Thomas Slack Baskett, USN
| Born | 4 Sep 1913 | St. Louis, Missouri |
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Warship Commands listed for Thomas Slack Baskett, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS S-37 (142) | Lt. | Submarine | Aug 1942 | Nov 1942 |
| USS Tautog (199) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | 8 Apr 1944 | 10 Feb 1945 |
| USS Tench (417) | Lt.Cdr. | Submarine | May 1945 | Sep 1945 ? |
| USS Dogfish (350) | Cdr. | Submarine | 29 Apr 1946 | ??? |
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Submarine USS S-37 (142)
17 Aug 1942
USS S-37 (Lt. T.S. Baskett) departs Brisbane for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off Guadalcanal.
13 Sep 1942
USS S-37 (Lt. T.S. Baskett) ends her 6th war patrol at Brisbane.
19 Oct 1942
USS S-37 (Lt. T.S. Baskett) departs Brisbane for her 7th (and final) war patrol. She is ordered to proceed to Noumea to make a defensive patrol in that area.
5 Nov 1942
USS S-37 (Lt. T.S. Baskett) departs her patrol area bound for Pearl Harbour. After an overhaul at San Diego she is assigned to training duties.
Submarine USS Tautog (199)
8 Apr 1944
Lt Cmdr Thomas Slack Baskett relieves Lt Cmdr William Bernard Sieglaff as Commanding Officer of USS Tautog.
17 Apr 1944
USS Tautog (Lt.Cdr. T.S. Baskett) left base for her 11th war patrol. Once again her patrol area was off the Kuril Islands.
2 May 1944
USS Tautog (Lt.Cdr. T.S. Baskett) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Ryuyo Maru (5973 GRT) off Matsuwa Jima in the Kuril Island in position 48º04'N, 153º16'E.
3 May 1944
USS Tautog (Lt.Cdr. T.S. Baskett) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese transport Fushimi Maru (4935 GRT) south off Urup Island, Kuril Islands in position 45º28'N, 149º56'E.
8 May 1944
USS Tautog (Lt.Cdr. T.S. Baskett) sinks the Japanese transport Miyazaki Maru (3943 GRT) in the Tsugaru-Strait off Ominato, northern Honshu, Japan in position 41º52'N, 141º12'E.
12 May 1944
USS Tautog (Lt.Cdr. T.S. Baskett) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese collier Banei Maru No.2 (1186 GRT) north-east of Honshu, Japan in position 40º01'N, 141º58'E.
21 May 1944
USS Tautog (Lt.Cdr. T.S. Baskett) ended her very successful 11th war patrol when she returned to base.
23 Jun 1944
USS Tautog (Lt.Cdr. T.S. Baskett) leaves Pearl Harbour for her 12th war patrol. she was to patrol in Japanese home waters of Honshu and Hokkaido.
8 Jul 1944
USS Tautog (Lt.Cdr. T.S. Baskett) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese transport Matsu Maru (886 GRT) off Honshu, Japan in position 41º17'N, 141º30'E.
9 Jul 1944
USS Tautog (Lt.Cdr. T.S. Baskett) sinks the Japanese fishing vessel Yamata Maru (18 GRT) with gunfire south-west of Kushiro, Japan in position 43º06'N, 144º08'E.
19 Jul 1944
USS Tautog (Lt.Cdr. T.S. Baskett) sinks the Japanese guardship Hokuriku Maru No.1 (148 GRT) northeast of Tori Jima in position 31º30'N, 140º00'E.
2 Aug 1944
USS Tautog (Lt.Cdr. T.S. Baskett) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese transport Konei Maru (1992 GRT) off Miki Saki, Honshu, Japan in position 33º57'N, 136º20'E.
10 Aug 1944
USS Tautog (Lt.Cdr. T.S. Baskett) ends her 12th war patrol at Midway. She was sent to the United States for an overhaul.
17 Dec 1944
Her refit completed USS Tautog (Lt.Cdr. T.S. Baskett) left Pearl Harbour for her 13th war patrol. She was to patrol in the East China Sea.
17 Jan 1945
USS Tautog (Lt.Cdr. T.S. Baskett) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese fast transport T-15 (1500 GRT) off southern Kyushu, Japan in position 31º09'N, 130º29'E.
20 Jan 1945
USS Tautog (Lt.Cdr. T.S. Baskett) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese torpedo recovery vessel Shuri Maru (1857 GRT) at the southern end of Tsushima Strait in position 33º37'N, 128º40'E.
26 Jan 1945
USS Tautog (Lt.Cdr. T.S. Baskett) sinks the Japanese sailing vessel Naga Maru No.11 (43 GRT) with gunfire in position 30º00'N, 136º20'E.
1 Feb 1945
USS Tautog (Lt.Cdr. T.S. Baskett) ended her patrol at Midway Island. She was now retired from front line service and assigned to training duties.
10 Feb 1945
Lt.Cdr. A.H. Higgs relieves Lt.Cdr. T.S. Baskett as Commanding Officer of USS Tautog.
Submarine USS Tench (417)
27 May 1945
While on her 2nd war patrol USS Tench (Lt.Cdr. T.S. Baskett) sinks the small Japanese merchant cargo ship Kinei Maru (100 GRT) with gunfire off Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan in position 42º54'N, 144º18'E.
30 May 1945
While on her 2nd war patrol USS Tench (Lt.Cdr. T.S. Baskett) sinks a small Japanese vessel with gunfire off the north-east coast of Honshu, Japan in position 41º19'N, 141º35'E.
2 Jun 1945
While on her 2nd war patrol USS Tench (Lt.Cdr. T.S. Baskett) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Mikamasan Maru (861 GRT) south-east of Shiriyazaki, Honshu, Japan in position 41º22'N, 141º28'E.
4 Jun 1945
While on her 2nd war patrol USS Tench (Lt.Cdr. T.S. Baskett) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese transport ship Ryujin Maru (517 GRT) off Hachinohe, Honshu, Japan in position 40º54'N, 141º29'E.
7 Jun 1945
While on her 2nd war patrol USS Tench (Lt.Cdr. T.S. Baskett) sinks the Japanese guardboat Hanshin Maru (92 GRT) with gunfire off the east coast of Hokkaido, Japan in position 42º41'N, 143º53'E.
9 Jun 1945
While on her 2nd war patrol USS Tench (Lt.Cdr. T.S. Baskett) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese transport Kamishika Maru (2857 GRT) off southern Hokkaido in position 41º49'N, 141º11'E.
11 Jun 1945
While on her 2nd war patrol USS Tench (Lt.Cdr. T.S. Baskett) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant tanker Shoei Maru No.6 (834 GRT) off the north-east coast of Honshu, Japan in position 41º15'N, 141º31'E.
12 Jun 1945
While on her 2nd war patrol USS Tench (Lt.Cdr. T.S. Baskett) sinks two Japanese trawlers with gunfire off the east coast of Honshu, Japan, one in position 39º17'N, 144º07'E and the other one in position 39º17'N, 143º30'E.
30 Jul 1945
While on her 3rd war patrol USS Tench (Lt.Cdr. T.S. Baskett) sinks a small Japanese vessel with gunfire in the Yellow Sea in position 34º57'N, 124º59'E.
6 Aug 1945
While on her 3rd war patrol USS Tench (Lt.Cdr. T.S. Baskett) sinks 4 Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire in the Yellow Sea in position 36º07'N, 125º59'E.
2 Sep 1945
USS Tench (Lt.Cdr. T.S. Baskett) ends her 3rd war patrol at Guam.