| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Balao |
| Pennant | 342 |
| Built by | Electric Boat Co. (Groton, Connecticut, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 6 Jun 1942 |
| Laid down | 2 Mar 1944 |
| Launched | 4 Feb 1945 |
| Commissioned | 25 May 1945 |
| End service | 27 Aug 1969 |
| History | Decommissioned 27 August 1969. |
Commands listed for USS Chopper (342)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt.Cdr. Saverio Filippone, USN | 25 May 1945 |
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This page was last updated in April 2017.
13 Jun 1945
USS Chopper (Lt.Cdr. S. Filipone, USN) arrived at Newport, Rhode Island from New London, Connecticut for torpedo trials.
16 Jun 1945
Having completed her torpedo trials, USS Chopper (Lt.Cdr. S. Filipone, USN), returned to New London, Connecticut.
4 Jul 1945
USS Chopper (Lt.Cdr. S. Filipone, USN) departed New London, Connecticut for Key West, Florida.
8 Jul 1945
USS Chopper (Lt.Cdr. S. Filipone, USN) arrived at Key West, Florida from New London, Connecticut.
10 Jul 1945
USS Chopper (Lt.Cdr. S. Filipone, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
11 Jul 1945
USS Chopper (Lt.Cdr. S. Filipone, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
12 Jul 1945
USS Chopper (Lt.Cdr. S. Filipone, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
13 Jul 1945
USS Chopper (Lt.Cdr. S. Filipone, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
14 Jul 1945
USS Chopper (Lt.Cdr. S. Filipone, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
16 Jul 1945
USS Chopper (Lt.Cdr. S. Filipone, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
17 Jul 1945
USS Chopper (Lt.Cdr. S. Filipone, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
18 Jul 1945
USS Chopper (Lt.Cdr. S. Filipone, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
19 Jul 1945
USS Chopper (Lt.Cdr. S. Filipone, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
20 Jul 1945
USS Chopper (Cdr. S. Filipone, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
21 Jul 1945
USS Chopper (Cdr. S. Filipone, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
23 Jul 1945
USS Chopper (Cdr. S. Filipone, USN) conducted exercises off Key West.
24 Jul 1945
USS Chopper (Cdr. S. Filipone, USN) departed Key West, Florida for the Panama Canal Zone.
28 Jul 1945
USS Chopper (Cdr. S. Filipone, USN) arrived in the Panama Canal Zone from Key West, Florida.
13 Aug 1945
USS Chopper (Cdr. S. Filipone, USN) departed the Panama Canal Zone for Pearl Harbour.
24 Aug 1945
USS Chopper (Cdr. S. Filipone, USN) returned to the Panama Canal Zone. With the war now over she was ordered to return to the Atlantic. In the end she was ordered to proceed to Pearl Harbour after all where she arrived on 21 September 1945.
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