| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Balao |
| Pennant | 392 |
| Built by | Portsmouth Navy Yard (Kittery, Maine, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 14 Jul 1943 |
| Launched | 27 Oct 1943 |
| Commissioned | 4 Mar 1944 |
| End service | 30 Sep 1968 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 18 September 1948. |
Commands listed for USS Sterlet (392)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Omre Campbell Robbins, USN | 4 Mar 1944 | 27 Dec 1944 |
| 2 | Lt Walter Lowry Small, USN | 22 Dec 1944 | 25 Dec 1944 |
| 3 | Hugh E Wright, USN | 25 Dec 1944 | 27 Dec 1944 |
| 4 | Lt.Cdr. Hugh Howard Lewis, Jr., USNR | 27 Dec 1944 | 23 Aug 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Sterlet include:
13 Jun 1944
With her trials and initial training completed USS Sterlet (Lt Cmdr Orme Campbell Robbins) arrives at Pearl Harbor.
4 Jul 1944
USS Sterlet (Lt.Cdr. O.C. Robbins) departs Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the Bonin Islands.
4 Aug 1944
USS Sterlet (Lt.Cdr. O.C. Robbins) sinks the Japanese guardboats Miyagi Maru (248 GRT) and Zensho Maru (99 GRT) north-west of Chichi Jima in position 28º11'N, 141º43'E. (see map)
8 Aug 1944
USS Sterlet (Lt.Cdr. O.C. Robbins) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese auxiliary submarine chaser Tama Maru No.6 (275 GRT) west of Chichi Jima in position 28º11'N, 141º06'E. (see map)
26 Aug 1944
USS Sterlet (Lt.Cdr. O.C. Robbins) ends her 1st war patrol at Midway.
18 Sep 1944
USS Sterlet (Lt.Cdr. O.C. Robbins) departs Midway for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the Ryukyu Islands.
9 Oct 1944
USS Sterlet (Lt.Cdr. O.C. Robbins) sinks a Japanese sampam with gunfire off Okinawa in position 26º17'N, 128º12'E. (see map)
25 Oct 1944
USS Sterlet (Lt.Cdr. O.C. Robbins) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant tanker Jinei Maru (10241 GRT) south of Yaku Jima in position 30º15'N, 129º45'E. (see map)
31 Oct 1944
USS Sterlet (Lt.Cdr. O.C. Robbins) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant tanker Takane Maru (10021 GRT) south-west of Kyushu, Japan in position 30º09'N, 132º45'E. (see map)
3 Nov 1944
USS Sterlet (Lt Cmdr Orme Campbell Robbins) arrives at Saipan for refuelling and provisions.
10 Nov 1944
USS Sterlet (Lt.Cdr. O.C. Robbins) departs Saipan to resume her 2nd war patrol.
15 Nov 1944
USS Sterlet (Lt Cmdr Orme Campbell Robbins) and USS Silversides damage the Japanese guard vessel Nachiryu Maru No.12 (97 GRT) with gunfire north-west of Ogasawara-Gunto in position 30º10'N, 137º23'E.
Although the Japanese ship is heavily damaged she is able to reach port. (see map)
30 Nov 1944
USS Sterlet (Lt.Cdr. O.C. Robbins) ends her 2nd war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
25 Jan 1945
USS Sterlet (Lt Cmdr Hugh Howard Lewis) departs Pearl Harbor for her 3rd war patrol, and is ordered to patrol off the east coast of Honshu, Japan.
1 Mar 1945
USS Sterlet (Lt.Cdr. H.H. Lewis) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Tateyama Maru (1148 GRT) south of Honshu, Japan in position 34º11'N, 139º44'E. (see map)
4 Apr 1945
USS Sterlet (Lt.Cdr. H.H. Lewis) ends her 3rd war patrol at Midway.
29 Apr 1945
USS Sterlet (Lt.Cdr. H.H. Lewis) departs Midway for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Sea of Okhotsk.
29 May 1945
USS Sterlet (Lt.Cdr. H.H. Lewis) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ships Kuretake Maru (1924 GRT) and Tenryo Maru (2231 GRT) east of the La Pérouse Strait in position 46º46'N, 144º16'E. (see map)
10 Jun 1945
USS Sterlet (Lt.Cdr. H.H. Lewis) ends her 4th war patrol at Midway.
5 Jul 1945
USS Sterlet (Lt.Cdr. H.H. Lewis) departs Midway for her 5th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol east of Honshu in Japanese home waters.
23 Aug 1945
USS Sterlet (Lt.Cdr. H.H. Lewis) ends her 5th war patrol at Midway.
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