USS Haddock (SS-231)

USS Haddock (SS-231)

USS Haddock (SS-231), a Gato-class submarine, was the second submarine of the United States Navy to be named for the haddock, a small edible Atlantic fish, related to the cod. A previous submarine had been named Haddock (SS-32), but was renamed K-1 prior to her launching, so Haddock (SS-231) was the first to actually bear the name.

Haddock (SS-231) was laid down at the Portsmouth Navy Yard on 31 March 1941. She was launched on 20 October 1941 (sponsored by Mrs. William H. Allen), and commissioned on 14 March 1942, Lieutenant Commander Arthur H. Taylor (Class of 1927) in command.

Read more about USS Haddock (SS-231):  First War Patrol, July – September 1942, Second, Third, and Fourth War Patrols, October 1942 – April 1943, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh War Patrols, June – November 1943, Eighth and Ninth War Patrols, December 1943 – May 1944, Tenth and Eleventh War Patrols, October 1944 – March 1945, Last War Patrols, April – August 1945