| Noteable events involving Sailfish include: 8 Dec, 1941
USS Sailfish (Lt.Cdr. M.C. Mumma, Jr) left Manila for her first war patrol. She was oredered to patrol off the west coast of Luzon. 17 Dec, 1941
USS Sailfish (Lt.Cdr. M.C. Mumma, Jr) ended her first war patrol at Manila. 21 Dec, 1941
USS Sailfish (Lt.Cdr. R.G. Voge) left Manila for her second war patrol. She was ordered to patrol south off Formosa. 14 Feb, 1942
USS Sailfish (Lt.Cdr. R.G. Voge) ended her 2nd war patrol at Tjilatjap, Java, Netherlands, East Indies. 19 Feb, 1942
USS Sailfish (Lt.Cdr. R.G. Voge) left Tjilatjap her her 3th war patrol. she was ordered to patrol in the Java Sea. 2 Mar, 1942
USS Sailfish (Lt.Cdr. R.G. Voge) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese aircraft transport Kamogawa Maru (6440 GRT, offsite link) north of Lombok Strait in position 08º06'S, 115º57'E. (see map) 19 Mar, 1942
USS Sailfish (Lt.Cdr. R.G. Voge) ended her 3th war patrol at Fremantle, Australia. 22 Mar, 1942
USS Sailfish (Lt.Cdr. R.G. Voge) left Fremantle for her 4th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Java end Celebes Sea. 21 May, 1942
USS Sailfish (Lt.Cdr. R.G. Voge) ended her 4th war patrol at Fremantle. 13 Jun, 1942
USS Sailfish (Lt.Cdr. R.G. Voge) departs Fremantle for her 5th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off the coast of Indochina in the South China Sea. 9 Jul, 1942
USS Sailfish (Lt.Cdr. R.G. Voge) torpedoes and damages the Japanese transport ship Aobasan Maru (8811 GRT) off the coast of Indochina in position 11º31'N, 109º21'E. (see map) 1 Aug, 1942
USS Sailfish (Lt.Cdr. R.G. Voge) ends her 5th war patrol at Fremantle. 13 Sep, 1942
USS Sailfish (Lt.Cdr. R.G. Voge) left Brisbane, Australia for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Solomon Islands area. 1 Nov, 1942
USS Sailfish (Lt.Cdr. R.G. Voge) ended her 6th war patrol at Brisbane. 24 Nov, 1942
USS Sailfish (Lt.Cdr. J.R. More) departs Brisbane for her 7th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol south of New Britain. 15 Jan, 1943
USS Sailfish (Lt.Cdr. J.R. More) ended her 7th war patrol at Pearl Harbour. She was ordered to the Mare Island Navy Yard for an overhaul. 17 May, 1943
With her overhaul completed USS Sailfish (Lt.Cdr. J.R. More) departs Pearl Harbour for her 8th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in Japanese home waters off the east coast of Honshu. 15 Jun, 1943
USS Sailfish (Lt.Cdr. J.R. More) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant Shinju Maru (3617 GRT) south of Todozaki, Honshu, Japan in position 39º00'N, 142º00'E. (see map) 25 Jun, 1943
USS Sailfish (Lt.Cdr. J.R. More) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese collier Iburi Maru (3291 GRT) off the northeast coast of Honshu, Japan in position 39º00'N, 142º00'E. (see map) 3 Jul, 1943
USS Sailfish (Lt.Cdr. J.R. More) ends her 8th war patrol at Midway. 25 Jul, 1943
USS Sailfish (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Lefavour) departs Midway for her 9th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Formosa Strait and off Okinawa. 16 Sep, 1943
USS Sailfish (Lt.Cdr. W.R. Lefavour) ended her 9th war patrol at Pearl Harbour. 17 Nov, 1943
USS Sailfish (Lt.Cdr. R.E.M. Ward) leaves Pearl Harbour for her 10th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in Japanese home waters south of Honshu. 4 Dec, 1943
USS Sailfish (Lt.Cdr. R.E.M. Ward) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese escort carrier Chuyo (offsite link) southeast of Honshu, Japan in position 32º27'N, 143º49'E. (see map) 13 Dec, 1943
USS Sailfish (Lt.Cdr. R.E.M. Ward) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese transport ship Totai Maru (3195 GRT) south of Kyushu, Japan in position 30º15'N, 132º30'E. (see map) 21 Dec, 1943
USS Sailfish (Lt.Cdr. R.E.M. Ward) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Uyo Maru (6376 GRT) off Miyazaki, Japan in position 32º38'N, 132º04'E. (see map) 5 Jan, 1944
USS Sailfish (Lt.Cdr. R.E.M. Ward) ended her 10th war patrol at Pearl Harbour. She was ordered to the Mare Island Navy Yard for an overhaul. 9 Jul, 1944
USS Sailfish (Lt.Cdr. R.E.M. Ward) departs Pearl Harbour for her 11th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Luzon-Formosa area. 7 Aug, 1944
USS Sailfish (Lt.Cdr. R.E.M. Ward) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese Kinshu Maru (238 GRT) in Luzon Strait in position 20º09'N, 121º19'E. (see map) 24 Aug, 1944
USS Sailfish (Lt.Cdr. R.E.M. Ward) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Toan Maru (2110 GRT) in Luzon Strait in position 21º23'N, 121º37'E. (see map) 8 Sep, 1944
USS Sailfish (Lt.Cdr. R.E.M. Ward) ended her 11th war patrol at Midway. 26 Sep, 1944
USS Sailfish (Lt.Cdr. R.E.M. Ward) departs Midway for her 12th and final war patrol. Once again she is ordered to patrol in the Luzon-Formosa area. 12 Oct, 1944
USS Sailfish (Lt.Cdr. R.E.M. Ward) sinks a Japanese sampam and damages a Japanese tug with gunfire south off Formosa in position 22º16'N, 120º26'E. She also picked up 11 U.S.N. fliers. (see map) 24 Oct, 1944
USS Sailfish (Lt.Cdr. R.E.M. Ward) pulled into Saipan to land her passengers and to make some minor repairs. She then continues her patrol. 4 Nov, 1944
USS Sailfish (Lt.Cdr. R.E.M. Ward) torpedoes and damages the Japanese destroyer Harukaze (offsite link) and Japanese landing ship T-111 (890 tons) in Luzon Strait in position 20º08'N, 121º43'E. Although Sailfish is damaged by aerial bombs during the attack she remains on patrol. (see map) 11 Dec, 1944
USS Sailfish (Lt.Cdr. R.E.M. Ward) ended her 12th and final war patrol at Pearl Harbour. She was now to be used on training duties on the U.S. east coast. | 
