| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Gato |
| Pennant | 240 |
| Built by | Electric Boat Co. (Groton, Connecticut, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 9 Nov 1942 |
| Launched | 4 Jul 1943 |
| Commissioned | 1 Oct 1943 |
| End service | 1 Apr 1967 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 12 February 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Angler (240)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Roger I. Olsen, USN | 1 Oct 1943 | May 1944 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Franklin Grant Hess, USN | Jun 1944 | Nov 1944 |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Howard Bissell, USN | Dec 1944 | Aug 45 ? |
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Noteable events involving Angler include:
27 Nov 1943
With her trials and initial training completed USS Angler (Lt.Cdr. Robert I. Olsen) departs Key West for Pearl Harbour.
10 Jan 1944
USS Angler (Lt.Cdr. R.I. Olsen) departs Pearl Harbour for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Mariana Islands area.
27 Jan 1944
USS Angler (Lt.Cdr. R.I. Olsen) sinks a Japanese sampam with gunfire north of the Mariana Islands in position 23º58'N, 145º50'E. (see map)
29 Jan 1944
At about 0200 hrs, USS Angler (Lt.Cdr. R.I. Olsen) attacks a Japanese convoy between Japan and the Mariana islands, claiming the sinking of an 8500-ton oiler and damage to a 5000-ton oiler as well as to a 4000-ton freighter in position 27º03'N, 142º27'E.
While original postwar assessments credited Angler with sinking the auxiliary net tender Shuko Maru (889 GRT), it is now known that Shuko maru was in Wakasa Bay on 23 July 1945 and could thus not have been sunk here. No confirmation of any hits has been found in Japanese records for this attack. (see map)
4 Feb 1944
USS Angler (Lt.Cdr. R.I. Olsen) ends her 1st war patrol at Midway.
15 Feb 1944
USS Angler (Lt.Cdr. R.I. Olsen) departs Midway for her 2nd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the South China and Sulu Sea.
20 Mar 1944
USS Angler (Lt.Cdr. R.I. Olsen) evacuates 58 people, including women and children, from the west coast of Panay, Philippines.
9 Apr 1944
USS Angler (Lt.Cdr. R.I. Olsen) ends her 2nd war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.
3 May 1944
USS Angler (Lt.Cdr. R.I. Olsen) departs Fremantle for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Java and South China Sea.
20 May 1944
USS Angler (Lt.Cdr. R.I. Olsen) torpedoed and sank a Japanese transport east of Malaya, in position 05º57'N, 105º12'E. There is controversy over the target's identity: she was likely the transport Otori maru, 2105 tgr, ex Panamanian Boyaca, as reported by the Japanese owners, but IJN sources place the loss of the vessel on the same day at 05º57'N, 127º11'E, placing her 40 nautical miles south-east of Cabo San Augustin, Davao Gulf, Mindanao island, which would not correspond to any US sub's claim.
It appears there is some confusion in the Japanese records and this writer believes the correct identification of the attacker is USS Angler. (see map)
21 May 1944
Almost the entire crew of USS Angler (Lt.Cdr. R.I. Olsen) fell ill, possibly due to contaminated drinking water. She was ordered to return to Fremantle at once.
29 May 1944
USS Angler (Lt.Cdr. R.I. Olsen) ends her 3rd war patrol at Fremantle.
21 Jun 1944
USS Angler (Lt.Cdr. Franklin Grant Hess) departs Fremantle for her 4th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
24 Jun 1944
While berthing alongside a barge at Exmouth Gulf to F.G. Hess) hit an uncharted "obstacle". Due to the damage sustaned Angler was forced to return to Fremantle to make repairs.
29 Jun 1944
With her repairs completed USS Angler (Lt.Cdr. F.G. Hess) once again departs Fremantle.
26 Jul 1944
The US submarines USS Angler (Lt Cmdr Franklin Grant Hess), USS Flasher (Cmdr Reuben Thornton Whitaker) and USS Crevalle (Lt Cmdr Francis David Walker, jr.), attack a convoy in the South China Sea, east of Luzon. Based on the firing sequences of the 3 subs, it is believed Angler scored a torpedo hit on the seaplane carrier Kiyokawa Maru, 6863 tgr, in position 18º30'N, 117º.57'E. The ship made port with moderate damage. The matter is conjectural, since there is no possible way of determining actual hits obtained. (see map)
23 Aug 1944
USS Angler (Lt.Cdr. F.G. Hess) ends her 4th war patrol at Fremantle.
18 Sep 1944
USS Angler (Lt.Cdr. F.G. Hess) departs Fremantle for her 5th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Sulu Sea.
14 Oct 1944
USS Angler (Lt.Cdr. F.G. Hess) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Nanrei Maru (2407 GRT) in the Sulu Sea south of Tablas Strait in position 11º53'N, 121º39'E. (see map)
9 Nov 1944
USS Angler (Lt.Cdr. F.G. Hess) ends her 5th war patrol at Fremantle.
4 Dec 1944
USS Angler (Lt.Cdr. Howard Bissell, Jr.) departs Fremantle for her 6th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Java Sea.
6 Feb 1945
USS Angler (Lt.Cdr. H. Bissell, Jr.) ends her 6th war patrol at Saipan.
24 Feb 1945
USS Angler (Lt.Cdr. H. Bissell, Jr.) arrives at the Bethlehem Steel Co. Yard at San Francisco for an overhaul.
12 Jun 1945
With her overhaul completed USS Angler (Lt.Cdr. H. Bissell, Jr.) departs Pearl Harbour for her 7th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol east of Honshu, Japan.
9 Aug 1945
USS Angler (Lt.Cdr. H. Bissell, Jr.) ends her 7th war patrol at Midway.
21 Jul 1961
Angler was damaged in a minor collision with freighter Export Adventurer during maneuvers with a destroyer, 15 nautical miles south of Block Island, RI.