Allied Warships
Puffer (SS-268)
Submarine of the Gato class
Sideways launch of USS Puffer, 22 November 1942.
| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Gato |
| Pennant | 268 |
| Built by | Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co. (Manitowoc, Wisconsin, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 16 Feb 1942 |
| Launched | 22 Nov 1942 |
| Commissioned | 27 Apr 1943 |
| End service | 10 Jun 1960 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 28 June 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Puffer (268)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Marvin John Jensen, USN | 27 Apr 1943 | 8 Nov 1943 | |
| 2 | Willard Ross Laughon, USN | 8 Nov 1943 | 16 Nov 1943 | |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Frank Gordon Selby, USN | 16 Nov 1943 | 29 Aug 1944 | |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. Carl Redmond Dwyer, USN | 6 Nov 1944 | 17 Apr 1946 | |
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Noteable events involving Puffer include:
7 Sep 1943
USS Puffer (Lt.Cdr. Marvin J. Jensen) departs Fremantle, Australia for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Makassar Strait and Celebes Sea.
9 Oct 1943
USS Puffer (Lt.Cdr. M.J. Jensen) torpedoes and damages the Japanese tanker Kumagawa Maru (7508 GRT) in Makassar Strait in position 01º08'N, 119º31'E. Puffer is damaged by the escorts depth charges and is forced to terminate her patrol.
(see map)
17 Oct 1943
USS Puffer (Lt.Cdr. M.J. Jensen) ends her 1st war patrol at Fremantle.
24 Nov 1943
USS Puffer (Lt.Cdr. Frank G. Selby) departs Fremantle for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Sulu Sea and the South China Sea.
20 Dec 1943
USS Puffer (Lt.Cdr. F.G. Selby) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese torpedo boat Fuyo (900 tons, offsite link) about 60 nautical miles west of Manila, Philippines in position 14º45'N, 119º54'E. (see map)
1 Jan 1944
USS Puffer (Lt.Cdr. F.G. Selby) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Ryuyo Maru (6707 GRT) about 40 nautical miles south of Negros Island, Philippines in position 08º36'N, 122º52'E. (see map)
12 Jan 1944
USS Puffer (Lt.Cdr. F.G. Selby) ends her 2nd war patrol at Fremantle.
4 Feb 1944
USS Puffer (Lt.Cdr. F.G. Selby) departs Fremantle for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
22 Feb 1944
USS Puffer (Lt.Cdr. F.G. Selby) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Teiko Maru (offsite link, 15105 GRT, former French passenger liner D'Artagnan) about 120 nautical miles north-west of Kuching, Borneo in position 03º10'N, 109º15'E. (see map)
4 Apr 1944
USS Puffer (Lt.Cdr. F.G. Selby) ends her 3rd war patrol at Fremantle.
30 Apr 1944
USS Puffer (Lt.Cdr. F.G. Selby) departs Fremantle for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Sulu Sea.
18 May 1944
USS Puffer (Lt.Cdr. F.G. Selby) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Shinryu Maru (3181 GRT) in the Java Sea some 40 miles east-south-east of Surabaya, Java, Netherlands East Indies in position 07º33'S, 113º16'E. (see map)
5 Jun 1944
USS Puffer (Lt.Cdr. F.G. Selby) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese underway replenishment vessel Ashizuri (7951 GRT) and the Japanese oiler Takasaki (4465 GRT) and torpedoes and damages the Japanese tanker Hishi Maru No.2 (856 GRT) in the Sulu Sea north-east of Borneo in position 06º44'N, 120º54'E. (see map)
21 Jun 1944
USS Puffer (Lt.Cdr. F.G. Selby) ends her 4th war patrol at Fremantle.
14 Jul 1944
USS Puffer (Lt.Cdr. F.G. Selby) departs Fremantle for her 5th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in Makassar Straits, the Celebes, Sulu, and South China Seas.
1 Aug 1944
USS Puffer (Lt.Cdr. F.G. Selby) torpedoes and damages the Japanese fleet oiler Sunosaki (4465 GRT) in the Sulu Sea north-east of Borneo in position 05º08'N, 119º32'E.
(see map)
7 Aug 1944
USS Puffer (Lt.Cdr. F.G. Selby) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese auxiliary submarine chaser Kyo Maru No.2 (340 GRT) south of Coronado Bay, Zamboanga Peninsula, Mindanao, Philippines in position 07º50'N, 122º07'E. (see map)
12 Aug 1944
USS Puffer (Lt.Cdr. F.G. Selby) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant tanker Teikon Maru (5113 GRT) off Cape Calavite in position 13º26'N, 119º55'E. Puffer also torpedoes and damages the Japanese tanker Shinpo Maru (5135 GRT) in position 13º18'N, 120º11'E. The Shinpo Maru is beached off Golo Island and torpedoed and sunk by USS Bluefish on 14 August 1944. (see map)
1 Sep 1944
USS Puffer (Lt.Cdr. F.G. Selby) ends her 5th war patrol at Pearl Harbor. She is now sent to the Mare Island Navy Yard for a major overhaul.
16 Dec 1944
With her overhaul completed USS Puffer (Lt.Cdr. Carl R. Dwyer) departs Pearl Harbor for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the Ryukyu Islands.
10 Jan 1945
USS Puffer (Lt.Cdr. C.R. Dwyer) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese corvette Kaibokan 42 (740 tons) and torpedoes and damages the Japanese corvette Kaibokan 30 (740 tons, both offsite links) in the East China Sea in position 26º45'N, 126º11'E. (see map)
17 Jan 1945
USS Puffer (Lt.Cdr. C.R. Dwyer) ends her 6th war patrol at Guam.
11 Feb 1945
USS Puffer (Lt.Cdr. C.R. Dwyer) departs Guam for her 7th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
21 Apr 1945
USS Puffer (Lt.Cdr. C.R. Dwyer) ends her 7th war patrol at Midway.
20 May 1945
USS Puffer (Lt.Cdr. C.R. Dwyer) departs Midway for her 8th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea and the Java Sea.
5 Jul 1945
While operating off Bali USS Puffer (Lt.Cdr. C.R. Dwyer) sinks 5 small Japanese vessels with gunfire in position 08º10'S, 115º00'E, 2 more in position 08º04'S, 115º05'E and one in position 08º08'S, 115º05'E. (see map)
11 Jul 1945
USS Puffer (Lt.Cdr. C.R. Dwyer) ends her 7th war patrol at Fremantle. Early August 1945 she departs Fremantle for her 8th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Java Sea.
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