| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Gato |
| Pennant | 259 |
| Built by | Electric Boat Co. (Groton, Connecticut, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 2 Feb 1942 |
| Launched | 16 Oct 1942 |
| Commissioned | 6 Jan 1943 |
| End service | 21 Apr 1958 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 8 June 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Jack (259)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Thomas Michael Dykers, USN | 6 Jan 1943 | 25 May 1944 |
| 2 | Arthur Elmer Krapf, USN | 25 May 1944 | 9 Oct 1944 |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Albert Schorr Fuhrman, USN | 9 Oct 1944 | 29 Aug 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Jack include:
2 May 1943
USS Jack (Lt.Cdr. T.M. Dykers) arrives at Pearl Harbor from New London.
5 Jun 1943
USS Jack (Lt.Cdr. T.M. Dykers) departs Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off Honshu in Japanese home waters.
26 Jun 1943
USS Jack (Lt.Cdr. T.M. Dykers) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transports Shozan Maru (5859 GRT) and Toyo Maru (4163 GRT) off Hachijo Jima, southern Honshu, Japan, in position 33º22'N, 138º56'E.
Jack is damaged during a Japanese air attack but continues her patrol.
4 Jul 1943
USS Jack (Lt.Cdr. T.M. Dykers) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Nikkyu Maru (6529 GRT) off the southeast coast of Honshu, Japan in position 34º33'N, 138º37'E.
19 Jul 1943
USS Jack (Lt.Cdr. T.M. Dykers) ends her 1st war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
5 Sep 1943
USS Jack (Lt.Cdr. T.M. Dykers) departs Pearl Harbor for her 2nd war patrol.
10 Oct 1943
USS Jack (Lt.Cdr. T.M. Dykers) ends her 2nd war patrol at Pearl Harbor. She is now sent to the Mare Island Navy Yard to solve the problems with her engines and general overhaul.
16 Jan 1944
USS Jack (Lt.Cdr. T.M. Dykers) departs Pearl Harbor for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
19 Feb 1944
While operating inthe South China Sea about 300 nautical miles west of Luzon, Philippines USS Jack (Lt.Cdr. T.M. Dykers) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant tankers Kokuei Maru (5154 GRT) and Nanei Maru (5019 GRT) in position 14º34'N, 114º11'E, Nichirin Maru (5162 GRT) in position 15º40'N, 115º48'E, and Ichiyo Maru (5106 GRT) in position 15º46'N, 115º57'E.
13 Mar 1944
USS Jack (Lt.Cdr. T.M. Dykers) ends her 3rd war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.
6 Apr 1944
USS Jack (Lt.Cdr. T.M. Dykers) departs Fremantle for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
26 Apr 1944
While operation off the west coast of Luzon, Philippines USS Jack (Lt.Cdr. T.M. Dykers) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Yoshida Maru No.1 (5425 GRT) in position 18º06'N, 119º40'E, and torpedoes and damages the Japanese army cargo ship Wales Maru (6586 GRT) in position 18º14'N, 119º53'E.
28 Apr 1944
USS Jack (Lt.Cdr. T.M. Dykers) sinks a Japanese trawler with gunfire east of Luzon, Philippines in position 17º34'N, 124º06'E.
10 May 1944
USS Jack (Lt.Cdr. T.M. Dykers) ends her 4th war patrol at Fremantle.
4 Jun 1944
USS Jack (Lt.Cdr. A.E. Krapf) departs Fremantle for her 5th war patrol. Once again she is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
25 Jun 1944
USS Jack (Lt.Cdr. A.E. Krapf) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant tanker San Pedro Maru (7268 GRT) off the northwest coast of Luzon, Philippines in position 16º17'N, 119º40'E. (see map)
30 Jun 1944
USS Jack (Lt.Cdr. A.E. Krapf) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ships Tsurushima Maru (4645 GRT) and Matsukawa Maru (3832 GRT) about 70 nautical miles west of Manila, Philippines in position 14º15'N, 119º40'E.
14 Jul 1944
USS Jack (Lt.Cdr. A.E. Krapf) ends her 5th war patrol at Fremantle.
6 Aug 1944
USS Jack (Lt.Cdr. A.E. Krapf) departs Fremantle for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Celebes Sea.
29 Aug 1944
USS Jack (Lt.Cdr. A.E. Krapf) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese minesweeper W-28 (650 tons, offsite link) and the Japanese army cargo ship Mexico Maru (5785 GRT) northwest of Menado, Celebes in position 02º15'N, 122º50'E.
24 Sep 1944
USS Jack (Lt.Cdr. A.E. Krapf) ends her 5th war patrol at Fremantle.
27 Oct 1944
USS Jack (Lt.Cdr. A.S. Fuhrman) departs Fremantle for her 7th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
14 Nov 1944
USS Jack (Lt.Cdr. A.S. Fuhrman) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Hinaga Maru (5596 GRT) and torpedoes and damages the Japanese merchant tanker Yuzan Maru No.2 (6859 GRT) in the South China Sea off the coast of French Indo-China in position 11º02'N, 109º02'E.
15 Nov 1944
USS Jack (Lt.Cdr. A.S. Fuhrman) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant tanker Yuzan Maru No.2 (6859 GRT) in the South China Sea off the coast of French Indo-China in position 11º15'N, 108º57'E.
24 Dec 1944
USS Jack (Lt.Cdr. A.S. Fuhrman) ends her 7th war patrol at Pearl Harbor. She is now sent to San Francisco for a major overhaul.
1 Apr 1945
With her overhaul completed USS Jack (Lt.Cdr. A.S. Fuhrman) returns to Pearl Harbor.
26 Apr 1945
USS Jack (Lt.Cdr. A.S. Fuhrman) departs Pearl Harbor for her 8th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in Japanese home waters.
18 Jun 1945
USS Jack (Lt.Cdr. A.S. Fuhrman) ends her 8th war patrol at Guam.
12 Jul 1945
USS Jack (Lt.Cdr. A.S. Fuhrman) ends departs Guam for her 9th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol between Luzon and Okinawa.
29 Aug 1945
USS Jack (Lt.Cdr. A.S. Fuhrman) ends her 9th war patrol at Midway.
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