| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Porpoise |
| Pennant | 173 |
| Built by | Portsmouth Navy Yard (Kittery, Maine, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 20 Dec 1933 |
| Launched | 12 Sep 1935 |
| Commissioned | 2 Dec 1935 |
| End service | 17 Feb 1956 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 15 November 1945. |
Commands listed for USS Pike (173)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt. Heber Hampton McLean, USN | 2 Dec 1935 | ??? | |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. William Adolph New, USN | < Dec 41 | Jan 43 ? | |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Louis Darby McGregor, Jr., USN | Mar 1943 | > Sep 43 | |
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Noteable events involving Pike include:
8 Dec 1941
After the attack on Pearl Harbour USS Pike (Lt.Cdr. William Adolph New) left Manila for her first war patrol. She was to guard the shipping lanes between Manila and Hong Kong.
31 Dec 1941
USS Pike (Lt.Cdr. W.A. New) left Manila for her second war patrol.
24 Jan 1942
USS Pike (Lt.Cdr. W.A. New) ended her second war patrol at Darwin, Australia.
5 Feb 1942
USS Pike (Lt.Cdr. W.A. New) left Darwin for her third war patrol.
28 Mar 1942
USS Pike (Lt.Cdr. William Adolph New) ends her third war patrol when she returns to base at Fremantle, Australia.
19 Apr 1942
USS Pike (Lt.Cdr. W.A. New) leaves Fremantle for her 4th war patrol. She was to patrol north of the Palau Islands and off Wake Island.
25 May 1942
USS Pike (Lt.Cdr. W.A. New) ended her 4th war patrol when she returned to base at Pearl Harbour.
30 May 1942
USS Pike (Lt.Cdr. W.A. New) leaves Pearl Harbour for her 5th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol north of Oahu.
9 Jun 1942
USS Pike (Lt.Cdr. William Adolph New) ended her 5th war patrol when she returned to Pearl Harbour, and was sent to the Mare Island Naval Yard for an overhaul.
14 Jan 1943
During her 5th war patrol USS Pike (Lt.Cdr. William Adolph New) guided bombers to Wake Island in December 1942, but on 14 January 1943 she was damaged by bombs and depth charges off Ichie Saki, southern Honshu, Japan. due to this damage the patrol is aborted and returns to port.
31 Mar 1943
USS Pike (Lt.Cdr. Louis Darby McGregor, Jr.) left Pearl Harbour for her 6th war patrol, and was to patrol in the Caroline Islands area.
14 Apr 1943
USS Pike (Lt.Cdr. L.D. McGregor, Jr) torpedoes and damages the Japanese transport ship Madras Maru (3802 GRT) north of the Admiralty Islands in position 01º25'N, 148º22'E. (see map)
25 Apr 1943
USS Pike (Lt.Cdr. L.D. McGregor, Jr) shells Satawan Island, Caroline Islands.
22 Jul 1943
USS Pike (Lt.Cdr. L.D. McGregor, Jr) left Pearl Harbour for her 7th and last war patrol. She was to patrol off Marcus Island.
5 Aug 1943
USS Pike (Lt.Cdr. L.D. McGregor, Jr) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese transport ship Shoju Maru (1992 GRT) west of Marcus Island in position 24º30'N, 158º50'E. (see map)
22 Aug 1943
USS Pike (Lt.Cdr. L.D. McGregor, Jr) torpedoes and damages the Japanese transport ship Toun Maru (1915 GRT) in the Philippine Sea in position 21º22'N, 137º50'E. (see map)
28 Sep 1943
USS Pike left Pearl Harbour bound for New London on the U.S. east coast as she was now assigned to training duties.