Allied Warships

Tusk (SS-426)

Submarine of the Balao class

USS Tusk as modified postwar.

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Submarine
Class	Balao
Pennant	426
Built by	Cramp Shipbuilding Co. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.)
Ordered	6 Jun 1942
Laid down	23 Aug 1943
Launched	8 Jul 1945
Commissioned	11 Apr 1946
End service	18 Oct 1973
History	Decommissioned, stricken and transferred to Taiwan 18 October 1973 being renamed Hai Pao (S-792).

Commands listed for USS Tusk (426)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Cdr. Raymond A. Moore, USN	11 Apr 1946	25 Apr 1946 (1)
2	Cdr. Guy F. Guggliotta, USN	1948	15 Jul 1949 (2)
3	T/Cdr. Robert Kemble Rittenhouse Worthington, USN	15 Jul 1949	15 Aug 1951 (2)

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Notable events involving Tusk include:

26 Aug 1949
While on clandestine operations USS Tusk (SS 426) and USS Cochino (SS 345) ran through a violent polar gale off Norway, and the jolting received by Cochino played their part in causing an electrical fire and battery explosion, followed by the generation of deadly hydrogen [chlorine] on 25 August. Defying the most unfavorable possible weather conditions, men of Cochino and USS Tusk fought to save the submarine for 14 hours, performing acts of skillful seamanship and high courage. A second battery explosion on 26 August made "Abandon Ship" the only possible order, and Cochino sank north of Norway in position 71.35N. 23.35E. All Cochino's men were rescued by the valiant Tusk who had lost seven of her own men in the attempt to save Cochino. (3)