| Noteable events involving Permit include: 11 Dec, 1941
USS Permit (Lt.Cdr. A.M. Hurst) left Manila for her first war patrol. She was ordered to patrol west of Luzon. 20 Dec, 1941
USS Permit (Lt.Cdr. A.M. Hurst) ended her first war patrol when she returned to Manila. 22 Dec, 1941
USS Permit (Lt.Cdr. A.M. Hurst) left Manila for her second war patrol. Once again she was ordered to patrol west of Luzon. 27 Dec, 1941
USS Permit (Lt.Cdr. A.M. Hurst) ended her second war patrol when she returned to base in order to pick up members of Admiral Hart's staff. 28 Dec, 1941
After picking up the members of Admiral Hart's staff, USS Permit (Lt.Cdr. A.M. Hurst) left base for her third war patrol. 6 Feb, 1942
After patrolling in the southern Philippines, USS Permit (Lt.Cdr. A.M. Hurst) ended her third war patrol at Surabaya, Netherlands East Indies. There she also landed her passengers. 22 Feb, 1942
USS Permit (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Chapple) left Surabaya for her 4th war patrol. 13 Mar, 1942
USS Permit (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Chapple) sinks the disabled US motor torpedo boat USS PT 32 with gunfire 1 nautical mile south-west of Taguayan Island, Philippines in position 10º58'N, 121º12'E. (see map) 16 Mar, 1942
USS Permit (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Chapple) delivers ammunition to Corregidor and evacuates some 40 officers and men. Permit also had the 7 crewmen of the motor torpedo boat PT 32 on board.
Permit was so overcrowded the Commanding Officer was actually reprimanded upon arrival in Australia because of endangering his ship. 6 Apr, 1942
USS Permit (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Chapple) ended her fourth war patrol at Fremantle, Australia 5 May, 1942
USS Permit (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Chapple) left Fremantle for her 5th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in Strait Makassar. 11 Jun, 1942
USS Permit (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Chapple) ended her 5th war patrol when she returned to Fremantle. 12 Jul, 1942
USS Permit (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Chapple) left Fremantle for her 6th war patrol. 30 Aug, 1942
USS Permit (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Chapple) ended her 6th war patrol when she returned to base at Pearl Harbour. She was ordered to the Mare Island Navy Yard for an overhaul. 5 Feb, 1943
USS Permit (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Chapple) left base for her 7th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off the coast of Honshu, Japan. 8 Mar, 1943
USS Permit (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Chapple) torpedoed and sinks the Japanese merchant Hisashima Maru (2747 GRT) off the northern tip of Honshu in position 41º16'N, 142º27'E. (see map) 16 Mar, 1943
USS Permit (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Chapple) ended her 7th war patrol when she returned to base. 6 Apr, 1943
USS Permit (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Chapple) left Midway for her 8th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the shipping lanes between the Mariana Islands to Truk in the Caroline Islands. 6 Apr, 1943
USS Permit (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Chapple) torpedoes and damages the Japanese Japanese transport ship Tokai Maru (8359 GRT) at Apra Harbor, Guam in position 13º27'N, 144º35'E. (see map) 25 May, 1943
USS Permit (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Chapple) ended her 8th war patrol at Pearl Harbour. 20 Jun, 1943
USS Permit (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Chapple) departs Midway for her 9th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Sea of Japan. 6 Jul, 1943
USS Permit (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Chapple) torpedoed and sank the Japanese merchant Banshu Maru No.33 (787 GRT) west of Hokkaido in position 43º35'N, 140º21'E. (see map) 7 Jul, 1943
USS Permit (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Chapple) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant Showa Maru (2212 GRT) off Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan in position 43º14'N, 139º53'E. (see map) 9 Jul, 1943
USS Permit (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Chapple) mistakenly sinks the Soviet oceanographic vessel Seiner No.20 (55 GRT) about 27 nautical miles off Kaiba To. Once the mistake is realized, Permit comes alongside the blazing vessel and rescues the survivors before the Russian craft sinks. The Soviet sailors are taken to Akutan, Alaska. 27 Jul, 1943
USS Permit (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Chapple) ends her 9th war patrol when she returned to Pearl Harbour. 23 Aug, 1943
USS Permit (Lt.Cdr. C.L. Bennett) leaves Pearl Harbour on her 10th war patrol with orders for a photographic reconnaissance of several atolls in the Marshall Islands. 9 Sep, 1943
USS Permit (Lt.Cdr. C.L. Bennett) torpedoes and damages the Japanese merchant Tateyama Maru (3787 GRT) off Kwajalein in position 09º00'N, 168º40'E. (see map) 12 Sep, 1943
USS Permit (Lt.Cdr. C.L. Bennett) torpedoes and damages the Japanese aircraft transport Fujikawa Maru (6938 GRT, offsite link) off Kwajalein in position 08º23'N, 165º12'E. (see map) 13 Sep, 1943
USS Permit (Lt.Cdr. C.L. Bennett) torpedoes and damages the Japanese fleet tanker Shiretoko (14050 GRT, offsite link) off Kwajalein in position 08º33'N, 164º40'E. (see map) 24 Sep, 1943
USS Permit (Lt.Cdr. C.L. Bennett) ends her 10th war patrol when she returned to base at Pearl Harbour. Her 11th war patrol was in the Caroline Islands area from early January 1944 to mid-March 1944. Her 12th war patrol was in the same area where she was on lifeguard duty. 30 Jun, 1944
USS Permit (Lt.Cdr. D.A. Scherer) left Majuro for her 13th war patrol. 13 Aug, 1944
USS Permit (Lt.Cdr. D.A. Scherer) ended her 13th war patrol at Brisbane, Australia. 21 Sep, 1944
USS Permit (Lt.Cdr. D.A. Scherer) left Brisbane for her 14th and final war patrol. Once again she was assigned to lifeguard duty off Truk. 11 Nov, 1944
USS Permit (Lt.Cdr. D.A. Scherer) ended her 14th and last war patrol at Pearl Harbour. USS Permit was now assigned to training duties. She left Pearl Harbour bound for the U.S. east coast on 29 January 1945. | 
