Allied Warships
Quillback (SS-424)
Submarine of the Tench class
USS Quillback shortly after the war.
Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Submarine |
Class | Tench |
Pennant | 424 |
Built by | Portsmouth Navy Yard (Kittery, Maine, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 22 Feb 1943 |
Laid down | 27 Jun 1944 |
Launched | 1 Oct 1944 |
Commissioned | 29 Dec 1944 |
End service | 23 Mar 1973 |
History | Decommissioned in April 1952. |
Commands listed for USS Quillback (424)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Richard Philip Nicholson, USN | 29 Dec 1944 |
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Notable events involving Quillback include:
17 Feb 1945
Having completed her torpedo trials, USS Quillback (Lt.Cdr. R.P. Nicholson, USN), arrived at New London, Connecticut.
8 Mar 1945
USS Quillback (Lt.Cdr. R.P. Nicholson, USN) departed New London, Connecticut for Key West, Florida.
14 Mar 1945
USS Quillback (Lt.Cdr. R.P. Nicholson, USN) arrived at Key West, Florida.
2 Apr 1945
USS Quillback (Lt.Cdr. R.P. Nicholson, USN) departed Key West, Florida for the Panama Canal Zone.
6 Apr 1945
USS Quillback (Lt.Cdr. R.P. Nicholson, USN) arrived in the Panama Canal Zone.
15 Apr 1945
USS Quillback (Lt.Cdr. R.P. Nicholson, USN) departed the Panama Canal Zone for Pearl Harbour.
30 May 1945
USS Quillback (Lt.Cdr. R.P. Nicholson) departed from Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She was ordered to patrol off Kyusyu, Japan.
24 Jul 1945
USS Quillback (Lt.Cdr. R.P. Nicholson) ended her 1st war patrol at Guam.
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