Allied Warships

Brill (SS-330)

Submarine of the Balao class


USS Brill shortly after the war.

NavyThe US Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassBalao 
Pennant330 
Built byElectric Boat Co. (Groton, Connecticut, U.S.A.) 
Ordered6 Jun 1942 
Laid down23 Sep 1943 
Launched25 Jun 1944 
Commissioned26 Oct 1944 
End service23 May 1948 
History

Decommissioned and transferred to Turkey 23 May 1948.
Stricken by the U.S.N. 25 May 1948

 

Commands listed for USS Brill (330)

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CommanderFromTo
1Cdr. Harry Benjamin Dodge, USN26 Oct 194422 Aug 1945
2Raymond Wellington Alexander, USN22 Aug 1945

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Noteable events involving Brill include:


7 Dec 1944
With her trials and initial training completed USS Brill (Cdr. H.B. Dodge) departed from New London bound for Pearl Harbor.

8 Jan 1945
USS Brill (Cdr. H.B. Dodge) arrived at Pearl Harbor.

28 Jan 1945
USS Brill (Cdr. H.B. Dodge) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.

9 Feb 1945
USS Brill (Cdr. H.B. Dodge) arrived at Saipan to top off with fuel.

30 Mar 1945
USS Brill (Cdr. H.B. Dodge) ended her 1st war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.

27 Apr 1945
USS Brill (Cdr. H.B. Dodge) departed from Fremantle for her 2nd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Gulf of Siam.

4 Jun 1945
USS Brill (Cdr. H.B. Dodge) ended her 2nd war patrol at Subic Bay, Philippines.

3 Jul 1945
USS Brill (Cdr. H.B. Dodge) departed from Subic Bay for her 3rd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Gulf of Siam.

9 Aug 1945
USS Brill (Cdr. H.B. Dodge) ended her 3rd war patrol at Fremantle.

Media links


U. S. Submarines in World War II

Kimmett, Larry and Regis, Margaret


U.S. Submarines Through 1945

Friedman, Norman

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