Allied Warships

Cabezon (SS-334)

Submarine of the Balao class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassBalao 
Pennant334 
Built byElectric Boat Co. (Groton, Connecticut, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down18 Nov 1943 
Launched27 Aug 1944 
Commissioned30 Dec 1944 
End service24 Oct 1953 
Loss position
 
History

Decommissioned 24 October 1953.
Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet.
Stricken 15 May 1970.
Sold 28 December 1971 to be broken up for scrap.

 

Commands listed for USS Cabezon (334)

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1Cdr. George William Lautrup, Jr., USN30 Dec 1944Aug 45 ?

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Noteable events involving Cabezon include:


19 Feb 1945
USS Cabezon (Cdr. G.W. Lautrup) departs New London bound for Key West.

15 Mar 1945
With her trials and initial training completed USS Cabezon (Cdr. G.W. Lautrup) arrives at Pearl Harbour.

25 May 1945
USS Cabezon (Cdr. G.W. Lautrup) departs Pearl Harbour for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Sea of Okhotsk.

19 Jun 1945
USS Cabezon (Cdr. G.W. Lautrup) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Zaosan Maru (2631 GRT) south-west of Paramushiro, Kuril Islands in position 50º39'N, 154º38'E. (see map)

11 Jul 1945
USS Cabezon (Cdr. G.W. Lautrup) ends her 1st war patrol at Midway.

4 Aug 1945
USS Cabezon (Cdr. G.W. Lautrup) departs Midway bound for Saipan.

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