Submarines

Lead ship of the class and first to deploy. Conducted three war patrols off Kyushu, the Yellow Sea, and East China Sea. Rescued downed aviator and radioman during B-29 raids on Japan. Transferred to Peru as BAP Abtao, scrapped 1976.

Completed one war patrol off the Japanese coast. Postwar GUPPY IIA conversion extended her service through the Cold War. Transferred to Turkey in 1971 as TCG Uluc Ali Reis. Now a museum ship at the Rahmi M. Koç Museum on Istanbul's Golden Horn.

Completed two war patrols. Converted to radar picket submarine (SSR-419) postwar. The last Tench-class boat in active U.S. Navy service, decommissioned June 27, 1975 — outlasting every other WWII submarine in American service. Sunk as torpedo target.

LCDR George Street III earned the Medal of Honor for a daring night surface attack into Quelpart Island harbor — sinking transport Juzan Maru and both escort frigates before escaping through mined waters. XO Edward Beach later wrote Run Silent, Run Deep. Led 'Street's Sweepers' wolfpack on second patrol. Scrapped 1974.

Completed one war patrol off the Japanese coast. Postwar GUPPY IIA conversion. Served in Atlantic Fleet through the Cold War before transfer to Turkey in 1972 as TCG Cerbe.

Completed one war patrol. One of the few Tench-class boats that did not receive a GUPPY or Fleet Snorkel modernization. Decommissioned in 1963 and scrapped — among the first of the class retired.

The 'Galloping Ghost of the Japanese Coast' fired the last torpedo and sank the last enemy warship of World War II — Kaibokan No. 13 on August 14, 1945, using the new experimental Mark 28 acoustic homing torpedo. Set the all-time record of 11,884 career dives. Museum ship at Historic Ships in Baltimore since 1972.

Conducted one war patrol off Kyushu. Destroyed a Japanese suicide motorboat and rescued a downed aviator just half a mile from heavily armed shore. GUPPY IIA conversion extended Cold War service. Scrapped 1974.

Second U.S. Navy boat named Argonaut. Completed two war patrols off the Japanese coast. Fleet Snorkel conversion postwar. Sold to Canada in 1968 as HMCS Rainbow — the last operational submarine in the Royal Canadian Navy before nuclear boats arrived. Scrapped 1977.

Second Navy boat named Runner (the first was lost in 1943). Completed one war patrol. Fleet Snorkel conversion postwar. Served as Naval Reserve trainer in Chicago before being scrapped in 1973.

Entered Japanese waters on her first war patrol immediately after the August 13, 1945 cease-fire. GUPPY II conversion postwar. Transferred to Taiwan in 1973 as ROCS Hai Shih — the last Tench-class submarine in active service with any navy, still operational for coastal defense after 80+ years afloat.

Entered Japanese waters after the cease-fire. Fleet Snorkel conversion postwar. Transferred to Pakistan in 1964 as PNS Ghazi. Lost on December 4, 1971 during the Indo-Pakistani War - the only Tench-class submarine ever lost and the first submarine combat casualty in South Asian waters. All 92 hands lost.

The only Tench-class boat built by Electric Boat. Lead ship of the improved 'Corsair' subclass (SS-435 onward) with GM diesels and further engineering refinements. Commissioned November 1946 - too late for the war. Scrapped 1963.

Commissioned February 1945 but in shakedown training when the war ended. Served postwar without GUPPY modernization. Decommissioned 1963 and scrapped - one of the earliest Tench-class retirements.

Commissioned April 1945 but in training at war's end. Fleet Snorkel conversion extended Cold War service. Operated in the Atlantic and Mediterranean through the 1960s. Scrapped 1972.

Commissioned April 1945, too late for combat. Converted to radar picket submarine (SSR-481), then Fleet Snorkel. Served as Naval Reserve trainer in Tampa before becoming a museum ship - first in Tampa (1972), then relocated to Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh (1990). One of only two Tench-class boats preserved in the U.S.

Commissioned May 1945, in training when the war ended. Fleet Snorkel conversion. Operated extensively in the Atlantic and Mediterranean during the Cold War. Scrapped 1971.

Commissioned June 1945 but never made a war patrol. GUPPY IIA conversion. Extensive Cold War Atlantic service including cold-water training exercises. Transferred to Brazil in 1973 as BNS Bahia. Scrapped 1998.

Commissioned July 1945. First submarine to receive the GUPPY II conversion - the prototype boat for the entire GUPPY program. Transferred to Brazil in 1972 as BNS Rio de Janeiro. Scrapped 1981.

Commissioned August 13, 1945 - the very day hostilities ceased. Technically the last Tench commissioned during the war but never made a combat patrol. GUPPY II conversion. Atlantic Fleet service through the Cold War. Scrapped 1973.

Commissioned September 1945. Selected as the prototype for the GUPPY I conversion program in 1947 - the first American submarine modernized using captured German Type XXI U-boat technology. Later upgraded to GUPPY II. Scrapped 1972.

Commissioned January 1946. Received the advanced GUPPY III conversion with hull extension for expanded electronics and living spaces. Conducted surveillance patrols during the Korean War. Transferred to Greece in 1973 as HS Katsonis. Scrapped 1999.

Commissioned April 1946. Served postwar without receiving a GUPPY or Fleet Snorkel conversion. Atlantic Fleet operations. Decommissioned 1964 and scrapped 1971.

Commissioned September 1946. Fleet Snorkel conversion. Pacific Fleet operations through the Cold War. Scrapped 1972.

Construction suspended 1946, completed 1948 with GUPPY II enhancements built-in. Conducted Cold War reconnaissance patrols off Hokkaido and in the Bering Strait. Later upgraded to GUPPY III. Transferred to Italy in 1972.

Second Navy boat named Amberjack (the first was lost in 1943). Commissioned March 1946. GUPPY II conversion. Atlantic Fleet service. Transferred to Brazil in 1973 as BNS Ceará.

Second Navy boat named Grampus. Construction suspended postwar, commissioned October 1949. Recalled to active duty during the Korean War. GUPPY IIA conversion. Transferred to Brazil in 1972 as BNS Goiás. Scrapped 1981.

Second Navy boat named Pickerel. Commissioned April 1949. Set the record for the longest submerged trans-Pacific crossing — traveling from Hong Kong to Pearl Harbor entirely underwater in 1950. GUPPY III conversion with hull extension. Transferred to Italy in 1972 as ITS Primo Longobardo. Scrapped 1981.

Second Navy boat named Grenadier and the last Tench-class submarine commissioned — February 10, 1951, nearly seven years after the lead ship. GUPPY IIA conversion. Transferred to Venezuela in 1973 as ARV Picúa. Scrapped 1981.