| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine tender |
| Class | Aegir |
| Pennant | AS 25 |
| Built by | Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. (Pascagoula, Mississippi, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 24 Jun 1943 |
| Launched | 6 Nov 1943 |
| Commissioned | 29 Sep 1944 |
| End service | 12 Feb 1946 |
| History | Acquired by the USN on 31 December 1943 |
Commands listed for USS Apollo (AS 25)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Capt. John Chapman McCutchen, USN | 29 Sep 1944 | 2 Jun 1945 |
| 2 | T/Capt. James Thomas Hardin, USN | 2 Jun 1945 | 19 Dec 1945 |
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Notable events involving Apollo include:
19 Jan 1945
USS Balao (Cdr. M.R. de Arellano, USN) ended her 7th war patrol at Guam. She was escorted in by USS Boyd.
At Guam she was refitted by Submarine Division 282 Relief crew and the USS Apollo. Refit was completed on 3 February 1945. Training was carried out during 8 to 19 February 1945.
22 May 1945
Around 1230K/22, USS Tunny (T/Cdr. G.E. Pierce, USN) and USS Skate (T/Cdr. R.B. Lynch, USN) arrived at Guam from Pearl Harbour.
They were escorted in by USS PC-616 (Lt.(jg) C.W. Harris, USNR) which had joined around 0910K/22.
On joining USS PC-616 already had USS Trepang (T/Cdr. A.R. Faust, USN) in company which then also proceeded into Apra Harbor, Guam ending her fourth war patrol.
USS Tunny and USS Skate were then taken in hand for voyage repairs by USS Holland (Capt. C.Q. Wright, Jr., USNR).
USS Trepang was taken in hand for post patrol repairs / refit by USS Apollo (T/Capt. J.C. McCutchen, USN).