Allied Warships
Hardhead (SS-365)
Submarine of the Balao class
USS Hardhead on trials in Lake Michigan.
| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Balao |
| Pennant | 365 |
| Built by | Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co. (Manitowoc, Wisconsin, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 7 Jul 1943 |
| Launched | 12 Dec 1943 |
| Commissioned | 18 Apr 1944 |
| End service | 26 Jul 1972 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 10 May 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Hardhead (365)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Fitzhugh McMaster, USN | 18 Apr 1944 | 11 Oct 1944 |
| 2 | Cdr. Francis Albert Greenup, USN | 11 Oct 1944 | 17 Jul 1945 |
| 3 | John Lyman Haines, USN | 17 Jul 1945 | 11 Aug 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Hardhead include:
27 May 1944
USS Hardhead (Cmdr Fitzhugh McMaster) arrives at Balboa in the Panama Canal Zone.
7 Jul 1944
USS Hardhead (Cdr. F. McMaster) arrives at Pearl Harbor.
27 Jul 1944
USS Hardhead (Cdr. F. McMaster) departs Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Philippines.
18 Aug 1944
USS Hardhead (Cdr. F. McMaster) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese light cruiser Natori (5170 tons) about 200 nautical miles east of Samar, Philippines in position 12º29'N, 128º49'E. (see map)
26 Sep 1944
USS Hardhead (Cdr. F. McMaster) ends her 1st war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.
24 Oct 1944
USS Hardhead (Cmdr Francis Albert Greenup) departs Fremantle for her 2nd war patrol, and is ordered to patrol in the Philippines.
8 Nov 1944
USS Hardhead (Cdr. F.A. Greenup) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese tanker Manei Maru (5266 BRT) about 90 nautical miles southwest of Manila, Philippines in position 13º30'N, 119º25'E. (see map)
25 Nov 1944
USS Hardhead (Cdr. F.A. Greenup) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese corvette Kaibokan 38 (740 tons, offsite link) about 60 nautical miles west of Manila, Philippines in position 14º33'N, 119º51'E. (see map)
5 Dec 1944
USS Hardhead (Cdr. F.A. Greenup) ends her 2nd war patrol at Fremantle.
24 Dec 1944
USS Hardhead (Cdr. F.A. Greenup) departs Fremantle for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
2 Feb 1945
USS Hardhead (Cdr. F.A. Greenup) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant tanker Nanshin Maru No.19 (834 GRT) off the east coast of Malaya in position 05º40'N, 103º17'E. (see map)
15 Feb 1945
USS Hardhead (Cdr. F.A. Greenup) ends her 3rd war patrol at Fremantle.
20 Mar 1945
USS Hardhead (Cdr. F.A. Greenup) departs Fremantle for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Gulf of Siam.
2 Apr 1945
USS Hardhead (Cdr. F.A. Greenup) lays mines off Cape Camau, French Indo-China.
6 Apr 1945
USS Hardhead (Cdr. F.A. Greenup) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Araosan Maru (6886 GRT) in the Gulf of Siam in position 09º37'N, 102º48'E. (see map)
11 Apr 1945
USS Hardhead (Cdr. F.A. Greenup) enters Subic Bay in the Philippines to reload torpedoes, stores and fuel.
15 Apr 1945
USS Hardhead (Cdr. F.A. Greenup) departs Subic Bay to resume her 4th war patrol.
22 Apr 1945
USS Hardhead (Cdr. F.A. Greenup) sinks two small Japanese vessels with gunfire in the gulf of Siam in position 10º25'N, 99º24'E. (see map)
16 May 1945
USS Hardhead (Cdr. F.A. Greenup) ends her 4th war patrol at Fremantle.
18 Jun 1945
USS Hardhead (Cdr. F.A. Greenup) departs Fremantle for her 5th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Java Sea.
23 Jun 1945
While operating in the Java Sea USS Hardhead (Cmdr Francis Albert Greenup) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese auxiliary submarine chaser Cha 42 (130 tons) in position 05º44'S, 114º16'E. Hardhead also sinks the Japanese auxiliary submarine chaser Cha 113 (180 tons) and Shuttle Boat No. 833 (200 BRT) in position 05º45'S, 114º16'E. (see map)
17 Jul 1945
USS Hardhead (Cdr. F.A. Greenup) ends her 5th war patrol at Onslow, Australia.
18 Jul 1945
USS Hardhead (Lt Cmdr John Lyman Haines) departs Onslow for her 6th war patrol, and is again ordered to patrol in the Java Sea.
10 Aug 1945
USS Hardhead (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Haines) ends her 6th war patrol at Subic Bay.
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