| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Gato |
| Pennant | 264 |
| Built by | Electric Boat Co. (Groton, Connecticut, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 21 May 1942 |
| Launched | 24 Jan 1943 |
| Commissioned | 26 Apr 1943 |
| End service | 1 Dec 1960 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 12 June 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Pargo (264)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Ian Crawford Eddy, USN | 26 Apr 1943 | 9 Aug 1944 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. David Bonar Bell, USN | 9 Aug 1944 | 9 Sep 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Pargo include:
23 Jul 1943
USS Pargo arrives at Pearl Harbor from New London.
18 Aug 1943
USS Pargo (Lt Cmdr Ian Crawford Eddy) departs Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol in the East China Sea.
4 Sep 1943
USS Pargo (Lt.Cdr. I.C. Eddy) torpedoes and damages the Japanese fleet tanker Ryuei Maru (5144 GRT) in the East China Sea in position 30º06'N, 128º02'E. (see map)
6 Oct 1943
USS Pargo (Lt.Cdr. I.C. Eddy) ends her 1st war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
30 Oct 1943
USS Pargo (Lt.Cdr. I.C. Eddy) departs Pearl Harbor for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the north-west of the Mariana Islands.
29 Nov 1943
USS Pargo (Lt.Cdr. I.C. Eddy) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Manju Maru (5874 GRT) north-west of the Marianas in position 18º36'N, 140º04'E. (see map)
1 Dec 1943
USS Pargo (Lt.Cdr. I.C. Eddy) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Shoko Maru (1933 GRT) north of Ulithi in position 14º24'N, 140º40'E. (see map)
8 Dec 1943
USS Pargo (Lt.Cdr. I.C. Eddy) ends her 2nd war patrol at Pearl Harbor. She was now sent to the Mare Island Navy Yard to solve the problems with her engines and general overhaul.
5 Mar 1944
With her overhaul completed USS Pargo (Lt.Cdr. I.C. Eddy) departs the Mare Island Navy Yard bound for Pearl Harbor.
25 Mar 1944
USS Pargo (Lt.Cdr. I.C. Eddy) departs Pearl Harbor for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Philippine and Celebes Seas.
4 May 1944
USS Pargo (Lt.Cdr. I.C. Eddy) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese auxiliary netlayer Eiryu Maru (758 GRT) east of Mindanao, Philippines in position 07º14', 129º12'E. (see map)
24 May 1944
USS Pargo (Lt.Cdr. I.C. Eddy) ends her 3rd war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.
13 Jun 1944
USS Pargo (Lt.Cdr. I.C. Eddy) departs Fremantle for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Celebes and Sulu Seas.
28 Jun 1944
USS Pargo (Lt.Cdr. I.C. Eddy) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Yamagiku Maru (5236 GRT) and torpedoes and damages the Japanese corvette Kaibokan 10 (740 tons, offsite link) in the Sulu Sea about 35 nautical miles east of Zamboanga in position 06º50'N, 121º30'E. (see map)
8 Aug 1944
USS Pargo (Lt.Cdr. I.C. Eddy) ends her 4th war patrol at Fremantle.
3 Sep 1944
USS Pargo (Lt Cmdr David Bonar Bell) departs Fremantle for her 5th war patrol,and is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
10 Sep 1944
USS Pargo (Lt.Cdr. D.B. Bell) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese auxiliary netlayer Hinoki Maru (599 GRT) in the Java Sea in position 06º17'S, 116º24'E. (see map)
26 Sep 1944
USS Pargo (Lt.Cdr. D.B. Bell) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese minelayer Aotaka (1608 tons, offsite link) off the north-east coast of Borneo in position 07º00'N, 116º00'E. (see map)
7 Oct 1944
USS Pargo (Lt.Cdr. D.B. Bell) ends her 5th war patrol at Fremantle.
28 Oct 1944
USS Pargo (Lt.Cdr. D.B. Bell) departs Fremantle for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
26 Nov 1944
USS Pargo (Lt.Cdr. D.B. Bell) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese fleet tanker Yuho Maru (5226 GRT) off Miri, Sarawak in position 04º55'N, 114º06'E.
Pargo is damaged by depth charges the Japanese escorts but remains on patrol. (see map)
21 Dec 1944
USS Pargo (Lt.Cdr. D.B. Bell) ends her 6th war patrol at Fremantle.
15 Jan 1945
USS Pargo (Lt.Cdr. D.B. Bell) departs Fremantle for her 7th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea off the Indo-China coast.
31 Jan 1945
USS Pargo (Lt.Cdr. D.B. Bell) torpedoes and damages the Japanese frigate Manju (870 tons, offsite link) in the South China Sea of the French Indo-China coast in position 11º51'N, 109º12'E. (see map)
4 Feb 1945
USS Pargo (Lt.Cdr. D.B. Bell) bombards Woody Island east of Tourane, French Indochina, destroying a Japanese weather station and radio equipment, an administration building, a jetty, and several fishing boats.
20 Feb 1945
USS Pargo (Lt.Cdr. D.B. Bell) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese destroyer Nokaze (1215 tons, offsite link) off Cape Varella, French Indo-China in position 12º48'N, 109º38'E. (see map)
9 Mar 1945
USS Pargo (Lt.Cdr. D.B. Bell) ends her 7th war patrol at Pearl Harbor. She is now ordered to the Mare Island Navy Yard for a major overhaul.
25 Mar 1945
USS Pargo (Lt.Cdr. D.B. Bell) arrives at the Mare Island Navy Yard to begin her overhaul.
17 Jun 1945
With her overhaul completed USS Pargo (Cdr. D.B. Bell) departs the Mare Island Navy Yard bound for Pearl Harbor.
14 Jul 1945
USS Pargo (Cdr. D.B. Bell) departs Pearl Harbor for her 8th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Sea of Japan.
8 Aug 1945
USS Pargo (Cdr. D.B. Bell) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Rashin Maru (5455 GRT) off northeastern Korea in position 41º15'N, 131º19'E. (see map)
9 Sep 1945
USS Pargo (Cdr. D.B. Bell) ends her 8th war patrol at Guam.
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