| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Gato |
| Pennant | 269 |
| Built by | Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co. (Manitowoc, Wisconsin, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 9 Sep 1940 |
| Laid down | 4 May 1942 |
| Launched | 20 Dec 1942 |
| Commissioned | 8 Jun 1943 |
| End service | 27 May 1969 |
| History | Decommissioned 22 June 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Rasher (269)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Cdr. Edward Shilington Hutchinson, USN | 8 Jun 1943 | 9 Dec 1943 | |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Willard Ross Laughon, USN | 9 Dec 1943 | 17 Jul 1944 | |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Henry Glass Munson, USN | 17 Jul 1944 | 3 Sep 1944 | |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. Benjamin Ernest Adams, Jr., USN | 20 Dec 1944 | 1 Apr 1945 | |
| 5 | Lt.Cdr. Charles Derrick Nace, USN | 1 Apr 1945 | 19 Aug 1945 | |
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Noteable events involving Rasher include:
11 Sep 1943
USS Rasher (Cdr. E.S. Hutchinson) arrived at Brisbane, Australia.
24 Sep 1943
USS Rasher (Cdr. E.S. Hutchinson) departed from Brisbane for her 1st war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Makassar Strait and Celebes Sea.
9 Oct 1943
USS Rasher (Cdr. E.S. Hutchinson) torpedoed and sank the Japanese army cargo ship Kogane Maru (3131 GRT) about 30 nautical miles west of Ambon in position 03°30'S, 127°45'E. (see map)
13 Oct 1943
USS Rasher (Cdr. E.S. Hutchinson) torpedoed and sank the Japanese army cargo ship Kenkoku Maru (3377 GRT) west of Ambon in position 03°47'S, 127°41'E. (see map)
8 Nov 1943
USS Rasher (Cdr. E.S. Hutchinson) torpedoed and sank the Japanese tanker Tango Maru (2046 GRT) in the Makassar Strait in position 00°25'N, 119°45'E. (see map)
24 Nov 1943
USS Rasher (Cdr. E.S. Hutchinson) ended her 1st war patrol at Fremantle.
19 Dec 1943
USS Rasher (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Laughon) departed from Fremantle for her 2nd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
3 Jan 1944
USS Rasher (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Laughon) plant mines off Puolo Condore.
4 Jan 1944
USS Rasher (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Laughon) torpedoed and damaged the Japanese tanker Kiyo Maru (7251 GRT) in the South China Sea in position 06°44'N, 108°43'E. (see map)
5 Jan 1944
USS Rasher (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Laughon) torpedoed and sank the Japanese tanker Kiyo Maru (7251 GRT) in the South China Sea in position 05°46'N, 108°36'E. (see map)
24 Jan 1944
USS Rasher (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Laughon) ended her 2nd war patrol at Fremantle.
19 Feb 1944
USS Rasher (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Laughon) departed from Fremantle for her 3rd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Java and Celebes Seas.
25 Feb 1944
While operating north of Bali USS Rasher (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Laughon) torpedoed and sank the Japanese army cargo ship Ryusei Maru (4805 GRT) in position 07°55'S, 115°15'E and the Japanese merchant cargo ship Tango Maru (6200 GRT) in position 07°41'S, 115°10'E. (see map)
3 Mar 1944
USS Rasher (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Laughon) torpedoed and sank the Japanese army cargo ship Nittai Maru (6484 GRT) in the Celebes Sea some 290 miles northwest of Waisile, Halmahera in position 03°18'N, 123°56'E. (see map)
27 Mar 1944
USS Rasher (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Laughon) torpedoed and sank the Japanese army cargo ship Nichinan Maru (2732 GRT) in the Java Sea about 50 nautical miles north of Bali in position 07°27'S, 115°55'E.
(see map)
4 Apr 1944
USS Rasher (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Laughon) ended her 3rd war patrol at Fremantle.
30 Apr 1944
USS Rasher (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Laughon) departed from Fremantle for her 4th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Makassar Strait and the Celebes Sea.
