| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Balao |
| Pennant | 393 |
| Built by | Portsmouth Navy Yard (Kittery, Maine, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 27 Jul 1943 |
| Launched | 30 Nov 1943 |
| Commissioned | 11 Mar 1944 |
| End service | 1 Mar 1963 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned and stricken 1 March 1963. For more information on this ship see this website (offsite link) |
Commands listed for USS Queenfish (393)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Charles Elliott Loughlin, USN | 11 Mar 1944 | Apr 1945 | |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Frank Nickols Shamer, USN | < Jul 45 | > Jul 45 | |
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Noteable events involving Queenfish include:
4 Aug 1944
USS Queenfish (Lt.Cdr. C.E. Loughlin) departs Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol south of Formosa.
31 Aug 1944
While operating in Luzon Stait USS Queenfish (Lt.Cdr. C.E. Loughlin) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese tanker Chiyoda Maru (4700 GRT) in position 21º21'N, 121º06'E and torpedoes and damages the Japanese tanker Rikke Maru (9181 GRT) in position 21º30'N, 121º19'E. (see map)
9 Sep 1944
USS Queenfish (Lt.Cdr. C.E. Loughlin) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Toyooka Maru (7097 GRT) and the Japanese merchant passenger/cargo ship Manshu Maru (3053 GRT) and torpedoes and damages the Japanese torpedo boat Manazuru (758 tons) northwest of Babuyan, Luzon, Philippines in position 19º45'N, 120º56'E. (see map)
3 Oct 1944
USS Queenfish (Lt.Cdr. C.E. Loughlin) ends her 1st war patrol at Majuro. In late October Queenfish departed for her 2nd war patrol in the East China Sea.
8 Nov 1944
USS Queenfish (Cdr. C.E. Loughlin) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese cargo ship Hakko Maru (1948 GRT) and the Japanese auxiliary submarine chaser Ryusei Maru (99 GRT) off Uji Gunto in position 31º10'N, 129º39'E.
(see map)
9 Nov 1944
USS Queenfish (Cdr. C.E. Loughlin) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese auxiliary gunboat Chojusan Maru (2131 GRT) some 50 nautical miles west of Kyushu, Japan in position 31º15'N, 129º10'E. (see map)
11 Nov 1944
USS Queenfish (Cdr. C.E. Loughlin) torpedoes and damages the Japanse troop transport Miho Maru (4667 GRT) off Miike harbor in position 32º20'N, 128º00'E. (see map)
15 Nov 1944
USS Queenfish (Cdr. C.E. Loughlin) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ship/aircraft transport Akitsu Maru (9186 GRT) at the southern entrance of Tsushima Strait some 60 nautical miles east of Saishu Island in position 33º05'N, 128º38'E. (see map)
29 Dec 1944
USS Queenfish (Cdr. C.E. Loughlin) returned to base from her 2nd war patrol in early December. She departed again on 29 December 1944 for her 3rd war patrol. This patrol brought her to the Formosa Strait.
29 Jan 1945
USS Queenfish (Cdr. C.E. Loughlin) ends her 3rd war patrol.
24 Feb 1945
USS Queenfish (Cdr. C.E. Loughlin) departs for her 4th war patrol. Once again she was ordered to patrol in the Formosa Strait.
1 Apr 1945
USS Queenfish (Cdr. C.E. Loughlin) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese hospital ship Awa Maru (11249 GRT) in Formosa Straits in position 25º25'N, 120º07'E. Commander Loughlin is later relieved of his command for this mistake, and court-martialed. (see map)
12 Apr 1945
USS Queenfish (Cdr. C.E. Loughlin) rescues 13 airmen some 100 miles west of Iwo Jima.
14 Apr 1945
USS Queenfish (Cdr. C.E. Loughlin) ends her 4th war patrol at Guam.
4 Jul 1945
USS Queenfish (Lt.Cdr. F.N. Shamer) sets of for her 5th war patrol in May 1945. On 4 July 1945 she sank a Japanese fishing vessel with gunfire in the East China / Yellow Sea in position 34º59'N, 124º16'E.
Queenfish was at Midway refitting for her 6th war patrol when the war ended. (see map)
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