Allied Warships
Crevalle (SS-291)
Submarine of the Balao class
USS Crevalle during the Second World War.
| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Balao |
| Pennant | 291 |
| Built by | Portsmouth Navy Yard (Kittery, Maine, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 14 Sep 1942 |
| Launched | 22 Feb 1943 |
| Commissioned | 24 Jun 1943 |
| End service | 9 Mar 1962 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 20 July 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Crevalle (291)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Henry Glass Munson, USN | 24 Jun 1943 | 16 Mar 1944 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Francis David Walker, USN | 16 Mar 1944 | 23 Dec 1944 |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Everett Hartwell Steinmetz, USN | 23 Dec 1944 | Aug 45 ? |
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Noteable events involving Crevalle include:
1 Sep 1943
With her trials and initial training completed USS Crevalle (Lt Cmdr Henry Glass Munson) departs New London bound for the Panama Canal zone.
9 Sep 1943
USS Crevalle (Lt.Cdr. Henry Glass Munson) arrives at Coco Solo in the Panama Canal Zone.
13 Sep 1943
USS Crevalle (Lt.Cdr. Henry Glass Munson) transits the Panama Canal.
14 Sep 1943
USS Crevalle (Lt.Cdr. Henry Glass Munson) departs Balboa, Panama Canal Zone bound for Brisbane, Australia.
17 Sep 1943
USS Crevalle (Lt Cmdr Henry Glass Munson) calls at South Seymour Island, Galapagos Islands to take on additional fuel and provisions.
26 Sep 1943
USS Crevalle (Lt.Cdr. Henry Glass Munson) calls at Pitcairn Island to make some repairs to the hydraulic system.
11 Oct 1943
USS Crevalle (Lt.Cdr. Henry Glass Munson) arrives at Brisbane.
20 Oct 1943
USS Crevalle (Lt.Cdr. Henry Glass Munson) departs Brisbane for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Sulu and South China Seas.
27 Oct 1943
USS Crevalle (Lt.Cdr. Henry Glass Munson) refuels at Darwin, Australia.
15 Nov 1943
USS Crevalle (Lt.Cdr. Henry Glass Munson) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Kyokko Maru (6783 GRT) west of Manila, Philippines in position 14º53'N, 119º56'E. (see map)
7 Dec 1943
USS Crevalle (Lt.Cdr. Henry Glass Munson) ends her 1st war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.
30 Dec 1943
USS Crevalle (Lt.Cdr. Henry Glass Munson) departs Fremantle for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
9 Jan 1944
USS Crevalle (Lt.Cdr. Henry Glass Munson) sinks a Japanese sampam with gunfire in Makassar Strait in position 00º30'N, 119º10'E. (see map)
14 Jan 1944
USS Crevalle (Lt.Cdr. Henry Glass Munson) lays mines east of Saigon, French Indo-China.
15 Jan 1944
USS Crevalle (Lt.Cdr. Henry Glass Munson) lays more mines east of Saigon, French Indo-China.
26 Jan 1944
USS Crevalle (Lt.Cdr. Henry Glass Munson) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese auxiliary gunboat Busho Maru (2569 GRT) in the South China Sea about 175 nautical miles south-east of Cape St. Jacques, French Indo-China in position 08º30'N, 109º10'E. (see map)
11 Feb 1944
USS Crevalle (Lt.Cdr. Henry Glass Munson) sinks a small armed Japanese tug with gunfire off the east coast of Borneo in position 05º00'N, 119º06'E. (see map)
28 Feb 1944
USS Crevalle (Lt.Cdr. Henry Glass Munson) ends her 2nd war patrol at Fremantle.
16 Mar 1944
Lt Cmdr Francis David Walker, Jr. takes over command from Cmdr Henry Glass Munson.
4 Apr 1944
USS Crevalle (Lt.Cdr. F.D. Walker) departs Fremantle for her 3rd war patrol. Once again she is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
25 Apr 1944
USS Crevalle (Lt.Cdr. F.D. Walker) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Kashiwa Maru (976 GRT) north of Borneo near the Balabac Strait in position 07º11'N, 116º46'E. (see map)
6 May 1944
USS Crevalle (Lt.Cdr. F.D. Walker) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese fleet tanker Nisshin Maru (16801 GRT) about 40 nautical miles west of Kalutan Island in position 07º19'N, 116º52'E. (see map)
11 May 1944
USS Crevalle (Lt.Cdr. F.D. Walker) evacuates 28 women and children from Negros Island, Philippines.
14 May 1944
USS Crevalle (Lt.Cdr. F.D. Walker), while en-route to Fremantle is damaged by depth charges off northern Celebes in position 00º57'N, 125º51'E. (see map)
19 May 1944
USS Crevalle (Lt Cmdr Francis David Walker,Jr.) disembarked her passengers at Darwin, Australia; and underwent some repairs.
