Allied Warships

Loggerhead (SS-374)

Submarine of the Balao class

USS Loggerhead as completed.

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Submarine
Class	Balao
Pennant	374
Built by	Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co. (Manitowoc, Wisconsin, U.S.A.)
Ordered	6 Jun 1942
Laid down	1 Apr 1944
Launched	13 Aug 1944
Commissioned	9 Feb 1945
End service	30 Jun 1967
History	Decommissioned 16 June 1946. Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet. Served as a Naval Reserve Training Vessel at Swan Island Naval Reserve Center, Portland, Oregon until 30 June 1967. Stricken 30 June 1967. Sold in 1979 to be broken up for scrap.

Commands listed for USS Loggerhead (374)

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	Commander	From	To
1	T/Cdr. Ralph Marion Metcalf, USN	9 Feb 1945	23 Aug 1945

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Notable events involving Loggerhead include:

12 Mar 1945
USS Loggerhead (Cdr. R.N. Metcalf, USN) departed New Orleans, Louisiana for the Panama Canal Zone.

17 Mar 1945
USS Loggerhead (Cdr. R.N. Metcalf, USN) arrived in the Panama Canal Zone.

8 Apr 1945
With her trials and initial training completed USS Loggerhead (Cdr. R.N. Metcalf) arrived at Pearl Harbor.

8 Apr 1945
USS Loggerhead (Cdr. R.N. Metcalf, USN) departed the Panama Canal Zone for Pearl Harbor.

7 May 1945
During 7/8 May 1945, USS Lapon (T/Lt.Cdr. D.G. Baer, USN), USS Skate (T/Cdr. R.B. Lynch, USN), USS Cabezon (T/Cdr. G.W. Lautrup, USN) and USS Loggerhead (Cdr. R.N. Metcalf, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbor together with USS Pruitt (Lt. D.B. Harby, USNR) and USS Coolbaugh (Lt.Cdr. S.T. Hotchkiss, USNR). These included night exercises.

15 May 1945
USS Loggerhead (Cdr. R.N. Metcalf) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the South China Sea.

19 Jul 1945
USS Loggerhead (Cdr. R.N. Metcalf) ended her 1st war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.

13 Aug 1945
USS Loggerhead (Cdr. R.N. Metcalf) departed from Fremantle for her 2nd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Gulf of Siam.

22 Aug 1945
USS Loggerhead (Cdr. R.N. Metcalf) ended her 2nd war patrol at Subic Bay, Philippines.

31 Aug 1945
The submarine tender USS USS Howard W. Gilmore (T/Cdr. C.A. Johnson, USN) and the submarines USS Puffer (T/Lt.Cdr. C.R. Dwyer, USN), USS Rasher (T/Lt.Cdr. C.D. Nace, USN), USS Raton (T/Lt.Cdr. G.F. Gugliotta, USN), USS Baya (T/Lt.Cdr. B.C. Jarvis, USN), USS Becuna (T/Lt.Cdr. W.J. Bush, USN), USS Caiman (T/Cdr. W.L. Fey, Jr., USN), USS Blenny (T/Lt.Cdr. C.H. Fuller, Jr., USN), USS Blueback (T/Cdr. M.K. Clementson, USN), USS Boarfish (T/Lt.Cdr. E.C. Blonts, Jr., USN), USS Capitaine (T/Lt.Cdr. E.S. Friedrick, USN), USS Carbonero (T/Cdr. C.L. Murphy, USN), USS Entemedor (T/Cdr. W.R. Smith, Jr., USN), USS Hardhead (T/Lt.Cdr. J.L. Haines, USN), USS Hawkbill (T/Cdr. W. Scanland, Jr., USN), USS Kraken (T/Cdr. T.H. Henry, USN), USS Lamprey (T/Lt.Cdr. L.B. McDonald, USN), USS Lizardfish (T/Cdr. O.M. Butler, USN) and USS Loggerhead (Cdr. R.N. Metcalf, USN) departed Subic Bay. All were to proceed to Pearl Harbour except USS Blenny, USS Blueback and USS Boarfish which were to proceed to Guam.

14 Sep 1945
The submarine tender USS USS Howard W. Gilmore (T/Cdr. C.A. Johnson, USN) and the submarines USS Puffer (T/Lt.Cdr. C.R. Dwyer, USN), USS Rasher (T/Lt.Cdr. C.D. Nace, USN), USS Raton (T/Lt.Cdr. G.F. Gugliotta, USN), USS Baya (T/Lt.Cdr. B.C. Jarvis, USN), USS Becuna (T/Lt.Cdr. W.J. Bush, USN), USS Caiman (T/Cdr. W.L. Fey, Jr., USN), USS Capitaine (T/Lt.Cdr. E.S. Friedrick, USN), USS Carbonero (T/Cdr. C.L. Murphy, USN), USS Entemedor (T/Cdr. W.R. Smith, Jr., USN), USS Hardhead (T/Lt.Cdr. J.L. Haines, USN), USS Hawkbill (T/Cdr. W. Scanland, Jr., USN), USS Kraken (T/Cdr. T.H. Henry, USN), USS Lamprey (T/Lt.Cdr. L.B. McDonald, USN), USS Lizardfish (T/Cdr. O.M. Butler, USN) and USS Loggerhead (Cdr. R.N. Metcalf, USN) arrived at Pearl Harbor from Subic Bay.

15 Sep 1945
USS Hardhead (T/Lt.Cdr. J.L. Haines, USN), USS Hawkbill (T/Cdr. W. Scanland, Jr., USN), USS Kraken (T/Cdr. T.H. Henry, USN), USS Lamprey (T/Lt.Cdr. L.B. McDonald, USN), USS Lizardfish (T/Cdr. O.M. Butler, USN) and USS Loggerhead (Cdr. R.N. Metcalf, USN) departed Pearl Harbor for San Francisco.

22 Sep 1945
USS Hardhead (T/Lt.Cdr. J.L. Haines, USN), USS Hawkbill (T/Cdr. W. Scanland, Jr., USN), USS Kraken (T/Cdr. T.H. Henry, USN), USS Lamprey (T/Lt.Cdr. L.B. McDonald, USN), USS Lizardfish (T/Cdr. O.M. Butler, USN) and USS Loggerhead (Cdr. R.N. Metcalf, USN) arrived at San Francisco from Pearl Harbor.