Allied Warships

Cutlass (SS-478)

Submarine of the Tench class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassTench 
Pennant478 
Built byPortsmouth Navy Yard (Kittery, Maine, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down10 Jul 1944 
Launched5 Nov 1944 
Commissioned17 Mar 1945 
End service15 Dec 1971 
Loss position
 
History

Decommissioned and stricken 15 December 1971.
Transferred to Taiwan 4 December 1973 being renamed Hai Shih (791).

 

Commands listed for USS Cutlass (478)

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CommanderFromTo
1Cdr. Herbert Lollis Jukes, USN17 Mar 1945???

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Noteable events involving Cutlass include:


17 Jul 1945
USS Cutlass (Cdr. H.L. Jukes) departs Pearl Harbour for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol of the Kuril Islands.

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