Allied Warships
Lizardfish (SS-373)
Submarine of the Balao class
USS Lizardfish on sea trials in Lake Michigan in January 1945, note the ice in the water!
| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Balao |
| Pennant | 373 |
| Built by | Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co. (Manitowoc, Wisconsin, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 14 Mar 1944 |
| Launched | 27 Jul 1944 |
| Commissioned | 30 Dec 1944 |
| End service | 9 Jan 1960 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 24 June 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Lizardfish (373)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Ovid Mcmaster Butler, USN | 30 Dec 1944 | 3 Apr 1946 |
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Noteable events involving Lizardfish include:
23 Mar 1945
With her trials and initial training completed USS Lizardfish (Cdr. O.M. Butler) arrives at Pearl Harbor.
9 Apr 1945
USS Lizardfish (Cdr. O.M. Butler) departs Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
21 Apr 1945
USS Lizardfish (Cdr. O.M. Butler) toppes off with fuel at Saipan.
2 Jun 1945
USS Lizardfish (Cdr. O.M. Butler) ends her 1st war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.
28 Jun 1945
USS Lizardfish (Cdr. O.M. Butler) departs Fremantle for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Java Sea.
5 Jul 1945
USS Lizardfish (Cdr. O.M. Butler) enters Chelukan Bawang Bay, Bali, Netherlands East Indies and destroyes five small Japanese vessels and the Japanse auxiliary submarine chaser Cha-37 (130 tons) with gunfire in position 08º10'S, 114º50'E. (see map)
19 Jul 1945
USS Lizardfish (Cdr. O.M. Butler) sinks three small Japanese vessels with gunfire in the Sunda Strait in position 05º55'S, 105º48'E.
20 Jul 1945
USS Lizardfish (Cdr. O.M. Butler) sinks a small Japanese vessel with gunfire off the Sunda Strait in position 05º41'S, 106º37'E.
6 Aug 1945
USS Lizardfish (Cdr. O.M. Butler) ends her 2nd war patrol at Subic Bay, Philippines.
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