| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Balao |
| Pennant | 372 |
| Built by | Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co. (Manitowoc, Wisconsin, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 22 Feb 1944 |
| Launched | 18 Jun 1944 |
| Commissioned | 17 Nov 1944 |
| End service | 3 Jun 1946 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 3 June 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Lamprey (372)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. William Thackeray Nelson, USN | 17 Nov 1944 | 8 May 1945 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Lucien Berry McDonald, USN | 8 May 1945 | 17 Dec 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Lamprey include:
17 Feb 1945
USS Lamprey (Cdr. W.T. Nelson) departs Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in off Formosa and in the South China Sea.
22 Apr 1945
USS Lamprey (Cdr. W.T. Nelson) ends her 1st war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.
21 May 1945
USS Lamprey (Lt.Cdr. L.B. McDonald) departs Fremantle for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Gulf of Siam.
28 May 1945
USS Lamprey (Lt.Cdr. L.B. McDonald) damages an unidentified Japanese vessel in a surface gunnery action off Japara, Netherlands East Indies in position 06.28S, 110.37E. (see map)
29 Jun 1945
USS Lamprey (Lt.Cdr. L.B. McDonald) ends her 2nd war patrol at Subic Bay, Philippines.
26 Jul 1945
USS Lamprey (Lt.Cdr. L.B. McDonald) departs Subic Bay for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Gulf of Siam.
8 Aug 1945
USS Lamprey (Lt.Cdr. L.B. McDonald) sinks a small Japanese vessel with gunfire off Singapore.
12 Aug 1945
USS Lamprey (Lt.Cdr. L.B. McDonald) sinks a small Japanese vessel with gunfire off the north coast of Java in approximate position 06.00S, 108.00E. (see map)
20 Aug 1945
USS Lamprey (Lt.Cdr. L.B. McDonald) ends her 3rd war patrol at Subic Bay.
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