Allied Warships

Hackleback (SS-295)

Submarine of the Balao class


USS Hackleback as completed.

NavyThe US Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassBalao 
Pennant295 
Built byCramp Shipbuilding Co. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down15 Aug 1942 
Launched30 May 1943 
Commissioned7 Nov 1944 
End service20 Mar 1946 
Loss position
 
History

Decommissioned 20 March 1946.
Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet.
Stricken 1 March 1967.
Sold 4 December 1968 to be broken up for scrap.

 

Commands listed for USS Hackleback (295)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt.Cdr. Frederick Emery Janney, USN7 Nov 194423 Aug 1945

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Noteable events involving Hackleback include:


25 Jan 1945
With her trials and initial training completed USS Hackleback (Lt Cmdr Frederick Emery Janney) departs the Panama Canal Zone bound for Pearl Harbor.

6 Mar 1945
USS Hackleback (Lt Cmdr Frederick E. Janney) departs Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol, and is ordered to patrol in the Bungo Straits area.

26 Apr 1945
USS Hackleback (Lt.Cdr. F.E. Janney) ends her 1st war patrol at Midway.

21 May 1945
USS Hackleback (Lt.Cdr. F.E. Janney) departs Midway for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the Ryukyu Islands.

12 Jul 1945
USS Hackleback (Lt.Cdr. F.E. Janney) ends her 2nd war patrol at Guam.

Media links


U. S. Submarines in World War II

Kimmett, Larry and Regis, Margaret


U.S. Submarines Through 1945

Friedman, Norman

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