| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Gato |
| Pennant | 255 |
| Built by | Electric Boat Co. (Groton, Connecticut, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 1 Oct 1941 |
| Launched | 21 Jun 1942 |
| Commissioned | 9 Oct 1942 |
| End service | 16 Feb 1946 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 16 February 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Haddo (255)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Willis Ashford Lent, USN | 1 Apr 1943 | 23 Jun 1943 | |
| 2 | Lt Cmdr John Corbus, USN | 14 Dec 1943 | 18 Feb 1944 | |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Chester William Nimitz, Jr., USN | 18 Feb 1944 | 18 Oct 1944 | |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. Frank Curtis Lynch, Jr., USN | 18 Oct 1944 | 12 Sep 1945 | |
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Noteable events involving Haddo include:
9 Apr 1943
With her trials and training completed USS Haddo (Lt.Cdr. W.L. Lent) departs New london for her 1st war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the North Atlantic.
30 Apr 1943
USS Haddo (Lt.Cdr. W.L. Lent) ends her 1st war patrol at Rosneath, Scotland.
29 Jul 1943
After 2 more uneventful war patrols in Norwegian and Icelandic waters USS Haddo (Lt.Cdr. J. Corbus) arrives back at New London.
2 Nov 1943
USS Haddo (Lt.Cdr. J. Corbus) arrives at Pearl Harbor after a refit at the Mare Island Navy Yard.
14 Dec 1943
USS Haddo (Lt.Cdr. J. Corbus) departs Pearl Harbor for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Philippines.
4 Feb 1944
USS Haddo (Lt.Cdr. J. Corbus) ends her 4th war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.
29 Feb 1944
USS Haddo (Lt.Cdr. C.W. Nimitz, Jr.) departs Fremantle for her 5th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
Lt.Cdr. C.W. Nimitz, Jr. was the son of Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz, the US commander in Chief of Pacific Naval forces, and an ex-submariner himself.
29 Mar 1944
USS Haddo (Lt.Cdr. C.W. Nimitz, Jr.) torpedoes and damages the Japanese army cargo ship Nichian Maru (6197 GRT) in the South China Sea in position 17º42'N, 109º57'E. (see map)
22 Apr 1944
USS Haddo (Lt.Cdr. C.W. Nimitz, Jr.) ends her 5th war patrol at Fremantle.
18 May 1944
USS Haddo (Lt.Cdr. C.W. Nimitz, Jr.) departs Fremantle for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Philippines.
11 Jun 1944
USS Haddo (Lt.Cdr. C.W. Nimitz, Jr.) sinks two Japanese trawlers with gunfire in the Celebes Sea south off Mindanao, Philippines in position 07º13'N, 123º13'E. (see map)
16 Jul 1944
USS Haddo (Lt.Cdr. C.W. Nimitz, Jr.) ends her 6th war patrol at Fremantle.
12 Aug 1944
USS Haddo (Lt.Cdr. C.W. Nimitz, Jr.) departs Fremantle for her 7th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Philippines.
21 Aug 1944
USS Haddo (Lt.Cdr. C.W. Nimitz, Jr.) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ships Kinryu Maru (4392 GRT) and Norfolk Maru (6576 GRT) and torpedoes and damages the Japanese merchant tanker Taiei Maru (9929 GRT) east of Mindoro, Philippines in position 13º22'N, 120º19'E. (see map)
22 Aug 1944
USS Haddo (Lt.Cdr. C.W. Nimitz, Jr.) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese frigate Sado (870 tons, offsite link) about 35 nautical miles west of Manila, Philippines in position 14º15'N, 120º05'E. (see map)
23 Aug 1944
USS Haddo (Lt.Cdr. C.W. Nimitz, Jr.) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese destroyer Asakaze (1270 tons, offsite link) some 20 miles southwest of Cape Bolinao, Luzon, Philippines in position 16º06'N, 119º44'E. (see map)
8 Sep 1944
USS Haddo (Lt.Cdr. C.W. Nimitz, Jr.) sinks a Japanese sampam with gunfire east of Panay, Philippines in position 11º48'N, 121º10'E. (see map)
21 Sep 1944
USS Haddo (Lt.Cdr. C.W. Nimitz, Jr.) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese minelayer Katsuriki (1540 tons) about 80 nautical miles south-west of Manila, Philippines in position 13º35'N, 119º06'E. (see map)
3 Oct 1944
USS Haddo (Lt.Cdr. C.W. Nimitz, Jr.) ends her 7th war patrol at Fremantle.
20 Oct 1944
USS Haddo (Lt.Cdr. F.C. Lynch, Jr.) departs Fremantle for her 8th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea east of Luzon, Philippines.
9 Nov 1944
USS Haddo (Lt.Cdr. F.C. Lynch, Jr.) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese fleet tanker Hishi Maru No.2 (856 GRT) in Mindoro Straits in position 12º24'N, 120º45'E. (see map)
25 Nov 1944
USS Haddo (Lt.Cdr. F.C. Lynch, Jr.) torpedoes and damages the Japanese escort vessel Shimushu (860 tons, offsite link) north-east of Mindoro, Philippines in position 14º00'N, 119º25'E. (see map)
6 Dec 1944
USS Haddo (Lt.Cdr. F.C. Lynch, Jr.) torpedoes damages the Japanese tanker Kyoei Maru No.3 (1189 GRT) in position 14º43'N, 119º39'E. (see map)
27 Dec 1944
USS Haddo (Lt.Cdr. F.C. Lynch, Jr.) ends her 8th war patrol at Pearl Harbor. She is now sent to the Mare Island Navy Yard for a major overhaul.
5 Jan 1945
USS Haddo (Lt.Cdr. F.C. Lynch, Jr.) arrives at the Mare Island Navy Yard.
16 May 1945
With her overhaul completed USS Haddo (Lt.Cdr. F.C. Lynch, Jr.) departs for her 9th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the East China and Yellow Seas.
1 Jul 1945
USS Haddo (Lt.Cdr. F.C. Lynch, Jr.) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese corvette Kaibokan 72 (740 tons, built 1944) (offsite link) and the Japanese merchant cargo ships Konri Maru (3106 GRT) and Taiun Maru No.2 (2220 GRT) in the Yellow Sea off the west coast of Korea in position 38º08'N, 124º38'E. (see map)
2 Jul 1945
USS Haddo (Lt.Cdr. F.C. Lynch, Jr.) sinks two small Japanese vessels with gunfire in the Yellow Sea in position 38º02'N, 124º41'E. (see map)
3 Jul 1945
USS Haddo (Lt.Cdr. F.C. Lynch, Jr.) sinks a Japanese trawler with gunfire in the Yellow Sea in approximate position 38N, 121E. (see map)
16 Jul 1945
USS Haddo (Lt.Cdr. F.C. Lynch, Jr.) ends her 9th war patrol at Guam.
10 Aug 1945
USS Haddo (Lt.Cdr. F.C. Lynch, Jr.) departs Guam for her 10th war patrol but it was
soon terminated by the surrender of Japan. She then headed for Tokyo Bay.
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