| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Narwhal |
| Pennant | 168 |
| Built by | Mare Island Navy Yard (Vallejo, California, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 10 May 1927 |
| Launched | 15 Mar 1930 |
| Commissioned | 1 Jul 1930 |
| End service | 30 Jun 1945 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 30 June 1945. |
Commands listed for USS Nautilus (168)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Thomas John Doyle, Jr., USN | 1 Jul 1930 | ??? | |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. William Herman Brockman, Jr., USN | < Apr 42 | May 1943 | |
| 3 | Cdr. William Davis Irvin, Jr., USN | Sep 43 ? | Mar 1944 | |
| 4 | Lt. George A. Sharp, USN | Apr 1944 | May 45 ? | |
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Noteable events involving Nautilus include:
21 Apr 1942
With her extensive refit at the Mare Island Navy yard completed (this refit lasted from 15 July 1941 to 20 April 1942) USS Nautilus (Lt.Cdr. William Herman Brockman, jr.) departs San Francisco bound for Pearl Harbour.
28 Apr 1942
USS Nautilus (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Brockman) arrives at Pearl Harbour.
24 May 1942
USS Nautilus (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Brockman) departs Pearl Harbour to take part in the defence of Midway. She was ordered to patrol north-west of Midway.
4 Jun 1942
During the battle of Midway USS Nautilus (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Brockman) escaped strafing from Japanese planes, then escaped depth charges from Japanese warships, managed to move into a attack position and hit the burning hull of the Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga (offsite link) with one torpedo (that fails to explode) in position 30º20'N, 179º17'W and once again she managed to escape unscathed. (see map)
7 Jun 1942
USS Nautilus (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Brockman) arrives at Midway to take on provisions.
7 Jun 1942
USS Nautilus (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Brockman) departs Midway for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol off Honshu, Japan.
25 Jun 1942
USS Nautilus (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Brockman) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese destroyer Yamakaze (1685 tons, offsite link) south-east of Yokosuka, Japan in position 34º34'N, 140º26'E. (see map)
27 Jun 1942
USS Nautilus (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Brockman) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese auxiliary minesweeper Musashi Maru (227 GRT) east of Nojimazaki, Japan in position 34º38'N, 140º08'E. (see map)
28 Jun 1942
USS Nautilus (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Brockman) is damaged by depth charges off Honshu, Japan in position 34º34'N, 140º13'E. She is forced to terminate her patrol. (see map)
11 Jul 1942
USS Nautilus (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Brockman) ends her 1st war patrol at Pearl Harbour.
8 Aug 1942
USS Nautilus (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Brockman) departs Pearl Harbour for her 2nd war patrol together with USS Argonaut. They were to transport and land marine commandos on Makin in the Gilbert Islands. The convoy arrived off Makin on 16 August; and at 0330hours the next day, the marines began landing. Their rubber rafts were swamped by the sea and most of the outboard motors drowned. The Japanese either forewarned or extraordinarily alert because of the activity on Guadalcanal-gave the Americans a warm reception. Snipers were hidden in the trees and the landing beaches were in front of the Japanese forces instead of behind them as planned. By midnight of 10 August, all but 30 of the troops had been recovered. Both submarines arrived back at Pearl Harbour on 26 August 1942.
15 Sep 1942
USS Nautilus (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Brockman) departs Pearl Harbour for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in Japanese home waters.
29 Sep 1942
USS Nautilus (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Brockman) torpedoes and sinks Japanese merchant cargo ship Tamon Maru No.6 (4994 GRT, former Greek Pleiades) east of Japan in position 40º35'N, 141º50'N. (see map)
1 Oct 1942
USS Nautilus (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Brockman) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Tosei Maru (2432 GRT) east of Shiriyazaki, Japan in position 41º20'N, 141º35'E. (see map)
12 Oct 1942
USS Nautilus (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Brockman) is damaged by depth charges off northern Honshu, Japan in position 41º05'N, 141º58'E. She is however able to continue her patrol. (see map)
24 Oct 1942
USS Nautilus (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Brockman) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Kenun Maru (4673 GRT) about 20 nautical miles east of Shiriya Zaki, off northern tip of Honshu, Japan in position 41º24'N, 141º50'E. (see map)
25 Oct 1942
USS Nautilus (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Brockman) sinks a Japanese sampam with gunfire east of Honshu, Japan in position 41º45'N, 145º32'E. (see map)
31 Oct 1942
USS Nautilus (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Brockman) arrives at Midway to perform some much needed repairs. She later continues on to Pearl Harbour.
