USS Guardfish (SS-217)
For other ships of the same name, see USS Guardfish.USS Guardfish (SS-217), a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the guardfish, a voracious green and silvery fish with elongated pike-like body and long narrow jaws.
Guardfish was laid down by the Electric Boat Company at Groton, Connecticut. She was launched there on 20 January 1942 (sponsored by Mrs. Edward J. Marquart), and commissioned at New London, Conn., 8 May 1942, Lt. Comdr. Thomas B. Klakring in command. The crew list for that first run is as follows:
Read more about USS Guardfish (SS-217): First and Second War Patrols, August – November 1942, Third, Fourth, and Fifth War Patrols, January – August 1943, Sixth and Seventh War Patrols, August 1943 – February 1944, Eighth and Ninth War Patrols, June – October 1944, Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth War Patrols, November 1944 – June 1945, Post-war Service, Awards