11 May 1944
USS Rasher (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Laughon) torpedoed and sank the Japanese auxiliary vessel Choi Maru (1074 GRT) in the Molucca Sea northwest of Boeroe Island in position 03?30'S, 126?06'E. (see map)
29 May 1944
USS Rasher (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Laughon) torpedoed and damaged the Japanese auxiliary gunboat Anshu Maru (2601 GRT) about 110 nautical miles north-north-west of Halmahera in position 03?32'N, 127?07'E. (see map)
30 May 1944
USS Rasher (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Laughon) torpedoed and sank the Japanese auxiliary gunboat Anshu Maru (2601 GRT) about 110 nautical miles north-north-west of Halmahera in position 03?40'N, 126?58'E. (see map)
8 Jun 1944
USS Rasher (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Laughon) torpedoed and sank the Japanese underway replenishment vessel Shioya (7950 GRT) in the Celebes Sea northwest of Menado in position 03?15'N, 124?03'E. (see map)
14 Jun 1944
USS Rasher (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Laughon) torpedoed and sank the Japanese army cargo ship Koan Maru (3183 GRT) in the Celebes Sea about 130 nautical miles south of Mindanao, Philippines in position 04?33'N, 122?23'E. (see map)
23 Jun 1944
USS Rasher (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Laughon) ended her 4th war patrol at Fremantle.
22 Jul 1944
USS Rasher (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Munson) departed from Fremantle for her 5th war patrol. she was ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
6 Aug 1944
USS Rasher (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Munson) torpedoed and sank the Japanese army cargo ship Shiroganesan Maru (4379 GRT) in the South China Sea west of Luzon, Philippines in position 14°10'N, 117°12'E. (see map)
18 Aug 1944
While attacking a Japanese convoy in the South China Sea off the west coast of Luzon, Philippines USS Rasher (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Munson) torpedoed and sank the Japanese escort carrier Taiyo (17830 tons, offsite link), the Japanese troop transport Teia Maru (17537 GRT, former French Aramis) and the Japanese army cargo ship Eishin Maru (542 GRT) in position 18°16'N, 120°21'E. Rasher also torpedoed and sank the Japanese oiler Teiyo Maru (9849 GRT) southwest of Cape Bojeador in position 18°09'N, 120°13'E, and finally she torpedoed and damaged the Japanese troop transport Noshiro Maru (7184 GRT, offsite link) southwest of Cape Bojeador in position 18°09'N, 119°56'E. (see map)
3 Sep 1944
USS Rasher (Lt.Cdr. H.G. Munson) ended her 5th war patrol at Pearl Harbor. She is now sent to the Hunters Point Navy Yard for a major overhaul.
11 Sep 1944
USS Rasher arrived at the Hunters Point Navy Yard.
20 Dec 1944
With her overhaul completed USS Rasher departed from San Francisco bound for Pearl Harbor.
29 Jan 1945
USS Rasher (Lt.Cdr. B.E. Adams, Jr.) departed from Midway for her 6th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the East China Sea.
16 Mar 1945
USS Rasher (Lt.Cdr. B.E. Adams, Jr.) ended her 6th war patrol at Guam.
17 Apr 1945
USS Rasher (Lt.Cdr. C.D. Nace) departed from Guam for her 7th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in Japanese home waters off Honshu.
29 Apr 1945
USS Rasher (Lt.Cdr. C.D. Nace) sank a small Japanese vessel with gunfire south of Honshu, Japan in position 33°45'N, 139°20'E. (see map)
29 May 1945
USS Rasher (Lt.Cdr. C.D. Nace) ended her 7th war patrol at Midway.
23 Jun 1945
USS Rasher (Lt.Cdr. C.D. Nace) departed from Midway for her 8th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off southern Formosa.
14 Aug 1945
USS Rasher (Lt.Cdr. C.D. Nace) ended her 8th war patrol at Subic Bay, Philippines.
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