13 Dec 1942
USS Nautilus (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Brockman) departs Pearl Harbour for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol of the Solomon Islands.
1 Jan 1943
USS Nautilus (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Brockman) evacuates 32 civilians (including 3 children) from Teop Island, Solomon Islands.
9 Jan 1943
USS Nautilus (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Brockman) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Yoshinogawa Maru (1422 GRT) east of Kieta, Bougainville, Solomon Islands in position 06º13'S, 156º00'E. (see map)
19 Jan 1943
USS Nautilus (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Brockman) torpedoes and damages the Japanese destroyer Akizuki (offsite link) in position 05º55'S, 156º20'E. (see map)
4 Feb 1943
USS Nautilus (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Brockman) ends her 4th war patrol at Brisbane, Australia. She disembarks her passengers and later heads towards Pearl Harbour.
15 Apr 1943
USS Nautilus (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Brockman) arrives at Pearl Harbour.
20 Apr 1943
USS Nautilus (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Brockman) departs Pearl Harbour bound for Dutch Harbour, Alsaka.
27 Apr 1943
USS Nautilus (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Brockman) arrives at Dutch Harbour.
1 May 1943
USS Nautilus (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Brockman) departs Dutch Harbour bound for Attu. Aboard were 109 Scouts to be landed at Attu.
11 May 1943
USS Nautilus (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Brockman) lands the scouts at Attu five hours before the main assault.
25 May 1943
USS Nautilus commences a refit at the Mare Island Navy Yard.
17 Aug 1943
USS Nautilus ends her refit at the Mare Island Navy Yard. She proceeds to Pearl Harbour.
16 Sep 1943
USS Nautilus (Cdr. William Davis Irvin,jr.) departs Pearl Harbour for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to perform a photo-reconnaissance of the Gilbert Islands.
17 Oct 1943
USS Nautilus (Cdr. W.D. Irvin) ends her 6th war patrol at Pearl Harbour.
8 Nov 1943
USS Nautilus (Cdr. W.D. Irvin) departs Pearl Harbour for her 7th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Gilbert Islands area during the US landings.
19 Nov 1943
While supporting the US landings on Tarawa that were to commence the next day USS Nautilus (Cdr. William Davis Irvin,jr.) is damaged by friendly fire from the US light cruiser Santa Fe and the US destroyer Ringgold off Tarawa, Gilbert Islands in position 01º05'N, 173º03'E. Despite some damage to her conning tower Nautilus is able to remain on patrol. (see map)
21 Nov 1943
USS Nautilus (Cdr. W.D. Irvin) lands a Marine reconnaissance company on Abemama, Gilbert Islands.
4 Dec 1943
USS Nautilus (Cdr. W.D. Irvin) ends her 7th war patrol at Pearl Harbour.
27 Jan 1944
USS Nautilus (Cdr. W.D. Irvin) departs Pearl Harbour for her 8th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Philippine Sea.
6 Mar 1944
USS Nautilus (Cdr. W.D. Irvin) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport America Maru (6069 GRT) about 420 nautical miles north-north-west of Saipan in position 22º19'N, 143º54'E. (see map)
21 Mar 1944
USS Nautilus (Cdr. W.D. Irvin) ends her 8th war patrol at Pearl Harbour.
26 Apr 1944
USS Nautilus (Cdr. George A. Sharp) departs Pearl Harbour bound for Brisbane, Australia. While operating out of Australia she carried supplies to the Philippine resistance and evacuates several refugees. Nautilus completed her 14th and last war patrol at Darwin on 30 January 1945.
14 Jun 1944
While on her 9th war patrol USS Nautilus (Cdr. G.A. Sharp) sinks a Japanese sampam with gunfire in the Banda Sea in position 04º28'S, 126º27'E. (see map)
25 Jun 1944
While on her 9th war patrol USS Nautilus (Cdr. G.A. Sharp) sinks a Japanese sampam with gunire in the Banda Sea in position 04º15'S, 126º00'E. (see map)
25 May 1945
USS Nautilus arrives at the Philadelphia Navy Yard from Australia and is decommissioned.