| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Balao |
| Pennant | 298 |
| Built by | Cramp Shipbuilding Co. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 15 Dec 1942 |
| Launched | 7 Nov 1943 |
| Commissioned | 1 Nov 1944 |
| End service | 15 Dec 1953 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 16 December 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Lionfish (298)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Edward Dean Spruance, USN | 1 Nov 1944 | May 1945 |
| 2 | Cdr. Bricker Mcdowell Ganyard, USN | Jun 1945 | Aug 45 ? |
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Noteable events involving Lionfish include:
8 Jan 1945
USS Lionfish (Lt Cmdr Edward Dean Spruance) departs New London bound for Pearl Harbour.
25 Feb 1945
USS Lionfish (Lt.Cdr. E.D. Spruance) arrives at Pearl Harbour.
19 Mar 1945
USS Lionfish (Lt Cmdr Edward Dean Spruance) departs Pearl Harbour for her 1st war patrol, and is ordered to patrol south of Bongo Suido. Later she is ordered to patrol in the Yellow and East China Seas as well.
1 May 1945
USS Lionfish (Lt.Cdr. E.D. Spruance) sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire in the Yellow Sea in position 35º28'N, 124º05'E. (see map)
15 May 1945
USS Lionfish (Lt.Cdr. E.D. Spruance) ends her 1st war patrol at Midway.
20 Jun 1945
USS Lionfish (Cmdr Bricker Mcdowell Ganyard) departs Midway for her 2nd war patrol, and is ordered to patrol off the Bungo Suido.
21 Jul 1945
USS Lionfish (Cmdr Bricker Mcdowell Ganyard) calls at Saipan to take on board additional fuel and torpedoes, and then resumes her 2nd war patrol the next day.
22 Aug 1945
USS Lionfish (Cmdr Bricker Mcdowell Ganyard) ends her 2nd war patrol at Midway.