| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Balao |
| Pennant | 388 |
| Built by | Portsmouth Navy Yard (Kittery, Maine, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 31 May 1943 |
| Launched | 12 Oct 1943 |
| Commissioned | 22 Jan 1944 |
| End service | 19 Mar 1946 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 19 March 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Pipefish (388)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. William Nolin Deragon, USN | 22 Jan 1944 | 24 Jun 1945 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Alexander Louis Redon, USNR | 24 Jun 1945 | 24 Aug 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Pipefish include:
3 May 1944
With her trials and initial training completed USS Pipefish (Lt.Cdr. W.N. Deragon) arrives at Pearl Harbor.
24 May 1944
USS Pipefish (Lt.Cdr. W.N. Deragon) departs Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol west of the Mariana Islands and in the Philippines.
16 Jul 1944
USS Pipefish (Lt.Cdr. W.N. Deragon) ends her 1st war patrol at Majuro.
6 Aug 1944
USS Pipefish (Lt.Cdr. W.N. Deragon) departs Majuro for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol south-east of Honshu, Japan.
12 Sep 1944
USS Pipefish (Lt.Cdr. W.N. Deragon) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese auxiliary vessel Hakutetsu Maru No.7 (1018 GRT) off Shiono Misaki, Japan in position 33º32'N, 135º56'E. (see map)
18 Sep 1944
USS Pipefish (Lt.Cdr. W.N. Deragon) torpedoes and damages the Japanese troop transport Rokko Maru (3038 GRT) off Honshu, Japan in position 32º49'N, 154º22'E. (see map)
27 Sep 1944
USS Pipefish (Lt.Cdr. W.N. Deragon) ends her 2nd war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
28 Oct 1944
USS Pipefish (Cdr. W.N. Deragon) departs Pearl Harbor for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea and off Formosa.
3 Dec 1944
USS Pipefish (Cdr. W.N. Deragon) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese corvette Kaibokan 64 (740 tons, built 1944) (offsite link) in the South China Sea east of Hainan in position 18°36'N, 111°54'E. (see map)
6 Jan 1945
USS Pipefish (Cdr. W.N. Deragon) ends her 3rd war patrol at Majuro.
31 Jan 1945
USS Pipefish (Cdr. W.N. Deragon) departs Majuro for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the Ryukyo Islands.
26 Mar 1945
USS Pipefish (Cdr. W.N. Deragon) ends her 4th war patrol at Midway.
28 Apr 1945
USS Pipefish (Cdr. W.N. Deragon) departs Midway for her 5h war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off Honshu in Japanese home waters.
16 Jun 1945
USS Pipefish (Cdr. W.N. Deragon) ends her 5th war patrol at Midway.
15 Jul 1945
USS Pipefish (Lt.Cdr. A.L. Redon) departs Midway or her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol of Kyusyu, Japan.
28 Aug 1945
USS Pipefish (Lt.Cdr. A.L. Redon) ends her 6th war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
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