| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Balao |
| Pennant | 341 |
| Built by | Electric Boat Co. (Groton, Connecticut, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 6 Jun 1942 |
| Laid down | 21 Feb 1944 |
| Launched | 14 Jan 1945 |
| Commissioned | 28 Apr 1945 |
| End service | 1 Jul 1971 |
| History | Decommissioned, stricken and transferred to Argentina 1 July 1971 being renamed Santiago del Estero (S-22); Santiago del Estero was decommissioned by the Argentine Navy in January 1981. |
Commands listed for USS Chivo (341)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. William Rolston Crutcher, USNR | 28 Apr 1945 |
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This page was last updated in April 2017.
16 May 1945
USS Chivo (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Crutcher, USNR) arrived at Newport, Rhode Island for torpedo trials.
21 May 1945
Having completed her torpedo trials USS Chivo (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Crutcher, USNR) returned to New London, Connecticut.
7 Jun 1945
USS Chivo (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Crutcher, USNR) departed New London, Connecticut for Key West, Florida.
13 Jun 1945
USS Chivo (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Crutcher, USNR) arrived at Key West, Florida from New London, Connecticut.
14 Jun 1945
USS Chivo (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Crutcher, USNR) conducted exercises off Key West.
15 Jun 1945
USS Chivo (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Crutcher, USNR) conducted exercises off Key West.
16 Jun 1945
USS Chivo (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Crutcher, USNR) conducted exercises off Key West.
18 Jun 1945
USS Chivo (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Crutcher, USNR) conducted exercises off Key West.
19 Jun 1945
USS Chivo (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Crutcher, USNR) conducted exercises off Key West.
20 Jun 1945
USS Chivo (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Crutcher, USNR) conducted exercises off Key West.
22 Jun 1945
USS Chivo (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Crutcher, USNR) conducted exercises off Key West.
23 Jun 1945
USS Chivo (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Crutcher, USNR) conducted exercises off Key West.
25 Jun 1945
USS Chivo (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Crutcher, USNR) departed Key West, Florida for the Panama Canal Zone.
29 Jun 1945
USS Chivo (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Crutcher, USNR) arrived in the Panama Canal Zone from Key West, Florida.
17 Jul 1945
USS Chivo (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Crutcher, USNR) departed the Panama Canal Zone for Pearl Harbour.
30 Jul 1945
USS Chivo (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Crutcher, USNR) arrived at Pearl Harbour from the Panama Canal Zone.
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