Allied Warships
Tigrone (SS-419)
Submarine of the Tench class
USS Tigrone shortly after the Second World War.
| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Tench |
| Pennant | 419 |
| Built by | Portsmouth Navy Yard (Kittery, Maine, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 8 May 1944 |
| Launched | 20 Jul 1944 |
| Commissioned | 25 Oct 1944 |
| End service | 27 Jun 1975 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 30 March 1946. Recommissioned 1 November 1948. Decommissioned 1 November 1957. Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. Recommissioned 10 March 1962. Decommissioned and stricken 27 June 1975. Sunk as a target on 25 October 1976. |
Commands listed for USS Tigrone (419)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Hiram Cassedy, USN | 25 Oct 1944 | Jul 1945 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Vincent Edward Schumacher, USN | Jul 1945 | Sep 45 ? |
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Noteable events involving Tigrone include:
31 Dec 1944
With her trials and initial training completed USS Tigrone (Cdr. H. Cassedy) departs New London bound for the sound school at Key West.
16 Jan 1945
USS Tigrone (Cdr. H. Cassedy) departs Key West bound for Pearl Harbour.
16 Feb 1945
USS Tigrone (Cdr. H. Cassedy) arrives at Pearl Harbour.
9 Mar 1945
USS Tigrone (Cdr. H. Cassedy) departs Pearl Harbour for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to proceed to Guam.
19 Mar 1945
USS Tigrone (Cdr. H. Cassedy) arrives at Guam.
21 Mar 1945
USS Tigrone (Cdr. H. Cassedy) departs Guam for her patrol area in the South China Sea.
24 Apr 1945
USS Tigrone (Cdr. H. Cassedy) ends her 1st war patrol at Guam.
19 May 1945
USS Tigrone (Cdr. H. Cassedy) departs Guam bound for Saipan.
20 May 1945
USS Tigrone (Cdr. H. Cassedy) departs Saipan for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol south of Honshu, Japan.
27 May 1945
USS Tigrone (Cdr. H. Cassedy) sinks the Japanese guardboat Yawata Maru No.3 (19 GRT) with gunfire off Tori Jima in position 29º24'N, 141º01'E. (see map)
3 Jul 1945
USS Tigrone (Cdr. H. Cassedy) ends her 2nd war patrol at Guam
31 Jul 1945
USS Tigrone (Lt.Cdr. V.E. Schumacher) departs Guam for her 3rd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol east of Honshu, Japan.
31 Aug 1945
USS Tigrone (Lt.Cdr. V.E. Schumacher) enters Tokyo Bay.
2 Sep 1945
USS Tigrone (Lt.Cdr. V.E. Schumacher) departs Tokyo Bay bound for Pearl Harbour.