| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Balao |
| Pennant | 288 |
| Built by | Portsmouth Navy Yard (Kittery, Maine, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 18 Aug 1942 |
| Launched | 24 Dec 1942 |
| Commissioned | 24 May 1943 |
| End service | 30 Jun 1968 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned on 7 August 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Cabrilla (288)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Douglas Thompson Hammond, USN | 24 May 1943 | 6 Feb 1944 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. William Calhoun Thompson, Jr., USN | 6 Feb 1944 | 31 Dec 1944 |
| 3 | Henry Conrad Lauerman, USN | 31 Dec 1944 | 3 Aug 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Cabrilla include:
30 Aug 1943
With her trials and initial training completed USS Cabrilla (Cdr. D.T. Hammond) arrives at Pearl Harbor.
12 Sep 1943
USS Cabrilla (Cdr. D.T. Hammond) departs Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the Philippines and then end her patrol at Fremantle, Australia.
24 Sep 1943
While on her 1st war patrol USS Cabrilla (Cdr. D.T. Hammond) torpedoes and damages the Japanese escort carrier Taiyo (offsite link) northwest of Chichi Jima in position 28º04'N, 145º05'E. (see map)
18 Dec 1943
While on her 2nd war patrol USS Cabrilla (Cdr. D.T. Hammond) lays mines off Saracen Bay, Cambodia, French Indo-China.
4 Jan 1944
While on her 2nd war patrol USS Cabrilla (Cdr. D.T. Hammond) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Tamon Maru No.8 (2704 GRT) off Cape Padaran, French Indo-China in position 11º05'N, 109º10'E. (see map)
26 May 1944
While on her 4th war patrol USS Cabrilla (Lt.Cdr. W.C. Thompson, Jr.) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese transport Sanyo Maru (8360 GRT, offsite link) about 80 nautical miles north of Menado, Celebes in position 02º40'N, 124º35'E. (see map)
4 Jun 1944
While on her 4th war patrol USS Cabrilla (Lt.Cdr. W.C. Thompson, Jr.) sinks a samll Japanese vessel with gunfire in the Java Sea in position 05º20'S, 117º10'E. (see map)
17 Jul 1944
While on her 5th war patrol USS Cabrilla (Lt.Cdr. W.C. Thompson, Jr.) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Maya Maru (3145 GRT) and torpedoes and damages the Japanese troop transport Natsukawa Maru (4739 GRT) off the west coast of Mindanao, Philippines in position 07º42'N, 122º05'E. (see map)
13 Sep 1944
USS Cabrilla (Lt.Cdr. W.C. Thompson, Jr) departs Fremantle for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
1 Oct 1944
USS Cabrilla (Lt.Cdr. W.C. Thompson, Jr) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese tankers Kyokuho Maru (10059 GRT) and Zuiyo Maru (7385 GRT) in the South China Sea, west of Luzon, Philippines in position 16º15'N, 119º43'E. (see map)
6 Oct 1944
USS Cabrilla (Lt.Cdr. W.C. Thompson, Jr) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Hokurei Maru (2407 GRT) and the Japanese tanker Yamamizu Maru No.2 (5154 GRT) off the west coast of Luzon, Philippines in position 17º31'N, 120º21'E. (see map)
7 Oct 1944
USS Cabrilla (Lt.Cdr. W.C. Thompson, Jr) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Shinyo Maru No.8 (1959 GRT) off Vigan, Luzon, Philippines in position 17º50'N, 119º37'E. (see map)
25 Oct 1944
USS Cabrilla (Lt.Cdr. W.C. Thompson, Jr) ends her 6th war patrol at Pearl Harbor. She is now sent to the US west coast for a major overhaul.
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