| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Gato |
| Pennant | 256 |
| Built by | Electric Boat Co. (Groton, Connecticut, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 1 Nov 1941 |
| Launched | 17 Jul 1942 |
| Commissioned | 30 Oct 1942 |
| End service | 19 Apr 1968 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 13 July 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Hake (256)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. John Cozine Broach, USN | 30 Oct 1942 | Jul 1944 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Frank Edward Haylor, USN | Aug 1944 | Sep 45 ? |
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Noteable events involving Hake include:
8 Apr 1943
USS Hake (Lt Cmdr John Cozine Broach) departs New London for her 1st war patrol, and was ordered to patrol in the North Atlantic while on passage to Helenburgh, Scotland.
29 Apr 1943
USS Hake (Lt.Cdr. J.C. Broach) ends her 1st war patrol at Helenburgh, Scotland.
27 May 1943
USS Hake (Lt.Cdr. J.C. Broach) departs Scotland for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the Azores.
17 Jul 1943
USS Hake (Lt.Cdr. J.C. Broach) ends her 2nd war patrol at New London.
25 Aug 1943
USS Hake (Lt.Cdr. J.C. Broach) departs New London bound for the Mare Island Navy Yard for an overhaul.
27 Dec 1943
With her overhaul completed USS Hake (Lt.Cdr. J.C. Broach) departs Pearl Harbour for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the Philippines.
11 Jan 1944
USS Hake (Lt.Cdr. J.C. Broach) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese aircraft transport Nigitsu Maru (9547 GRT) about 300 nautical miles south-east of Okinawa in position 23º15'N, 133º49'E.
26 Jan 1944
USS Hake (Lt.Cdr. J.C. Broach) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese auxiliary netlayer Shuko Maru (889 GRT) off Ambon, Netherlands East Indies in position 05º50'N, 126º00'E.
1 Feb 1944
USS Hake (Lt.Cdr. J.C. Broach) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Nanka Maru (4065 GRT) and the Japanese troop transport Tacoma Maru (5772 GRT) off the northeast coast of Halmahera in position 01º32'N, 128º50'E.
13 Feb 1944
USS Hake (Lt.Cdr. J.C. Broach) sinks a Japanese sampam with gunfire in the Banda Sea in position 04º37'S, 125º26'E.
20 Feb 1944
USS Hake (Lt.Cdr. J.C. Broach) ends her 3rd war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.
18 Mar 1944
USS Hake (Lt.Cdr. J.C. Broach) departs Fremantle for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
27 Mar 1944
USS Hake (Lt.Cdr. J.C. Broach) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant tanker Yamamizu Maru (5154 GRT) about 75 nautical miles south of Borneo in position 03º53'S, 109º42'E.
2 Apr 1944
USS Hake (Lt.Cdr. J.C. Broach) torpedoes and damages the Japanese tanker Tarakan Maru (5135 GRT) in the South China Sea in position 01º58'N, 106º20'E.
30 Apr 1944
USS Hake (Lt.Cdr. J.C. Broach) ends her 4th war patrol at Fremantle.
23 May 1944
USS Hake (Lt.Cdr. J.C. Broach) departs Fremantle for her 5th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol southwest of Mindanao.
8 Jun 1944
USS Hake (Lt.Cdr. J.C. Broach) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese destroyer Kazagumo (2080 tons, offsite link) at the mouth of Davao Gulf, about 20 nautical miles south-west of Cape San Augustin, Mindanao, Philippines in position 06º03'N, 124º57'E. (see map)
17 Jun 1944
USS Hake (Lt.Cdr. J.C. Broach) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Kinshu Maru (5591 GRT) about 65 nautical miles south-east of Davao in position 06º10'N, 126º18'E. (see map)
20 Jun 1944
USS Hake (Lt.Cdr. J.C. Broach) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Hibi Maru (5875 GRT) in Saragan Strait in position 05º36'N, 125º17'E. (see map)
11 Jul 1944
USS Hake (Lt.Cdr. J.C. Broach) ends her 5th war patrol at Fremantle.
5 Aug 1944
USS Hake (Lt Cmdr Frank E. Haylor) departs Fremantle for her 6th war patrol., and is ordered to patrol off the Philippines.
6 Sep 1944
USS Hake (Lt.Cdr. F.E. Haylor) torpedoes and damages the Japanese destroyer Hibiki (offsite link) east of Luzon, Philippines in position 16º19'N, 119º44'E. (see map)
24 Sep 1944
USS Hake (Lt.Cdr. F.E. Haylor) ends her 6th war patrol at Fremantle.
20 Oct 1944
USS Hake (Lt.Cdr. F.E. Haylor) departs Fremantle for her 7th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
19 Nov 1944
USS Hake (Lt.Cdr. F.E. Haylor) torpedoes and damages the Japanese light cruiser Isuzu (offsite link) about 55 nautical miles west of Corregidor, Philippines in position 14º22'N, 119º38'E.
(see map)
5 Dec 1944
USS Hake (Lt.Cdr. F.E. Haylor) lands supplies on Panay, Philippines and evacuates 29 US aviators shot down by the Japanese.
16 Dec 1944
USS Hake (Lt.Cdr. F.E. Haylor) ends her 7th war patrol at Fremantle.
12 Jan 1945
USS Hake (Lt.Cdr. F.E. Haylor) departs Fremantle for her 8th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
13 Mar 1945
USS Hake (Lt.Cdr. F.E. Haylor) ends her 8th war patrol at San Francisco. She is now sent to the Mare Island Navy Yard for a major overhaul.
20 Jul 1945
With her overhaul completed USS Hake (Cdr. F.E. Haylor) departed for her 9th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol of Honshu, Japan.
2 Sep 1945
USS Hake (Cdr. F.E. Haylor) was one of the submarines that were present at Tokyo Bay on VJ-Day.