| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Gato |
| Pennant | 283 |
| Built by | Mare Island Navy Yard (Vallejo, California, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 21 Feb 1942 |
| Launched | 7 Oct 1942 |
| Commissioned | 15 Jan 1943 |
| End service | 2 Dec 1953 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 23 June 1949. |
Commands listed for USS Tinosa (283)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Lawrence Randall Daspit, USN | 15 Jan 1943 | 16 Dec 1943 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Donald Frederick Weiss, USN | 16 Dec 1943 | 13 Sep 1944 |
| 3 | Richard Clark Latham, USN | 13 Sep 1944 | 16 Aug 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Tinosa include:
16 Apr 1943
With her trials and initial training completed USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. L.R. Daspit) arrives at Pearl Harbor.
3 May 1943
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. L.R. Daspit) departs Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol east of Kyushu, Japan.
10 Jun 1943
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. L.R. Daspit) torpedoes and damages the Japanese fleet oiler Iro (14050 GRT, offsite link) about 30 nautical miles off Fuka Island, Kyushu, Japan in position 31º14'N, 132º44'E. Tinosa is damaged in by depth charges during enemy counterattacks but she is able to remain on patrol. (see map)
19 Jun 1943
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. L.R. Daspit) ends her 1st war patrol at Midway.
9 Jul 1943
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. L.R. Daspit) departs Midway for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Caroline Islands area.
15 Jul 1943
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. L.R. Daspit) torpedoes and damages the Japanese armed merchant cruiser Aikoku Maru (10437 GRT, built 1941, offsite link) north of Truk in position 10º16'N, 151º27'E. (see map)
24 Jul 1943
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. L.R. Daspit) torpedoes and damages the Japanese oiler Tonan Maru No.3 (19210 GRT) west of Truk in position 06º56'N, 147º52'E.
Tinosa fired no fewer than 15 torpedos, of which 10 hit but only two exploded ! 8 were duds....the ship was heavily damaged but limped into Truk. It illustrated the unreliability of the American torpedoes, and efforts were redoubled to fix the faulty exploder mechanism after the Tinosa captain filed his report on the incident. He could see the Japanese crew running around the decks pointing at the torpeodes before they hit, but a loud thud was the only result time after time. (see map)
4 Aug 1943
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. L.R. Daspit) ends her 2nd war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
23 Sep 1943
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. L.R. Daspit) departs Pearl Harbor for her 3rd war patrol. Once again she is ordered to patrol in the Caroline Islands area.
25 Sep 1943
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. L.R. Daspit) toppes off with fuel at Johnston Island.
6 Oct 1943
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. L.R. Daspit) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese fleet tanker Kazahaya (18300 GRT) north-west of Truk in position 10º30'N, 148º20'E. The Kazahaya was torpedoed and damaged earlier that day by Tinosa's sister ship USS Steelhead. (see map)
16 Oct 1943
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. L.R. Daspit) ends her 3rd war patrol at Midway.
27 Oct 1943
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. L.R. Daspit) departs Midway for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Palau / Truk shipping lanes.
22 Nov 1943
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. L.R. Daspit) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ships Kiso Maru (4070 GRT) and Yamato Maru (4379 GRT) off Palau in position 07º09'N, 134º32'E.
Tinosa is damaged by depth charges in position 07º09'N, 134º34'E but is able to continue her patrol. (see map)
26 Nov 1943
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. L.R. Daspit) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese sinks Japanese army cargo ship Shini Maru (3811 GRT) and torpedoes and damages the Japanese army cargo ship Taiyu Maru (1873 GRT) south of Babelthuap in position 07º08'N, 134º48'E. (see map)
3 Dec 1943
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. L.R. Daspit) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese fleet tanker Azuma Maru (6646 GRT) north-west of Sonserol in position 06°34'N, 131°35'E.
(see map)
16 Dec 1943
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. L.R. Daspit) ends her 4th war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.
10 Jan 1944
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. D.F. Weiss) departs Fremantle for her 5th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
13 Jan 1944
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. D.F. Weiss) toppes off with fuel at Exmouth Gulf.
20 Jan 1944
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. D.F. Weiss) lands men and equipment in northeast Borneo.
22 Jan 1944
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. D.F. Weiss) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant tankers Seinan Maru (5401 GRT) and Koshin Maru (5485 GRT) about 120 nautical miles north of Labuan, Borneo in position 07º22'N, 115º05'E.
