| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Gato |
| Pennant | 246 |
| Built by | Electric Boat Co. (Groton, Connecticut, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 1 Apr 1943 |
| Launched | 19 Dec 1943 |
| Commissioned | 21 Apr 1944 |
| End service | 2 Apr 1968 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 15 May 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Croaker (246)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. John Elwood Lee, USN | 21 Apr 1944 | 10 Nov 1944 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. William Bismarck Thomas, USN | 10 Nov 1944 | 22 Aug 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Croaker include:
29 Jun 1944
USS Croaker (Cdr. J.E. Lee) arrives at Pearl Harbor from New London.
19 Jul 1944
USS Croaker (Cdr. J.E. Lee) departs Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea.
7 Aug 1944
USS Croaker (Cdr. J.E. Lee) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese light cruiser Nagara (offsite link) about 35 nautical miles south of Nagasaki, Japan in position 32º09'N, 129º53'E. (see map)
14 Aug 1944
USS Croaker (Cdr. J.E. Lee) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese auxiliary gunboat Daigen Maru No.7 (1289 GRT) south-west of Inchon, Korea in position 37º25'N, 125º12'E. (see map)
16 Aug 1944
USS Croaker (Cdr. J.E. Lee) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese auxiliary minesweeper Taito Maru (267 GRT) west of Korea in position 36º16'N, 125º49'E. (see map)
17 Aug 1944
USS Croaker (Cdr. J.E. Lee) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Yamatero Maru (6862 GRT) off the west coast of Korea in position 35º33'N, 126º10'E. (see map)
31 Aug 1944
USS Croaker (Cdr. J.E. Lee) ends her 1st war patrol at Midway.
23 Sep 1944
USS Croaker (Cdr. J.E. Lee) departs Midway for her 2nd war patrol. Once again she is ordered to patrol in the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea.
9 Oct 1944
USS Croaker (Cdr. J.E. Lee) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Shinki Maru (2211 GRT) west of Kyushu, Japan in position 32º08'N, 129º51'E. (see map)
23 Oct 1944
USS Croaker (Cdr. J.E. Lee) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Hakuran Maru (887 GRT) in the Yellow Sea, off the west coast of Korea in position 35º29'N, 126º05'E. (see map)
24 Oct 1944
USS Croaker (Cdr. J.E. Lee) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Mikage Maru (2741 GRT) and the Japanese passenger/cargo ship Gassan Maru (4515 GRT) south-west of Quelpart Island in position 33º00'N, 125º49'E. (see map)
10 Nov 1944
USS Croaker (Cdr. J.E. Lee) ends her 2nd war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
13 Dec 1944
USS Croaker (Lt.Cdr. W.B. Thomas) departs Pearl Harbor for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Luzon Strait and in the South China Sea.
12 Feb 1945
USS Croaker (Lt.Cdr. W.B. Thomas) ends her 3rd war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.
12 Mar 1945
USS Croaker (Lt.Cdr. W.B. Thomas) departs Fremantle for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the French Indo-China coast.
22 Apr 1945
USS Croaker (Lt.Cdr. W.B. Thomas) ends her 4th war patrol at Subic Bay, Philippines.
15 May 1945
USS Croaker (Lt.Cdr. W.B. Thomas) departs Subic Bay, Philippines for her 5th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Java Sea.
30 May 1945
USS Croaker (Lt.Cdr. W.B. Thomas) sinks the Japanese vessels Shuttle Boat No.154 and Shuttle Boat No.146 in the Java Sea in position 04º50'S, 113º10'E. (see map)
5 Jun 1945
USS Croaker (Lt.Cdr. W.B. Thomas) ends her 5th war patrol at Fremantle.
1 Jul 1945
USS Croaker (Lt.Cdr. W.B. Thomas) departs Fremantle for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea and off Hong Kong.
13 Aug 1945
USS Croaker (Lt.Cdr. W.B. Thomas) ends her 6th war patrol at Subic Bay.
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