| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Balao |
| Pennant | 414 |
| Built by | Mare Island Navy Yard (Vallejo, California, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 3 Oct 1943 |
| Launched | 3 Aug 1944 |
| Commissioned | 18 Oct 1944 |
| End service | 23 Jan 1961 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 26 June 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Springer (414)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Russell Kefauver, USN | 18 Oct 1944 | 3 Jun 1945 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. John Frederick Bauer, USN | 3 Jun 1945 | 27 Jul 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Springer include:
17 Feb 1945
USS Springer (Cmdr Russell Kefauver) departs Guam for her 1st war patrol, and is ordered to patrol of the Ryukyu Islands.
18 Mar 1945
USS Springer (Cdr. R. Kefauver) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese fast transport T 18 (1500 tons) and torpedoes and damages the Japanese minesweeper W-17 (578 tons, offsite link) near Mutsure Jima, Ryukyu Islands in position 26º38'N, 127º12'E. (see map)
25 Mar 1945
USS Springer (Cdr. R. Kefauver) ends her 1st war patrol at Guam.
20 Apr 1945
USS Springer (Cdr. R. Kefauver) departs Guam for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Yellow Sea.
28 Apr 1945
USS Springer (Cdr. R. Kefauver) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese submarine chaser Ch 17 (438 tons, offsite link) off Fukue Shima, Goto archipelago, Japan in position 32º25'N, 128º46'E. (see map)
2 May 1945
USS Springer (Cdr. Russell Kefauver) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese frigate Ojika (940 tons, offsite link) in the Yellow Sea in position 33º56'N, 122º49'E. (see map)
3 May 1945
USS Springer (Cdr. R. Kefauver) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese corvette Kaibokan 25 (745 tons, offsite link) in the Yellow Sea in position 34º56'N, 122º49'E. (see map)
18 May 1945
USS Springer (Cdr. R. Kefauver) ends her 2nd war patrol at Guam.
17 Jun 1945
USS Springer (Lt Cmdr John F. Bauer) departs Saipan for her 3rd war patrol, and is ordered to patrol south of Honshu, Japan.
26 Jul 1945
USS Springer (Lt.Cdr. J.F. Bauer) ends her 3rd war patrol at Guam.
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