(see map)
15 Feb 1944
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. D.F. Weiss) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Odatsuki Maru (1988 GRT) east of Dinagat Island in position 09º30'N, 127º00'E. (see map)
16 Feb 1944
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. D.F. Weiss) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Chojo Maru (2610 GRT) about 65 nautical miles south-east Siargao Island, Philippines in position 09º15'N, 127º05'E. (see map)
4 Mar 1944
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. D.F. Weiss) ends her 5th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
29 Mar 1944
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. D.F. Weiss) departs Pearl Harbor for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea south of Formosa.
2 Apr 1944
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. D.F. Weiss) toppes off with fuel at Midway.
3 May 1944
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. D.F. Weiss) torpedoes and sinks Japanese merchant cargo ship Toyohi Maru (6436 GRT) west of the Bashi Channel between Formosa and Luzon in position 20º51'N, 118º02'E. (see map)
4 May 1944
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. D.F. Weiss) torpedoes and sinks Japanese merchant cargo ship Taibu Maru (6440 GRT) west of the Bashi Channel between Formosa and Luzon in position 20º55'N, 118º12'E. (see map)
9 May 1944
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. D.F. Weiss) sinks a Japanese trawler with gunfire north of the Mariana Islands in position 22º20'N, 146º40'E. (see map)
15 May 1944
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. D.F. Weiss) ends her 6th war patrol at Majuro
7 Jun 1944
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. D.F. Weiss) departs Majuro for her 7th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the East China Sea.
18 Jun 1944
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. D.F. Weiss) damages a large Japanese sampam with gunfire in the East China Sea west of Kyusyu, Japan in position 33º45'N, 128º03'E. As the Japanese vessel refuses to sink Tinosa closes the target and sets it on fire finally sinking it. (see map)
3 Jul 1944
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. D.F. Weiss) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant passenger/cargo ship Kamo Maru (7954 GRT) and the Japanese tanker Konzan Maru (2733 GRT) in the East China sea west of Kyushu, Japan in position 32º25'N, 128º46'E.
(see map)
10 Jul 1944
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. D.F. Weiss) sinks the Japanese fishing vessel Shosei Maru No.5 (19 GRT) in the East China Sea about 30 nautical miles west of Danjo Island in position 32º12'N, 127º00'E. (see map)
30 Jul 1944
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. D.F. Weiss) ends her 7th war patrol at Pearl Harbor. She is now sent to the Hunters Point Navy Yard for a major overhaul.
7 Aug 1944
USS Tinosa arrives at the Hunters Point Navy Yard.
23 Oct 1944
With her overhaul completed USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Latham) departs the Hunters Point Navy Yard for San Diego.
18 Nov 1944
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Latham) arrives at Pearl Harbor.
4 Dec 1944
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Latham) departs Pearl Harbor for her 8th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol of the Ryukyu Islands.
9 Dec 1944
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Latham) toppes off with fuel at Midway.
30 Jan 1945
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Latham) ends her 8th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
1 Mar 1945
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Latham) departs Pearl Harbor bound for Saipan.
17 Mar 1945
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Latham) departs Saipan for her 9th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the East China Sea.
7 Apr 1945
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Latham) ends her 9th war patrol at Guam.
28 Apr 1945
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Latham) departs Guam for her 10th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Caroline Islands area.
16 May 1945
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Latham) ends her 10th war patrol at Guam.
29 May 1945
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Latham) departs Guam for her 11th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Sea of Japan.
9 Jun 1945
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Latham) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Wakatama Maru (2211 GRT) off the east coast of Korea in position 37º32'N, 129º10'E. (see map)
12 Jun 1945
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Latham) sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Keito Maru (873 GRT) with gunfire off Bokuko Ko, Korea in position 37º30'N, 129º20'E.
(see map)
19 Jun 1945
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Latham) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Wakae Maru (2000 GRT) off the east coast of Korea in position 38º25'N, 128º34'E. (see map)
20 Jun 1945
While on patrol off the east coast of Korea USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Latham) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Taito Maru (2726 GRT) in position 36º04'N, 130º26'E and the Japanese merchant cargo ship Kaisei Maru (880 GRT) in position 35º39'N, 130º29'E. (see map)
4 Jul 1945
USS Tinosa (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Latham) ends her 11th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
11 Aug 1945
After refitting, Tinosa set course for her 12th patrol. Before she reached her assigned area, this patrol was terminated by Japan's capitulation.
26 Aug 1945
Tinosa departed Midway for an overhaul at San Francisco.
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