Allied Warships

Kraken (SS-370)

Submarine of the Balao class

USS Kraken on trials in Lake Michigan in September 1944.

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Submarine
Class	Balao
Pennant	370
Built by	Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co. (Manitowoc, Wisconsin, U.S.A.)
Ordered	6 Jun 1942
Laid down	13 Dec 1943
Launched	30 Apr 1944
Commissioned	8 Sep 1944
End service	4 May 1946
History	Decommissioned 4 May 1946. Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet. Transferred to Spain 24 October 1959 being renamed Almirante García de los Reyes (E-1). Almirante García de los Reyes was decommissioned 16 September 1974. Recommissioned 1 September 1975. Decommissioned in April 1981. Stricken by the Spanish Navy 1 April 1982 and sold to be broken up for scrap.

Commands listed for USS Kraken (370)

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	Commander	From	To
1	T/Cdr. Thomas Henley Henry, USN	8 Sep 1944	21 Aug 1945

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Notable events involving Kraken include:

8 Oct 1944
USS Kraken (Cdr. T.H. Henry, USN) departed New Orleans, Louisiana for the Panama Canal Zone.

13 Oct 1944
USS Kraken (Cdr. T.H. Henry, USN) arrived at the Panama Canal Zone from New Orleans, Louisiana.

4 Nov 1944
After a training period, USS Kraken (Cdr. T.H. Henry, USN), departed the Panama Canal Zone for Pearl Harbor.

21 Nov 1944
With her trials and initial training completed USS Kraken (Cmdr Thomas Henley Henry) arrived at Pearl Harbor.

12 Dec 1944
USS Kraken (Cdr. T.H. Henry) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.

14 Feb 1945
USS Kraken (Cdr. T.H. Henry) ended her 1st war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.

15 Mar 1945
USS Kraken (Cdr. T.H. Henry) departed from Fremantle for her 2nd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.

26 Apr 1945
USS Kraken (Cdr. T.H. Henry) ended her 2nd war patrol at Subic Bay, Philippines.

19 May 1945
USS Kraken (Cdr. T.H. Henry) departed from Subic Bay for her 3rd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Gulf of Siam.

24 May 1945
Around 0420I/24, in position 07°20'N, 103°00'E, USS Hawkbill (T/Cdr. F.W. Scanland, Jr., USN) and USS Kraken (T/Cdr. T.H. Henry, USN) made rendezvous.

USS Kraken, fresh out of Subic Bay, transferred a bag of very welcome mail to USS Hawkbill. (1)

20 Jun 1945
USS Kraken (Cdr. T.H. Henry) sank the Japanese sailing vessel Tachibana Maru No.58 with gunfire in Sunda Strait, off Merak, Netherlands East Indies in position 05°56'S, 106°00'E.

3 Jul 1945
USS Kraken (Cdr. T.H. Henry) ended her 3rd war patrol at Fremantle.

29 Jul 1945
USS Kraken (Cdr. T.H. Henry) departed from Fremantle for her 4th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Java Sea.

21 Aug 1945
USS Kraken (Cdr. T.H. Henry) ended her 4th war patrol at Subic Bay.

31 Aug 1945
The submarine tender USS USS Howard W. Gilmore (T/Cdr. C.A. Johnson, USN) and the submarines USS Puffer (T/Lt.Cdr. C.R. Dwyer, USN), USS Rasher (T/Lt.Cdr. C.D. Nace, USN), USS Raton (T/Lt.Cdr. G.F. Gugliotta, USN), USS Baya (T/Lt.Cdr. B.C. Jarvis, USN), USS Becuna (T/Lt.Cdr. W.J. Bush, USN), USS Caiman (T/Cdr. W.L. Fey, Jr., USN), USS Blenny (T/Lt.Cdr. C.H. Fuller, Jr., USN), USS Blueback (T/Cdr. M.K. Clementson, USN), USS Boarfish (T/Lt.Cdr. E.C. Blonts, Jr., USN), USS Capitaine (T/Lt.Cdr. E.S. Friedrick, USN), USS Carbonero (T/Cdr. C.L. Murphy, USN), USS Entemedor (T/Cdr. W.R. Smith, Jr., USN), USS Hardhead (T/Lt.Cdr. J.L. Haines, USN), USS Hawkbill (T/Cdr. W. Scanland, Jr., USN), USS Kraken (T/Cdr. T.H. Henry, USN), USS Lamprey (T/Lt.Cdr. L.B. McDonald, USN), USS Lizardfish (T/Cdr. O.M. Butler, USN) and USS Loggerhead (Cdr. R.N. Metcalf, USN) departed Subic Bay. All were to proceed to Pearl Harbour except USS Blenny, USS Blueback and USS Boarfish which were to proceed to Guam.

14 Sep 1945
The submarine tender USS USS Howard W. Gilmore (T/Cdr. C.A. Johnson, USN) and the submarines USS Puffer (T/Lt.Cdr. C.R. Dwyer, USN), USS Rasher (T/Lt.Cdr. C.D. Nace, USN), USS Raton (T/Lt.Cdr. G.F. Gugliotta, USN), USS Baya (T/Lt.Cdr. B.C. Jarvis, USN), USS Becuna (T/Lt.Cdr. W.J. Bush, USN), USS Caiman (T/Cdr. W.L. Fey, Jr., USN), USS Capitaine (T/Lt.Cdr. E.S. Friedrick, USN), USS Carbonero (T/Cdr. C.L. Murphy, USN), USS Entemedor (T/Cdr. W.R. Smith, Jr., USN), USS Hardhead (T/Lt.Cdr. J.L. Haines, USN), USS Hawkbill (T/Cdr. W. Scanland, Jr., USN), USS Kraken (T/Cdr. T.H. Henry, USN), USS Lamprey (T/Lt.Cdr. L.B. McDonald, USN), USS Lizardfish (T/Cdr. O.M. Butler, USN) and USS Loggerhead (Cdr. R.N. Metcalf, USN) arrived at Pearl Harbor from Subic Bay.

15 Sep 1945
USS Hardhead (T/Lt.Cdr. J.L. Haines, USN), USS Hawkbill (T/Cdr. W. Scanland, Jr., USN), USS Kraken (T/Cdr. T.H. Henry, USN), USS Lamprey (T/Lt.Cdr. L.B. McDonald, USN), USS Lizardfish (T/Cdr. O.M. Butler, USN) and USS Loggerhead (Cdr. R.N. Metcalf, USN) departed Pearl Harbor for San Francisco.

22 Sep 1945
USS Hardhead (T/Lt.Cdr. J.L. Haines, USN), USS Hawkbill (T/Cdr. W. Scanland, Jr., USN), USS Kraken (T/Cdr. T.H. Henry, USN), USS Lamprey (T/Lt.Cdr. L.B. McDonald, USN), USS Lizardfish (T/Cdr. O.M. Butler, USN) and USS Loggerhead (Cdr. R.N. Metcalf, USN) arrived at San Francisco from Pearl Harbor.