| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Balao |
| Pennant | 385 |
| Built by | Portsmouth Navy Yard (Kittery, Maine, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 30 Apr 1943 |
| Launched | 30 Aug 1943 |
| Commissioned | 4 Dec 1943 |
| End service | 1 Oct 1972 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 12 February 1947. Recommissioned 4 October 1952. Decommissioned 1 October 1972 and transferred to Spain being renamed Cosme Garcia (S-34). Sold by the Spanish Navy in 1983 to be broken up for scrap. |
Commands listed for USS Bang (385)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Anton Renkl Gallaher, USN | 4 Dec 1943 | Feb 1945 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Oliver Walton Bagby, Jr., USN | Mar 1945 | May 45 ? |
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Noteable events involving Bang include:
8 Feb 1944
With her trials and initial training comleted USS Bang (Lt.Cdr. Anton R. Gallaher) departs New Lomdon bound for Pearl Harbour.
29 Mar 1944
USS Bang (Lt.Cdr. A.R. Gallaher) departs Pearl Harbour for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in Luzon Strait.
29 Apr 1944
USS Bang (Lt.Cdr. A.R. Gallaher) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese army cargo ship Takegawa Maru (1930 GRT) in the South China Sea west of Luzon Strait in position 19º20'N, 118º50'E. (see map)
30 Apr 1944
USS Bang (Lt.Cdr. A.R. Gallaher) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant tanker Nittatsu Maru (2859 GRT) in the South China Sea off the north-west coast of Luzon, Philippines in position 19º04'N, 119º14'E. (see map)
4 May 1944
USS Bang (Lt.Cdr. A.R. Gallaher) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Kinrei Maru (5945 GRT) in the South China Sea west of in Luzon Strait in position 20º58'N, 117º59'E.
14 May 1944
USS Bang (Lt.Cdr. A.R. Gallaher) ends her 1st war patrol at Midway.
6 Jun 1944
USS Bang (Lt.Cdr. A.R. Gallaher) departs Midway for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol west of the Mariana Islands. Later she is ordered to patrol west of Luzon, Philippines.
29 Jun 1944
USS Bang (Lt.Cdr. A.R. Gallaher) torpedoes and damages the Japanese fleet tanker Miri Maru (10564 GRT), and the Japanese merchant tanker Sarawak Maru (5135 GRT) in the South China sea west of Luzon, Philippines in position 17º13'N, 118º22'E. (see map)
17 Jul 1944
USS Bang (Lt.Cdr. A.R. Gallaher) ends her 2nd war patrol at Pearl Harbour.
27 Aug 1944
USS Bang (Lt.Cdr. A.R. Gallaher) departs Pearl Harbour for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the East China Sea.
31 Aug 1944
USS Bang (Lt.Cdr. Anton R. Gallaher) refuels at Midway.
7 Sep 1944
While en route to her patrol area and cruising west of the Bonin Islands USS Bang (Lt.Cdr. A.R. Gallaher) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese troop transport Tokiwasan Maru (1804 GRT) in position 28º53'N, 137º42'E, and the Japanese merchant cargo ship Shoryu Maru (1916 GRT) in position 28º58'N, 137º45'E. (see map)
19 Sep 1944
USS Bang (Lt.Cdr. A.R. Gallaher) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese tanker Toosei Maru No.2 (500 GRT) and torpedoes and damages the Japanese corvette Kaibokan No.30 (740 tons) off the east coast of Formosa in position 24º54'N, 122º23'E. (see map)
27 Sep 1944
USS Bang (Lt.Cdr. A.R. Gallaher) ends her 3rd war patrol at Midway.
25 Oct 1944
USS Bang (Lt.Cdr. A.R. Gallaher) departs Midway for her 4th war patrol. Once again she is ordered to patrol off Formosa.
23 Nov 1944
USS Bang (Lt.Cdr. A.R. Gallaher) torpedoes and sinks the Japanese merchant cargo ship Sakae Maru (2878 GRT) and the Japanese troop transport Amakusa Maru (2345 GRT) east of Formosa in position 24º21'N, 122º28'E. (see map)
5 Dec 1944
USS Bang (Lt.Cdr. A.R. Gallaher) ends her 4th war patrol at Pearl Harbour.
2 Jan 1945
USS Bang (Lt.Cdr. A.R. Gallaher) departs Pearl Harbour bound for Saipan.
15 Jan 1945
USS Bang (Lt.Cdr. Anton R. Gallaher) refuels and departs for the patrol area for her 5th war patrol, the East China and Yellow Seas.
24 Feb 1945
USS Bang (Lt.Cdr. A.R. Gallaher) ends her 5th war patrol at Guam.
25 Mar 1945
USS Bang (Lt Cmdr Oliver Walton Bagby,Jr.) departs Guam for her 6th war patrol, and is ordered to patrol in Luzon Strait.
18 May 1945
USS Bang (Lt Cmdr Oliver Walton Bagby,Jr.) ends her 6th war patrol at Pearl Harbour, and is now sent to Portsmouth Navy Yard for a major overhaul.
22 Jun 1945
USS Bang arrives at the Portsmouth Navy Yard.
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