| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Tench |
| Pennant | 421 |
| Built by | Portsmouth Navy Yard (Kittery, Maine, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 22 May 1944 |
| Launched | 18 Aug 1944 |
| Commissioned | 16 Nov 1944 |
| End service | 1 Jun 1972 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned in March 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Trutta (421)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Arthur St Clair Smith, USN | 16 Nov 1944 | 18 May 1945 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Franz Perkins Hoskins, USNR | 18 May 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Trutta include:
25 Feb 1945
With her trials and training completed USS Trutta (Cdr. A.C. Smith) arrives at Pearl Harbor.
30 Mar 1945
USS Trutta (Cdr. A.C. Smith) arrives at Saipan.
3 Apr 1945
USS Trutta (Cdr. A.C. Smith) departs Saipan for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the East China and Yellow Seas.
19 Apr 1945
USS Trutta (Cdr. A.C. Smith) sinks the Japanese merchant vessel Kaiyo Maru (approx. 400 GRT) and the Japanese merchant fishing boats Kinshu Maru and Mitsuyama Maru with gunfire in the Yellow Sea in position 37º52'N, 122º24'E. (see map)
4 May 1945
USS Trutta (Cdr. A.C. Smith) ends her 1st war patrol at Guam.
2 Jun 1945
USS Trutta (Lt.Cdr. F.P. Hoskins, USNR) departs Guam for her 2nd war patrol. Once again she is ordered to patrol in the East China and Yellow Seas.
1 Jul 1945
USS Trutta (Lt.Cdr. F.P. Hoskins, USNR) sinks eight Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire in the Yellow Sea in position 36º30'N, 125º50'E. (see map)
6 Jul 1945
USS Trutta (Lt.Cdr. F.P. Hoskins, USNR) sinks one tug and three Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire in the Yellow Sea in position 37º37'N, 125º04'E. (see map)
8 Jul 1945
USS Trutta (Lt.Cdr. F.P. Hoskins, USNR) sinks five Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire in the Yellow Sea in position 38º11'N, 124º41'E. (see map)
18 Jul 1945
USS Trutta (Lt.Cdr. F.P. Hoskins, USNR) ends her 2nd war patrol at Guam.
12 Aug 1945
USS Trutta (Lt.Cdr. F.P. Hoskins, USNR) departs Guam for her 3rd war patrol.
24 Aug 1945
Due to the end of hostilities USS Trutta (Lt.Cdr. F.P. Hoskins, USNR) ends her 3rd war patrol at Midway.
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