| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Balao |
| Pennant | 400 |
| Built by | Portsmouth Navy Yard (Kittery, Maine, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 8 Jun 1942 |
| Laid down | 18 Nov 1943 |
| Launched | 28 Feb 1944 |
| Commissioned | 24 May 1944 |
| End service | 17 Feb 1964 |
| History | Decommissioned in February 1948. |
Commands listed for USS Sea Devil (400)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Cdr. Ralph Emerson Styles, USN | 24 May 1944 | 30 Apr 1945 |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Charles Francis McGivern, USN | 30 Apr 1945 | 3 Sep 1945 |
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Notable events involving Sea Devil include:
11 Jul 1944
With her trials and initial training completed USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. Ralph Emerson Styles) departed from New London bound for Pearl Harbor.
9 Aug 1944
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Styles) arrived at Pearl Harbor.
26 Aug 1944
USS Bergall (Cdr. J.M. Hyde, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Canfield (Lt.Cdr. P.E. Cherry, USNR), USS Greiner (Lt.Cdr. L.H. Kiser, USN), USS Lovering (Lt.Cdr. E.P. Bayley, USNR) and USS Sea Devil (Cdr. R.E. Styles, USN).
3 Sep 1944
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Styles) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off Honshu in Japanese home waters.
16 Sep 1944
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Styles) torpedoed and sank the Japanese submarine I-364 (1440 tons, offsite link) about 250 nautical miles east of the Boso Peninsula, Japan in position 34°30'N, 145°23'E.
25 Oct 1944
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Styles) ended her 1st war patrol at Majuro.
19 Nov 1944
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Styles) departed from Majuro for her 2nd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off the Ryukyu Islands.
2 Dec 1944
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Styles) torpedoed and sank the Japanese merchant tanker Akigawa Maru (6859 GRT) and the Japanese passenger/cargo ship Hawaii Maru (9467 GRT) about 80 nautical miles south-south-west of Kyushu, Japan in position 30°24'N, 128°17'E.
9 Dec 1944
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Styles) torpedoed and damaged the Japanese carrier Junyo (offsite link) east of Kyushu, Japan in position 31°43'N, 129°04'E.
11 Jan 1945
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Styles) ended her 2nd war patrol at Pearl Harbor.
7 Feb 1945
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Styles) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 3rd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Yellow Sea.
19 Feb 1945
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Styles) arrived at Saipan.
27 Feb 1945
After wolf pack-training USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Styles) departed from Saipan for her patrol area.
2 Apr 1945
While operating in the Yellow Sea USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Styles) torpedoed and sank the Japanese auxiliary vessel Edogawa Maru (1972 BRT) the Japanese army cargo ship Nisshin Maru (1179 GRT) and the Japanese merchant cargo ship Taijo Maru (6866 GRT) in position 34°18'N, 124°04'E. Sea Devil also torpedoed and damaged the Japanese merchant cargo ship Yamaji Maru (6800 GRT) in position 34°02'N, 124°00'E.
20 Apr 1945
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. R.E. Styles) ended her 3rd war patrol at Midway.
30 May 1945
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. Charles F. McGivern) departed from Saipan for her 4th war patrol, and was ordered to patrol in the East China and Yellow Seas.
14 Jun 1945
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. C.F. McGivern) torpedoed and sank the Japanese troop transport Wakamiyasan Maru (2211 GRT) in the Yellow Sea in position 37°35'N, 123°30'E.
21 Jun 1945
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. C.F. McGivern) sank three Japanese trawlers with gunfire in the Yellow Sea in position 37°20'N, 123°40'E. Sea Devil ended her 4th war patrol at Guam in mid-July-1945.
9 Aug 1945
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. C.F. McGivern) departed from Guam for her 5th war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the Yellow Sea.
3 Sep 1945
USS Sea Devil (Lt.Cdr. C.F. McGivern) ended her 5th war patrol at Subic Bay, Philippines.
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