| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Tench |
| Pennant | 420 |
| Built by | Portsmouth Navy Yard (Kittery, Maine, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 28 Apr 1944 |
| Launched | 9 Aug 1944 |
| Commissioned | 6 Nov 1944 |
| End service | 1 Oct 1973 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 6 July 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Tirante (420)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. George Levick Street III, USN | 6 Nov 1944 | Aug 45 ? |
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Noteable events involving Tirante include:
3 Mar 1945
With her trials and training completed USS Tirante (Lt.Cdr. G.L. Street, III) departs Pearl Harbour for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol east of Kyusyu. Later she is ordered to patrol of the Korean coast.
25 Mar 1945
USS Tirante (Lt.Cdr. G.L. Street, III) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese auxiliary netlayer Fuji Maru (703 GRT) off Tori Jima, Japan in position 31º08'N, 130º30'E.
(see map)
28 Mar 1945
USS Tirante (Lt.Cdr. G.L. Street, III) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese fishing vessel Nase Maru (1218 GRT) west of Oniki Cape, south-west Kyushu, Japan in position 32º15'N, 29º55'E. (see map)
30 Mar 1945
USS Tirante (Lt.Cdr. G.L. Street, III) sinks the Japanese guardboat Eikichi Maru (19 BRT) with gunfire off Kagoshima, Japan in position 31º11'N, 130º09'E. (see map)
7 Apr 1945
USS Tirante (Lt.Cdr. G.L. Street, III) sinks the Japanese auxiliary submarine chaser Tama Maru (396 BRT) with gunfire about 10 nautical miles east of Shokokusanto, south-west of Korea in position 34º35'N, 125º20'E.
(see map)
9 Apr 1945
USS Tirante (Lt.Cdr. G.L. Street, III) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army tanker Nikko Maru (5057 GRT) and torpedoes and damages the Japanese corvette Kaibokan No.102 (740 tons) in the Yellow Sea in position 36º50'N, 123º55'E. (see map)
14 Apr 1945
USS Tirante (Lt.Cdr. G.L. Street, III) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese transport Jusan Maru (3943 GRT), the Japanese frigate Nomi (940 tons, offsite link) and the Japanese corvette Kaibokan No.31 (745 tons) west of Quelpart Island in position 33º25'N, 126º15'E.
Lt.Cdr. G.L. Street, III was awarded the Medal of Honour for this attack. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as commanding officer of the USS Tirante during the first war patrol of that vessel against enemy Japanese surface forces in the harbor of Quelpart Island, off the coast of Korea, on 14 April 1945. With the crew at surface battle stations, Lt.Cdr. Street approached the hostile anchorage from the south within 1,200 yards of the coast to complete a reconnoitering circuit of the island. Leaving the 10-fathom curve far behind he penetrated the mined and shoal-obstructed waters of the restricted harbor despite numerous patrolling vessels and in defiance of 5 shore-based radar stations and menacing aircraft. Prepared to fight it out on the surface if attacked, Lt.Cdr. Street went into action, sending 2 torpedoes with deadly accuracy into a large Japanese ammunition ship and exploding the target in a mountainous and blinding glare of white flames. With the Tirante instantly spotted by the enemy as she stood out plainly in the flare of light, he ordered the torpedo data computer set up while retiring and fired his last 2 torpedoes to disintegrate in quick succession the leading frigate and a similar flanking vessel. Clearing the gutted harbor at emergency full speed ahead, he slipped undetected along the shoreline, diving deep as a pursuing patrol dropped a pattern of depth charges at the point of submergence. His illustrious record of combat achievement during the first war patrol of the Tirante characterizes Lt.Cdr. Street as a daring and skilled leader and reflects the highest credit upon himself, his valiant command, and the U.S. Naval Service. (see map)
26 Apr 1945
USS Tirante (Lt.Cdr. G.L. Street, III) ends her 1st war patrol at Midway.
20 May 1945
USS Tirante (Cdr. G.L. Street, III) departs Midway for her 2nd wat patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the East China and Yellow Seas.
11 Jun 1945
USS Tirante (Cdr. G.L. Street, III) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Hakuju Maru (2220 GRT) off Ha Jima, southern Kyushu, Japan in position 42º37'N, 129º45'E. (see map)
22 Jun 1945
USS Tirante (Cdr. G.L. Street, III) sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire in the Yellow Sea in position 37º54'N, 125º34'E. (see map)
23 Jun 1945
USS Tirante (Cdr. G.L. Street, III) sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire in the Yellow Sea in position 37º54'N, 125º34'E. (see map)
24 Jun 1945
USS Tirante (Cdr. G.L. Street, III) sinks five Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire in the Yellow Sea in position 38º36'N, 124º40'E. (see map)
25 Jun 1945
USS Tirante (Cdr. G.L. Street, III) sinks a Japanese sailing vessel with gunfire in the Yellow Sea in position 37º53'N, 123º34'E. (see map)
26 Jun 1945
USS Tirante (Cdr. G.L. Street, III) sinks two small Japanese vessels with gunfire in the Yellow Sea in position 38º32'N, 124º10'E. (see map)
19 Jul 1945
USS Tirante (Cdr. G.L. Street, III) ends her 2nd war patrol at Guam.
12 Aug 1945
USS Tirante (Cdr. G.L. Street, III) departs Guam for her 3rd war patrol.
23 Aug 1945
Due to the end of hostilities USS Tirante (Cdr. G.L. Street, III) ends her 3rd war patrol at Midway.