L. Barr, Jr.) departs Brisbane for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol south of Mindanao, Philippines.
6 Jul 1944
USS Bluegill (Lt Cmdr Eric Lloyd Barr, Jr.) refuels at Manus.
7 Aug 1944
USS Bluegill (Lt.Cdr. E.L. Barr, Jr.) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Yamatama Maru (4642 GRT) southwest of Mindanao, Philippines in position 06º05'N, 124º23'E. (see map)
13 Aug 1944
USS Bluegill (Lt.Cdr. E.L. Barr, Jr.) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese submarine chaser Ch-12 (290 tons, offsite link), the Japanese auxiliary submarine chaser Misago Maru (154 GRT) and the Japanese army cargo ship Kojun Maru (1931 GRT) near the entrance to Davao Gulf, Philippines in position 06º17'N, 126º10'E. (see map)
13 Aug 1944
USS Bluegill (Lt.Cdr. E.L. Barr, Jr.) sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire of the Moluccas in position 02º35'S, 126º20'E. (see map)
18 Aug 1944
USS Bluegill (Lt.Cdr. E.L. Barr, Jr.) ends her 2nd war patrol at Darwin, Australia.
18 Sep 1944
USS Bluegill (Lt.Cdr. E.L. Barr, Jr.) departs Fremantle for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Sulu and South China Sea.
21 Sep 1944
USS Bluegill (Lt Cmdr Eric Lloyd Barr, Jr.) refuels at Exmouth Bay.
18 Oct 1944
USS Bluegill (Lt.Cdr. E.L. Barr, Jr.) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ships Arabia Maru (9480 GRT) and Chinzei Maru (1999 GRT), and the Japanese merchant cargo ship Hakushika Maru (8152 GRT) in the South China Sea, west-south-west of Manila, Philippines in position 14º06'N, 119º40'E. (see map)
25 Nov 1944
USS Bluegill (Lt.Cdr. E.L. Barr, Jr.) ends her 3rd war patrol at Fremantle.
19 Dec 1944
USS Bluegill (Lt.Cdr. E.L. Barr, Jr.) departs Fremantle for her 4th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
10 Feb 1945
USS Bluegill (Lt.Cdr. E.L. Barr, Jr.) ends her 4th war patrol when she returns to Fremantle.
12 Mar 1945
USS Bluegill (Cdr. E.L. Barr, Jr.) departs Fremantle for her 5th war patrol. Once again she was ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
15 Mar 1945
USS Bluegill (Cmdr Eric Lloyd Barr, Jr.) refuels at Exmouth Gulf.
29 Mar 1945
USS Bluegill (Cdr. E.L. Barr, Jr.) torpedoes and damages the Japanese tanker Honan Maru (5542 GRT, former British fleet tanker War Sirdar) off Cape Varella, French Indo-China in position 12º39'N, 109º27'E. (see map)
5 Apr 1945
USS Bluegill (Cdr. E.L. Barr, Jr.) lands a boarding party on the beached and abandoned Japanese tanker Honan Maru (5542 GRT). They scuttle the Japanese ship with demolition charges and incendiaries.
18 Apr 1945
USS Bluegill (Cdr. E.L. Barr, Jr.) ends her 5th war patrol at Subic Bay, Philippines.
11 May 1945
USS Bluegill (Cdr. E.L. Barr, Jr.) departs Subic Bay for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
12 Jun 1945
USS Bluegill (Cdr. E.L. Barr, Jr.) ends her 6th war patrol at Saipan. She was now ordered to the Mare Island Navy Yard for a major overhaul.
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