| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Gato |
| Pennant | 243 |
| Built by | Electric Boat Co. (Groton, Connecticut, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 5 Feb 1943 |
| Launched | 17 Oct 1943 |
| Commissioned | 24 Jan 1944 |
| End service | 28 Jun 1969 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 31 January 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Bream (243)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Wreford Goss Chapple, USN | 24 Jan 1944 | 7 Dec 1944 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. James Lowell Page McCallum, USN | 7 Dec 1944 | 15 Jun 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Bream include:
10 Mar 1944
With her trials and initial training completed USS Bream (Lt Cmdr Wreford Goss Chapple) departs New London for the Pacific.
8 May 1944
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Chapple) arrives at Brisbane, Australia.
10 May 1944
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Chapple) departs Brisbane.
14 May 1944
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Chapple) arrives at Milne Bay.
29 May 1944
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Chapple) arrives at Manus
1 Jun 1944
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Chapple) departs Manus for her 1st war patrol. She is orderded to patrol off Halmahera.
16 Jun 1944
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Chapple) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ships Yuki Maru (5704 GRT) and Hinode Maru (1916 GRT) off Halmahera Island in position 02º23'N, 128º43'E. (see map)
29 Jun 1944
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Chapple) ends her 1st war patrol at Manus.
21 Jul 1944
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Chapple) departs Manus for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol south of the Philippines.
6 Sep 1944
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Chapple) ends her 2nd war patrol at Brisbane.
2 Oct 1944
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Chapple) departs Brisbane for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the central Philippines.
9 Oct 1944
USS Bream (Lt Cmdr Wreford Goss Chapple) refuels at Darwin, Australia.
23 Oct 1944
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Chapple) torpedoes and damages the Japanese heavy cruiser Aoba (offsite link) off Manila Bay in position 14º06'N, 119º37'E. (see map)
4 Nov 1944
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Chapple), USS Guitarro and USS Ray shared the sinking of the Japanese transport ship Kagu Maru (6806 GRT, offsite link) off Dasol Bay, Philippines in position 15º55'N, 119º44'E. (see map)
6 Nov 1944
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Chapple), USS Guitarro and USS Raton torpedo and damage the Japanese heavy cruiser Kumano (offsite link) west of Lingayen, Philippines in position 16º11'N, 119º44'E. (see map)
22 Nov 1944
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Chapple) ends her 3rd war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.
19 Dec 1944
USS Bream (Lt Cmdr James Lowell Page McCallum) departs Fremantle for her 4th war patrol, and is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea and the Sulu Sea.
22 Dec 1944
USS Bream (Lt Cmdr James Lowell Page McCallum) refuels at Exmouth Gulf.
10 Feb 1945
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. J.L. McCallum) ends her 4th war patrol at Fremantle.
7 Mar 1945
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. J.L. McCallum) departs Fremantle for her 5th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Java Sea.
10 Mar 1945
USS Bream (Lt Cmdr James Lowell Page McCallum) refuels at Exmouth Gulf.
13 Mar 1945
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. J.L. McCallum) sinks two small Japanese vessels with gunfire in the Java Sea in position 05º35'S, 114º11'E. (see map)
14 Mar 1945
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. J.L. McCallum) sinks the Japanese auxiliary submarine chaser Keihin Maru (76 GRT) with gunfire in the Java Sea in position 05º41'S, 114º03'E.
(see map)
15 Mar 1945
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. J.L. McCallum) is damaged by depth charges in the Java Sea in position 05º36'S, 114º33'E. She is forced to terminate her patrol. (see map)
22 Mar 1945
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. J.L. McCallum) ends her 5th war patrol at Fremantle.
20 Apr 1945
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. J.L. McCallum) departs Fremantle for her 6th war patrol. Once again she was odered to patrol in the Java Sea.
29 Apr 1945
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. J.L. McCallum) torpedoes and sinks the German minesweeper depot ship Quito (1230 GRT, built 1938, offsite link) off Tanjong Puting, Borneo, Netherlands East Indies in position 04º11'S, 111º17'E. (see map)
14 May 1945
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. J.L. McCallum) enters Subic Bay, Philippines to make some repairs and take on board additional fuel.
16 May 1945
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. J.L. McCallum) departs Subic Bay, Philippines and resumes her patrol. She is now ordered to perform lifeguard duty off the southern tip of Formosa.
5 Jun 1945
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. J.L. McCallum) ends her 6th war patrol at Saipan.
6 Jun 1945
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. J.L. McCallum) departs Saipan to refit at the Bethlehem Steel Company shipyard at San Francisco.
24 Jun 1945
USS Bream (Lt.Cdr. J.L. McCallum) arrives for a major overhaul at the Bethlehem Steel Company shipyard at San Francisco.
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