28 May 1944
USS Crevalle (Lt.Cdr. Francis D. Walker) ends her 3rd war patrol at Fremantle.
21 Jun 1944
USS Crevalle (Lt.Cdr. Francis D. Walker) departs Fremantle for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.
26 Jul 1944
While attacking a Japanese convoy in the South China Sea, USS Flasher (Cmdr Reuben Thornton Whitaker) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant tanker Otorisan Maru (5280 GRT) in position 17º56'N, 118º07'E, and teams with USS Crevalle to sink the Japanese army cargo ship Tosan Maru (8666 GRT) in position 18º24'N, 118º02'E, both submarines shared the credit for this sinking.
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 GRT), in position 18º30'N, 117º57'E. The ship made port with moderate damage. (see map)
9 Aug 1944
USS Crevalle (Lt.Cdr. F.D. Walker) ends her 4th war patrol at Fremantle.
1 Sep 1944
USS Crevalle (Lt.Cdr. F.D. Walker) departs Fremantle for her 5th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Philippines.
11 Sep 1944
USS Crevalle (Lt.Cdr. F.D. Walker) nearly had a fatal diving accident. She was however damaged in such a way that she had to abort her patrol.
15 Sep 1944
The damaged USS Crevalle (Lt Cmdr Francis David Walker, Jr.) calls at Darwin to make emergency repairs.
22 Sep 1944
USS Crevalle (Lt.Cdr. F.D. Walker) ends her 5th war patrol at Fremantle.
22 Oct 1944
After repairs USS Crevalle (Cdr. F.D. Walker) departs Fremantle bound for Pearl Harbour.
6 Nov 1944
USS Crevalle (Cdr. F.D. Walker) arrives at Pearl Harbour.
11 Nov 1944
USS Crevalle (Cdr. F.D. Walker) departs Pearl Harbour bound for the Mare Island Navy Yard.
18 Nov 1944
USS Crevalle (Cdr. F.D. Walker) arrives at the Mare Island Navy Yard for a major overhaul.
23 Dec 1944
Cmdr Everett Hartwell Steinmetz takes over command of USS Crevalle from Cmdr Francis David Walker, Jr.
14 Feb 1945
With her overhaul completed USS Crevalle (Cdr. E.H. Steinmetz) departs San Franciso bound for Pearl Harbour.
13 Mar 1945
USS Crevalle (Cdr. E.H. Steinmetz) departs Pearl Harbour bound for Guam.
25 Mar 1945
USS Crevalle (Cdr. E.H. Steinmetz) arrives at Guam.
28 Mar 1945
USS Crevalle (Cdr. E.H. Steinmetz) departs Guam for her 6th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the East China Sea.
9 Apr 1945
USS Crevalle (Cdr. E.H. Steinmetz) torpedoes and sinks a small Japanese vessel east of Kyushu, Japan in position 32º30'N, 128º25'E. (see map)
10 Apr 1945
USS Crevalle (Cdr. E.H. Steinmetz) torpedoes and damages the Japanese frigate Ikuna (940 tons, offsite link) south-west of Iki Island in position 33º38'N, 129º13'E. (see map)
16 Apr 1945
USS Crevalle (Cdr. E.H. Steinmetz) torpedoes and sinks a small Japanese vessel in the Yellow Sea in position 33º41'N, 126º56'E. (see map)
3 May 1945
USS Crevalle (Cdr. E.H. Steinmetz) ends her 6th war patrol at Guam.
27 May 1945
USS Crevalle (Cdr. E.H. Steinmetz) departs Guam for her 7th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Sea of Japan.
9 Jun 1945
USS Crevalle (Cdr. E.H. Steinmetz) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Hokuto Maru (2215 GRT) in the western approaches to Tsugaru Strait in position 40º54'N, 139º48'E. (see map)
10 Jun 1945
USS Crevalle (Cdr. E.H. Steinmetz) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Daiki Maru (2217 GRT) in the western approaches to Tsugaru Strait in position 40º44'N, 139º48'E. (see map)
11 Jun 1945
USS Crevalle (Cdr. E.H. Steinmetz) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Hakusan Maru No.5 (2211 GRT) off Henashi Zaki, Honshu, Japan in position 40º43'N, 139º51'E. (see map)
14 Jun 1945
USS Crevalle (Cdr. E.H. Steinmetz) torpedoes and damages the Japanese escort vessel Kasado (870 tons) off the Tsugaru Strait in position 43º23'N, 139º47'E. (see map)
5 Jul 1945
USS Crevalle (Cdr. E.H. Steinmetz) ends her 7th war patrol at Pearl Harbour.
11 Aug 1945
USS Crevalle (Cdr. E.H. Steinmetz) departs Pearl Harbour bound for Guam.