| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Gato |
| Pennant | 262 |
| Built by | Electric Boat Co. (Groton, Connecticut, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 7 Apr 1942 |
| Launched | 13 Dec 1942 |
| Commissioned | 15 Mar 1943 |
| End service | 18 Jan 1957 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 29 January 1947. |
Commands listed for USS Muskallunge (262)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Willard Arthur Saunders, USN | 15 Mar 1943 | 4 Nov 1943 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Michael Peter Russillo, USN | 4 Nov 1943 | 7 Oct 1944 |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Leonce Arnold Lajaunie, Jr., USN | 7 Oct 1944 | 20 May 1945 |
| 4 | Cdr. William Henry Lawrence, USN | 21 May 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Muskallunge include:
7 Aug 1943
USS Muskallunge (Lt Cmdr Willard Arthur Saunders) arrives at Pearl Harbor from New London.
7 Sep 1943
USS Muskallunge (Lt Cmdr Willard Arthur Saunders) departs Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol,and is ordered to patrol in the Palau area.
25 Oct 1943
USS Muskallunge (Lt Cmdr Willard Arthur Saunders) ends her 1st war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
27 Nov 1943
USS Muskallunge (Lt Cmdr Michael P. Russillo) departs Pearl Harbor for her 2nd war patrol, and is ordered to patrol in the Caroline Islands area.
21 Jan 1944
USS Muskallunge (Lt.Cdr. M.P. Russillo) ends her 2nd war patrol at Pearl Harbor. She is ordered to the Mare Island Navy Yard to solve the problems with her engines and general overhaul.
30 Apr 1944
USS Muskallunge (Lt.Cdr. M.P. Russillo) departs Pearl Harbor for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Mariana Islands area.
4 Jul 1944
USS Muskallunge (Lt.Cdr. M.P. Russillo) ends her 3rd war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.
1 Aug 1944
USS Muskallunge (Lt.Cdr. M.P. Russillo) departs Fremantle for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
21 Aug 1944
USS Muskallunge (Lt.Cdr. M.P. Russillo) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Durban Maru (7163 GRT) off Cam Ranh Bay, French Indochina in position 11º45'N, 109º46'E. (see map)
8 Sep 1944
USS Muskallunge (Lt.Cdr. M.P. Russillo) ends her 4th war patrol at Fremantle.
19 Oct 1944
USS Muskallunge (Lt Cmdr Leonce A. Lajaunie, Jr.) departs Fremantle for her 5th war patrol, and is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
14 Dec 1944
USS Muskallunge (Lt.Cdr. L.A. Lajaunie, Jr.) ends her 5th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
16 Dec 1944
USS Muskallunge departs Pearl Harbor bound for the Mare Island Navy Yard for a major overhaul.
9 Apr 1945
With her overhaul completed USS Muskallunge returns to Pearl Harbor.
26 Apr 1945
USS Muskallunge (Cmdr William Henry Lawrence) departs Pearl Harbor for her 6th war patrol, and is ordered to patrol off Formosa.
15 Jun 1945
USS Muskallunge (Cdr. W.H. Lawrence) ends her 6th war patrol at Midway.
30 Jul 1945
USS Muskallunge (Cmdr William Henry Lawrence) departs Midway for her 7th war patrol, and is ordered to patrol off the Kurile Islands.
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