| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Balao |
| Pennant | 332 |
| Built by | Electric Boat Co. (Groton, Connecticut, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 6 Jun 1942 |
| Laid down | 21 Oct 1943 |
| Launched | 16 Jul 1944 |
| Commissioned | 4 Dec 1944 |
| Lost | 6 Aug 1945 |
| Loss position | 08.20S, 115.42E |
| History | USS Bullhead (Lt.Cdr. Edward Rowell Holt, Jr.) was sunk on her 3rd war patrol by Japanese aircraft off the north-east coast of Bali in position 08º20'S, 115º42'E. All 84 hands lost. |
Commands listed for USS Bullhead (332)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Walter Thomas Griffith, USN | 4 Dec 1944 | Jul 1945 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Edward Rowell Holt, USN | Jul 1945 | 6 Aug 1945 (+) |
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Noteable events involving Bullhead include:
9 Jan 1945
USS Bullhead (Cdr. Walter Thomas Griffith) departed from New London bound for the Sound School at Key West.
11 Feb 1945
USS Bullhead (Cdr. W.T. Griffith) transits the Panama Canal while en-route to Pearl Harbor.
26 Feb 1945
USS Bullhead (Cdr. W.T. Griffith) arrived at Pearl Harbor.
21 Mar 1945
USS Bullhead (Cdr. W.T. Griffith) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the South China Sea. En-route she pauses at Guam for provisions and fuel.
28 Apr 1945
USS Bullhead (Cdr. W.T. Griffith) ended her 1st war patrol at Subic Bay, Philippines.
21 May 1945
USS Bullhead (Cdr. W.T. Griffith) departed from Subic Bay for her 2nd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Gulf of Siam and later the Java Sea.
30 May 1945
While operating off the Malay coast USS Bullhead (Cdr. W.T. Griffith) sank a small Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire in position 06?52'N, 101?40'E. (see map)
18 Jun 1945
USS Bullhead (Cdr. W.T. Griffith) sank the Japanese sailing vessel Sakura Maru No.58 (700 GRT) with gunfire in the Sunda Strait in position 05?35'S, 106?02'E. (see map)
19 Jun 1945
USS Bullhead (Cdr. W.T. Griffith) sank the Japanese sailing vessel Tachibana Maru No.57 with gunfire in the Sunda Strait in position 05?56'S, 106?00'E. (see map)
25 Jun 1945
USS Bullhead (Cdr. W.T. Griffith) sank a small Japanese vessel with gunfire off Lombok Strait in position 08?26'S, 115?47'E. (see map)
2 Jul 1945
USS Bullhead (Cdr. W.T. Griffith) ended her 2nd war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.
30 Jul 1945
USS Bullhead (Lt.Cdr. Edward Rowell Holt, Jr.) departed from Fremantle for her 3rd war patrol, and was ordered to patrol in the Java Sea.
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