| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Balao |
| Pennant | 324 |
| Built by | Electric Boat Co. (Groton, Connecticut, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 6 Jun 1942 |
| Laid down | 8 Jul 1943 |
| Launched | 9 Apr 1944 |
| Commissioned | 27 Jul 1944 |
| End service | 7 Nov 1969 |
| History | Decommissioned 7 November 1969. |
Commands listed for USS Blenny (324)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. William Hockett Hazzard, USN | 27 Jul 1944 | 29 Aug 1945 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Clark Halsey Fuller, Jr., USN | 29 Aug 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Blenny include:
15 Oct 1944
With her trials and initial training completed USS Blenny (Lt.Cdr. William H. Hazzard) arrived at Pearl Harbor from New London.
10 Nov 1944
USS Blenny (Lt.Cdr. William H. Hazzard) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
14 Dec 1944
While operating in the South China Sea USS Blenny (Lt.Cdr. William H. Hazzard) sank the Japanese guard boat Taisho Maru No.5 (47 GRT) with gunfire in position 16°27'N, 119°43'E and torpedoed and sank the Japanese corvette Kaibokan 28 (740 tons, offsite link) about 100 nautical miles north-west of Manila, Philippines in position 15?50'N, 119?45'E. (see map)
23 Dec 1944
USS Blenny (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Hazzard) torpedoed and sank the Japanese merchant tanker Kenzui Maru (4156 GRT) off San Fernando in position 16°40'N, 120°16'E. (see map)
12 Jan 1945
USS Blenny (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Hazzard) ended her 1st war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.
4 Feb 1945
USS Blenny (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Hazzard) departed from Fremantle for her 2nd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the South China Sea off the coast of French Indo-China.
27 Feb 1945
USS Blenny (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Hazzard) torpedoed and sank the Japanese merchant tanker Amato Maru (10238 GRT) off Cape Padaran, French Indo-China in position 11°58'N, 109°18'E. (see map)
25 Mar 1945
USS Blenny (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Hazzard) ended her 2nd war patrol at Subic Bay, Philippines.
16 Apr 1945
USS Blenny (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Hazzard) departed from Subic Bay for her 3rd war patrol. Once again she was ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
25 May 1945
USS Blenny (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Hazzard) sank the Japanese guard boat Kairyu Maru (81 GRT) off the north coast of Java in position 06°04'S, 107°27'E. (see map)
30 May 1945
While operating off the south coast of Borneo USS Blenny (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Hazzard) sank a Japanese tug with gunfire in position 03°40'S, 114°16'E and torpedoed and sank the Japanese cargo ship Hokoku Maru (520 GRT) about 40 nautical miles south-west of Bandjermasin in position 04°09'S, 114°16'E. (see map)
9 Jun 1945
USS Blenny (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Hazzard) ended her 3rd war patrol at Fremantle.
5 Jul 1945
USS Blenny (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Hazzard) departed from Fremantle for her 4th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Java Sea.
11 Jul 1945
USS Blenny (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Hazzard) sank a Japanese tug with gunfire off Lombok Strait in position 08°40'S, 114°23'E. (see map)
16 Jul 1945
USS Blenny (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Hazzard) torpedoed and sank the Japanese gunboat Nankai (former Dutch minelayer Regulus, built 1944, 2400 tons, offsite link) west of Surabaya, Java, Netherlands East Indies in position 05°26'S, 110°33'E. (see map)
14 Aug 1945
USS Blenny (Lt.Cdr. William H. Hazzard) ended her 4th war patrol at Subic Bay.
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