| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Balao |
| Pennant | 312 |
| Built by | Portsmouth Navy Yard (Kittery, Maine, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 24 Feb 1943 |
| Launched | 18 Jun 1943 |
| Commissioned | 14 Sep 1943 |
| End service | 11 May 1961 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 10 October 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Burrfish (312)
Please note that we're still working on this section.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. William Beckwith Perkins, Jr., USN | 14 Sep 1943 | 20 Dec 1944 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Morton H. Lytle, USN | 20 Dec 1944 | 29 Dec 1945 |
You can help improve our commands section
Click here to Submit events/comments/updates for this vessel.
Please use this if you spot mistakes or want to improve this ships page.
Noteable events involving Burrfish include:
2 Feb 1944
USS Burrfish (Lt.Cdr. W.B. Perkins, Jr.) departs Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Caroline Islands area.
22 Mar 1944
USS Burrfish (Lt.Cdr. W.B. Perkins, Jr.) ends her 1st war patrol at Midway.
14 Apr 1944
USS Burrfish (Lt.Cdr. W.B. Perkins, Jr.) departs Midway for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol south of the Japanese home islands.
7 May 1944
USS Burrfish (Lt.Cdr. W.B. Perkins, Jr.) torpedoes and sinks the German oiler Rossbach (5984 GRT, former Norwegian Madrono, offsite link) south of Murotosaki, Japan in position 33º15'N, 134º11'E. (see map)
4 Jun 1944
USS Burrfish (Lt.Cdr. W.B. Perkins, Jr.) ends her 2nd war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
10 Jul 1944
USS Burrfish (Lt.Cdr. W.B. Perkins, Jr.) departs Pearl Harbor for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the Palau's.
27 Aug 1944
USS Burrfish (Lt.Cdr. W.B. Perkins, Jr.) ends her 3rd war patrol at Majuro.
18 Sep 1944
USS Burrfish (Lt.Cdr. W.B. Perkins, Jr.) departs Majuro for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol of the Bonin Islands.
17 Nov 1944
USS Burrfish (Lt.Cdr. W.B. Perkins, Jr.) and USS Ronquil (Lt.Cdr. H.S. Monroe) heavily damages the Japanese guardboat Fusa Maru (177 GRT) south of Hachiro Jima, Japan in position 32º15'N, 140º00'E.
Burrfish is damaged by gunfire from the Japanese ship and Ronquil is damaged, most likely, by the premature explosion of a 40 millimeter shell. (see map)
2 Dec 1944
USS Burrfish (Lt.Cdr. W.B. Perkins, Jr.) ends her 4th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
3 Jan 1945
USS Burrfish (Lt.Cdr. M.H. Lytle) departs Pearl Harbor for her 5th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol south of Japan.
11 Feb 1945
USS Burrfish (Lt.Cdr. M.H. Lytle) is damaged by depth charges and aerial bombs off the Bonin Islands in position 27º51'N, 141º55'N. She is able to remain on patrol.
24 Feb 1945
USS Burrfish (Lt.Cdr. M.H. Lytle) ends her 5th war patrol at Guam.
25 Mar 1945
USS Burrfish (Lt.Cdr. M.H. Lytle) departs Guam for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Luzon Strait.
4 May 1945
USS Burrfish (Lt.Cdr. M.H. Lytle) ends her 6th war patrol at Saipan.
13 May 1945
USS Burrfish arrives at Pearl Harbor.
19 Jun 1945
USS Burrfish arrives at the Portsmouth Navy Yard at Kittery, Maine for a major overhaul.
Media links
|
|
