| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Balao |
| Pennant | 318 |
| Built by | Electric Boat Co. (Groton, Connecticut, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 8 Apr 1943 |
| Launched | 2 Jan 1944 |
| Commissioned | 20 May 1944 |
| End service | 30 Oct 1972 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 14 May 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Baya (318)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Arnold Henry Holtz, USN | 20 May 1944 | 27 Jan 1945 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Benjamin Campbell Jarvis, USN | 27 Jan 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Baya include:
25 Jun 1944
With her trials and initial training completed USS Baya (Cdr. Arnold Henry Holtz) departs New London bound for Pearl Harbor.
23 Aug 1944
USS Baya (Cdr. A.H. Holtz) departs Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the Palau's.
23 Aug 1944
USS Baya (Cdr. A.H. Holtz) departs Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol between the Philippines and the Palau's. Later she shifted her patrol area to the South China Sea.
22 Oct 1944
USS Baya (Cdr. A.H. Holtz) ends her 1st war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.
19 Nov 1944
USS Baya (Cdr. A.H. Holtz) departs Fremantle for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
12 Jan 1945
USS Baya (Cdr. A.H. Holtz) ends her 2nd war patrol at Fremantle.
19 Feb 1945
USS Baya (Lt.Cdr. Benjamin C. Jarvis) departs Fremantle for her 3rd war patrol. Once again she is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
4 Mar 1945
USS Baya (Lt.Cdr. B.C. Jarvis) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant tanker Palembang Maru (5236 GRT) in the South China Sea off Cape Varella, French Indo-China in position 12º50'N, 109º30'E. (see map)
21 Mar 1945
USS Baya (Lt.Cdr. Benjamin C. Jarvis) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese Submarine auxiliary netlayer Kainan Maru (525 GRT) off Cam Ranh Bay, French Indo-China in position 12º00'N, 109º17'E.
Baya is damaged by depth charges in position 11º55'N, 109º18'E However after repairs remains on patrol. (see map)
27 Mar 1945
USS Baya (Lt.Cdr. B.C. Jarvis) ends her 3rd war patrol at Subic Bay, Philippines.
26 Apr 1945
USS Baya (Lt.Cdr. B.C. Jarvis) departs Subic Bay for her 4th war patrol. Once again she is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea along the French Indo-China coastline. Later she shifts her patrol area to the Java Sea.
13 May 1945
USS Baya (Lt.Cdr. B.C. Jarvis) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese tanker Yosei Maru (2594 GRT) off the north coast of Java in position 06º31'S, 111º19'E. (see map)
18 May 1945
USS Baya (Lt.Cdr. B.C. Jarvis) ends her 4th war patrol at Fremantle.
20 Jun 1945
USS Baya (Lt.Cdr. B.C. Jarvis) departs Fremantle for her 5th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Java Sea.
30 Jun 1945
USS Baya (Lt.Cdr. B.C. Jarvis) sinks the small Japanse army cargo vessel Bandai Maru with gunfire north of Bali in position 06º27'S, 117º13'E. (see map)
16 Jul 1945
USS Baya (Lt.Cdr. B.C. Jarvis) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese torpedo boat Kari (945 tons, offsite link) in the Java Sea about 220 nautical miles west-south-west of Makassar in position 05º48'S, 115º53'E. (see map)
25 Jul 1945
USS Baya (Lt.Cdr. B.C. Jarvis) ends her 5th war patrol at Subic Bay, Philippines.
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