| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Balao |
| Pennant | 400 |
| Built by | Portsmouth Navy Yard (Kittery, Maine, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 18 Nov 1943 |
| Launched | 28 Feb 1944 |
| Commissioned | 24 May 1944 |
| End service | 17 Feb 1964 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned in February 1948. |
Commands listed for USS Sea Devil (400)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Ralph Emerson Styles, USN | 24 May 1944 | 30 Apr 1945 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Charles F. McGivern, USN | 30 Apr 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Sea Devil include:
11 Jul 1944
With her trials and initial training completed USS Sea Devil (Lt Cmdr Ralph Emerson Styles) departs New London bound for Pearl Harbor.
9 Aug 1944
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Styles) arrives at Pearl Harbor.
3 Sep 1944
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Styles) departs Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off Honshu in Japanese home waters.
16 Sep 1944
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Styles) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese submarine I-364 (1440 tons, offsite link) about 250 nautical miles east of the Boso Peninsula, Japan in position 34º30'N, 145º23'E. (see map)
25 Oct 1944
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Styles) ends her 1st war patrol at Majuro.
19 Nov 1944
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Styles) departs Majuro for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the Ryukyu Islands.
2 Dec 1944
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Styles) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant tanker Akigawa Maru (6859 GRT) and the Japanese passenger/cargo ship Hawaii Maru (9467 GRT) about 80 nautical miles south-south-west of Kyushu, Japan in position 30º24'N, 128º17'E. (see map)
9 Dec 1944
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Styles) torpedoes and damages the Japanese carrier Junyo (offsite link) east of Kyushu, Japan in position 31º43'N, 129º04'E. (see map)
11 Jan 1945
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Styles) ends her 2nd war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
7 Feb 1945
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Styles) departs Pearl Harbor for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Yellow Sea.
19 Feb 1945
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Styles) arrives at Saipan.
27 Feb 1945
After wolfpack-training USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Styles) departs Saipan for her patrol area.
2 Apr 1945
While operating in the Yellow Sea USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Styles) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese auxiliary vessel Edogawa Maru (1972 BRT) the Japanese army cargo ship Nisshin Maru (1179 GRT) and the Japanese merchant cargo ship Taijo Maru (6866 GRT) in position 34º18'N, 124º04'E. Sea Devil also torpedoes and damages the Japanese merchant cargo ship Yamaji Maru (6800 GRT) in position 34º02'N, 124º00'E. (see map)
20 Apr 1945
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Styles) ends her 3rd war patrol at Midway.
30 May 1945
USS Sea Devil (Lt Cmdr Charles F. McGivern) departs Saipan for her 4th war patrol, and is ordered to patrol in the East China and Yellow Seas.
14 Jun 1945
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. C.F. McGivern) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Wakamiyasan Maru (2211 GRT) in the Yellow Sea in position 37º35'N, 123º30'E. (see map)
21 Jun 1945
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. C.F. McGivern) sinks three Japanese trawlers with gunfire in the Yellow Sea in position 37º20'N, 123º40'E. Sea Devil ends her 4th war patrol at Guam in mid-July-1945. (see map)
9 Aug 1945
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. C.F. McGivern) departs Guam for her 5th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Yellow Sea.
3 Sep 1945
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. C.F. McGivern) ends her 5th war patrol at Subic Bay, Philippines.
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