8 Dec, 1941
USS Saury (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Burnside, Jr) left Manila for her 1st war patrol. She was initially ordered to patrol off the San-Bernardino-Strait.

30 Jan, 1942
USS Saury (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Burnside, Jr) ended her 1st war patrol at Surabaya, Netherlands East Indies.

9 Feb, 1942
USS Saury (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Burnside, Jr) departed Surabaya for her 2nd war patrol.

17 Mar, 1942
USS Saury (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Burnside, Jr) ended her 2nd war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.

28 Apr, 1942
USS Saury (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Burnside, Jr) left Fremantle for her 3rd war patrol. But due to a mechanical failure she had to return. After repairs she departed on 7 May 1942 to resume her 3rd war patrol.

26 May, 1942
USS Saury (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Dropp) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese transport ship Kagi Maru (2346 GRT) about 10 nautical miles north of Amami Oshima Nansei Shoto in position 28º49'N, 129º40'E. (see map)

28 Jun, 1942
USS Saury (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Burnside, Jr) ended her 3th war patrol at Fremantle.

31 Jul, 1942
USS Saury (Lt.Cdr. L.S. Mewhinney) left Fremantle for her 4th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Philippines area.

24 Aug, 1942
USS Saury (Lt.Cdr. L.S. Mewhinney) torpedoes and damages the Japanese transport ship Otowasan Maru (9024 GRT) west of Luzon in position 14º15'N, 120º19'E. (see map)

11 Sep, 1942
USS Saury (Lt.Cdr. L.S. Mewhinney) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese aircraft transport Kanto Maru (8606 GRT, offsite link) about 30 nautical miles off the west coast of the Celebes, in central Makassar Strait, Netherlands East Indies in position 03º15'S, 118º27'E. (see map)

23 Sep, 1942
USS Saury (Lt.Cdr. L.S. Mewhinney) ended her 4th war patrol at Fremantle.

31 Oct, 1942
USS Saury (Lt.Cdr. L.S. Mewhinney) left Brisbane, Australia for her 5th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off New Britain.

21 Dec, 1942
USS Saury (Lt.Cdr. L.S. Mewhinney) ended her 5th war patrol at Pearl Harbour. She was now ordered to the Mare Island Navy Yard for an overhaul.

7 May, 1943
With her refit completed, USS Saury (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Dropp) left Pearl Harbour for her 6th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol East China Sea off the northern Ryukyu Islands and off Kyushu.

28 May, 1943
USS Saury (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Dropp) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese tanker Akatsuki Maru (10216 GRT) about 90 nautical miles north-west of Okinawa in position 27º32'N, 126º08'E.

30 May, 1943
USS Saury (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Dropp) torpedoes and damages the Japanese merchant Hakozaki Maru (3948 GRT) and torpedoes and sinks the Japanese transport ship Takamisan Maru (1992 GRT) about 150 nautical miles east-south-east of Shanghai, China in position 30º07'N, 124º32'E. (see map)

13 Jun, 1943
USS Saury (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Dropp) ended her very succesful 6th war patrol at Pearl Harbour.

13 Jul, 1943
USS Saury (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Dropp) leaves Pearl Harbour for her 7th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off Okinawa.

31 Jul, 1943
USS Saury (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Dropp) is rammed and damaged by a Japanese escort in the Philippine Sea in position 27º03'N, 135º27'E. Saury had to terminate her patrol. (see map)

12 Aug, 1943
USS Saury (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Dropp) ended her 7th war patrol at Pearl Harbour.

4 Oct, 1943
After repairs and overhaul USS Saury (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Dropp) leaves Pearl Harbour for her 8th war patrol.

26 Nov, 1943
USS Saury (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Dropp) ends her 8th war patrol at Pearl Harbour.

21 Dec, 1943
USS Saury (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Dropp) leaves Pearl Harbour for her 9th war patrol.

21 Feb, 1944
USS Saury (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Dropp) ends her 9th war patrol at Pearl Harbour. She is ordered to the Mare Island Navy Yard for an overhaul.

29 Jun, 1944
With her overhaul completed USS Saury (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Dropp) leaves Pearl Harbour for her 10th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off San Bernardino Strait in the Philippines.

23 Aug, 1944
USS Saury (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Dropp) ends her 10th war patrol at Majuro.

20 Sep, 1944
USS Saury (Lt.Cdr. R.A. Waugh) leaves base for her 11th and final war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the Ryukyu islands.

18 Nov, 1944
USS Saury (Lt.Cdr. R.A. Waugh) torpedoes and damages the Japanese merchant Asahi Maru No.11 (approx. 100 tons, heavily damaged) off the Bonin Islands in position 30º50'N, 141º56'E. (see map)

29 Nov, 1944
USS Saury (Lt.Cdr. R.A. Waugh) ends her 11th and final war patrol at Pearl Harbour. She is now assigned to training duties.