| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Tench |
| Pennant | 476 |
| Built by | Portsmouth Navy Yard (Kittery, Maine, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 10 Jul 1944 |
| Launched | 17 Oct 1944 |
| Commissioned | 6 Feb 1945 |
| End service | 15 Dec 1971 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 25 January 1969. |
Commands listed for USS Runner (ii) (476)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Raymond Henry Bass, USN | 17 Oct 1944 |
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Noteable events involving Runner (ii) include:
5 Apr 1945
With her trials and initial training completed USS Runner (ii) (Cdr. R.H. Bass) departs New London bound for Pearl Harbor.
21 May 1945
USS Runner (ii) (Cdr. R.H. Bass) arrives at Pearl Harbor.
25 Jun 1945
USS Runner (ii) (Cdr. R.H. Bass) departs for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol east of Honshu, Japan.
10 Jul 1945
USS Runner (ii) (Cdr. R.H. Bass) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese minesweeper W-27 (648 tons, built 1943, offsite link) off Tadosaki, northern Honshu, Japan in position 39º20'N, 142º07'E. (see map)
24 Jul 1945
USS Runner (ii) (Cdr. R.H. Bass) ends her 1st war patrol at Guam.
4 Aug 1945
USS Runner (ii) (Cdr. R.H. Bass) departs Guam for her 2nd war patrol. Once again she is ordered to patrol of the east coast of Honshu, Japan.
31 Aug 1945
USS Runner (ii) (Cdr. R.H. Bass) enters Tokyo Bay.
3 Sep 1945
USS Runner (ii) (Cdr. R.H. Bass) departs Tokyo Bay bound for Pearl Harbor.
12 Sep 1945
USS Runner (ii) (Cdr. R.H. Bass) ends her 2nd war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
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