| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Balao |
| Pennant | 397 |
| Built by | Portsmouth Navy Yard (Kittery, Maine, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 27 Sep 1943 |
| Launched | 27 Jan 1944 |
| Commissioned | 29 Apr 1944 |
| End service | 26 Feb 1965 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned in February 1948. |
Commands listed for USS Scabbardfish (397)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Frederick Arthur Gunn, USN | 29 Apr 1944 | 25 Aug 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Scabbardfish include:
24 Jul 1944
With her trials and initial training completed USS Scabbardfish (Lt Cmdr Frederick Arthur Gunn) arrives at Pearl Harbor.
17 Aug 1944
USS Scabbardfish (Lt.Cdr. F.A. Gunn) departs Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the Ryukyu Islands.
19 Sep 1944
USS Scabbardfish (Lt.Cdr. F.A. Gunn) torpedoes and damages the Japanese submarine tender Jingei (5160 tons, offsite link) about 80 nautical miles north-west of Okinawa in position 27º35'N, 127º07'E. (see map)
12 Oct 1944
USS Scabbardfish (Lt.Cdr. F.A. Gunn) ends her 1st war patrol at Midway.
12 Nov 1944
USS Scabbardfish (Lt.Cdr. F.A. Gunn) departs Saipan for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off Honshu in Japanese home waters.
16 Nov 1944
USS Scabbardfish (Lt.Cdr. F.A. Gunn) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese transport ship Kisaragi Maru (873 GRT) north-west of Chichi Jima in position 29º04'N, 142º12'E. (see map)
21 Nov 1944
USS Scabbardfish (Lt.Cdr. F.A. Gunn) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese stores ship Hokkai Maru (407 GRT) about 200 nautical miles south of Tokyo, Japan in position 33º20'N, 142º00'E. (see map)
22 Nov 1944
USS Scabbardfish (Lt.Cdr. F.A. Gunn) torpedoes and damages the Japanese frigate Oki (870 tons, offsite link) south of Honshu, Japan in position 33º20'N, 142º00'E. (see map)
29 Nov 1944
USS Scabbardfish (Lt.Cdr. F.A. Gunn) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese submarine I-365 (1440 tons, offsite link) off Honshu, Japan about 75 nautical miles south-east of Yokusaka in position 34º44'N, 141º01'E. (see map)
20 Dec 1944
USS Scabbardfish (Lt.Cdr. F.A. Gunn) ends her 2nd war patrol at Guam.
23 Jan 1945
USS Scabbardfish (Lt.Cdr. F.A. Gunn) departs Saipan for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off Formosa.
27 Feb 1945
USS Scabbardfish (Lt.Cdr. F.A. Gunn) sinks the Japanese guardboat Kikaku Maru No.6 (137 GRT) with gunfire about 100 nautical miles north-east of Keelung, Formosa in position 25º45'N, 123º20'E. (see map)
6 Mar 1945
USS Scabbardfish (Lt.Cdr. F.A. Gunn) ends her 3rd war patrol at Saipan.
29 Apr 1945
USS Scabbardfish (Cdr. F.A. Gunn) departs Guam for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the East China and Yellow Seas.
11 Jun 1945
USS Scabbardfish (Cdr. F.A. Gunn) ends her 4th war patrol at Guam.
1 Jul 1945
USS Scabbardfish (Cdr. F.A. Gunn) departs Guam for her 5th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol to the south of Japan.
15 Aug 1945
USS Scabbardfish (Cdr. F.A. Gunn) ends her 5th war patrol at Saipan.
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