| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Balao |
| Pennant | 285 |
| Built by | Portsmouth Navy Yard (Kittery, Maine, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 26 Jun 1942 |
| Launched | 27 Oct 1942 |
| Commissioned | 4 Feb 1943 |
| End service | 11 Jul 1963 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 20 August 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Balao (285)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Richard Henry Crane, USN | 4 Feb 1943 | 26 Mar 1943 | |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Cyrus Churchill Cole, USN | 25 Nov 1943 | 13 Apr 1944 | |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Marion Frederick Ramirez DeArellano, USN | 13 Apr 1944 | 7 Feb 1945 | |
| 4 | Cdr. Robert Kemble Rittenhouse Worthington, USN | 7 Feb 1945 | 25 Aug 1945 | |
| 5 | H. R. Davey, USN | 25 Aug 1945 | ||
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Noteable events involving Balao include:
10 Jul 1943
USS Balao (Lt.Cdr. Richard H. Crane) arrives at Brisbane, Australia.
25 Jul 1943
USS Balao (Lt.Cdr. R.H. Crane) departs Brisbane for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol between Truk and the Bismarck Archipelago.
13 Sep 1943
USS Balao (Lt.Cdr. R.H. Crane) ends her 1st war patrol st Brisbane.
4 Oct 1943
USS Balao (Lt.Cdr. R.H. Crane) departs Brisbane for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol between Palau and the Bismarck Archipelago.
11 Oct 1943
USS Balao (Lt.Cdr. Richard H. Crane) refuels at Tulagi.
15 Nov 1943
USS Balao (Lt.Cdr. R.H. Crane) ends her 2nd war patrol at Milne Bay, New Guinea.
13 Dec 1943
USS Balao (Lt.Cdr. Cyrus Churchill Cole) departs Milne Bay for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol south of Truk.
1 Jan 1944
USS Balao (Lt.Cdr. C.C. Cole) torpedoes and damages the Japanese troop transport Kiyosumi Maru (8613 GRT, offsite link) south of Truk, Caroline Islands in position 04º32'N, 147º23'E. (see map)
15 Jan 1944
USS Balao (Lt.Cdr. C.C. Cole) ends her 3rd war patrol at Brisbane.
6 Feb 1944
USS Balao (Lt.Cdr. C.C. Cole) departs Brisbane for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol north of New Guinea.
23 Feb 1944
USS Balao (Lt.Cdr. C.C. Cole) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Nikki Maru (5857 GRT) about 35 nautical miles north of Biak, New Guinea in position 00º11'S, 135º00'E. (see map)
28 Feb 1944
USS Balao (Lt.Cdr. C.C. Cole) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Akiura Maru (6803 GRT) and troop transport Shoho Maru (2723 GRT) about 90 nautical miles north-west of Manokwari, New Guinea in position 00º06'N, 132º53'E.
(see map)
19 Mar 1944
USS Balao (Lt.Cdr. C.C. Cole) ends her 4th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
24 Apr 1944
USS Balao (Lt.Cdr. Marion Frederick Ramirez DeArellano) departs Pearl Harbor for her 5th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off Palau.
12 Jun 1944
USS Balao (Lt.Cdr. M.R. DeArellano) ends her 5th war patrol at Majuro.
5 Jul 1944
USS Balao (Lt.Cdr. M.R. DeArellano) departs Majuro for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off Palau.
29 Jul 1944
USS Balao (Lt.Cdr. M.R. DeArellano) sinks a small Japanese vessel with gunfire off the Palaus in position 09º27'N, 133º19'E. (see map)
12 Aug 1944
USS Balao (Lt.Cdr. M.R. DeArellano) ends her 6th war patrol at Saipan. She is now sent to the Mare Island Navy Yard for a major overhaul.
15 Nov 1944
Upon completion of the overhaul USS Balao (Lt.Cdr. M.R. DeArellano) arrives at Pearl Harbor.
4 Dec 1944
USS Balao (Lt.Cdr. M.R. DeArellano) departs Pearl Harbor bound for Saipan.
15 Dec 1944
USS Balao (Lt.Cdr. M.R. DeArellano) arrives at Saipan.
17 Dec 1944
USS Balao (Lt.Cdr. M.R. DeArellano) departs Saipan for her 7th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Yellow Sea.
8 Jan 1945
USS Balao (Lt.Cdr. M.R. DeArellano) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Daigo Maru (5244 GRT) in the Yellow Sea south-west of Korea in position 34º28'N, 122º39'E. (see map)
19 Jan 1945
USS Balao (Lt.Cdr. M.R. DeArellano) ends her 7th war patrol at Guam.
27 Feb 1945
USS Balao (Cdr. Robert K. Worthington) departs Guam for her 8th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the East China and Yellow Seas.
18 Mar 1945
USS Balao (Cdr. R.K. Worthington) sinks the Japanese merchant trawler Daito Maru No.2 (188 GRT) with gunfire in the Yellow Sea in position 35º00'N, 123º51'E. (see map)
19 Mar 1945
USS Balao (Cdr. R.K. Worthington) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Hakozaki Maru (10413 GRT) and torpedoes and damages the Japanese troop transport Tatsuharu Maru (6345 GRT, offsite link) off the Yangtze estuary about 90 nautical miles north-north-west of Shanghai, China in position 33º10'N, 122º10'E.
Balao also sinks the merchant fishing vessels Daito Maru No.1 (156 GRT), Katsura Maru No.1, Eiho Maru No.1 and Eiho Maru No.2 with gunfire in position 34º40'N, 122º55'E. (see map)
26 Mar 1945
USS Balao (Cdr. R.K. Worthington) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army stores ship Shinto Maru No.1 (884 GRT) in the Yellow Sea in position 35º18'N, 123º15'E. (see map)
8 Apr 1945
USS Balao (Cdr. R.K. Worthington) ends her 8th war patrol at Guam.
3 May 1945
USS Balao (Cdr. R.K. Worthington) departs Guam for her 9th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Yellow Sea.
19 May 1945
USS Balao (Cdr. R.K. Worthington) sinks a Japanese sampam in the Yellow Sea in position 38º09'N, 124º40'E. (see map)
23 May 1945
USS Balao (Cdr. R.K. Worthington) suffers a breakdown of her stern diving planes. She is ordered to break off her patrol and proceed to Pearl Harbor for repairs.
7 Jun 1945
USS Balao (Cdr. R.K. Worthington) ends her 9th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
7 Jul 1945
With repairs to her stern diving planes completed USS Balao (Cdr. R.K. Worthington) departs Pearl Harbor for her 10th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol east of Honshu, Japan.
14 Aug 1945
USS Balao (Cdr. R.K. Worthington) sinks a Japanese guardboat with gunfire off the east coast of Honshu, Japan in position 39º12'N, 141º36'E. (see map)
25 Aug 1945
USS Balao (Cdr. R.K. Worthington) ends her 10th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
20 Feb 1962
Accidentally snagged the towline of high seas tug Torrent IV while cruising at a depth of 34 m (110 ft) off the Florida coast. The snag damaged one of Balao's masthead lights, punched 2 small holes in the periscope shrouds, broke an antenna off and damaged another one. Neither the tug nor the towed barge were damaged.
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