USS Haddo ( SS - 255 ) , a " Gato " - class submarine , was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the haddo , a pink salmon fish prevalent on the Pacific coast of the United States and Canada . Her keel was laid down by the Electric Boat Company , Groton , Connecticut . She was launched 21 June 1942 ( sponsored by Mrs . Charles F . Russell ) ; and commissioned 9 October 1942 , Lieutenant Commander Wallace L . " Pilly " Lent in command . Atlantic war patrols , April – July 1943 . After conducting shakedown off New England , " Haddo " departed New London 9 April 1943 to patrol the shipping lanes to Rosneath , Scotland . She arrived 30 April and joined Submarine Squadron 50 ( Subron 50 ) , which was assigned to patrol off Norway and Iceland and stand ready in case of a breakthrough of the German fleet from Norway . When it became clear after three patrols that targets were scarce in this region , " Haddo " and her sister submarines were sent back to the United States . Fourth – sixth war patrols , November 1943 – July 1944 . " Haddo " returned to New London 29 July 1943 and steamed via the Panama Canal to Mare Island , Calif . Assigned to the Pacific Fleet , she reached Pearl Harbor 25 November and put to sea 14 December on her fourth war patrol , in Philippine waters . The submarine made few contacts and terminated the patrol at Fremantle , Australia , 4 February 1944 . Sailing from Fremantle 29 February , " Haddo " embarked on her fifth war patrol in waters off Borneo , Java , and Indochina . After a disappointing attack 8 March in which two torpedoes exploded prematurely , she made an attack on a tanker and escort 14 March which produced unconfirmed results . Moving to the Indochina coast , she sank a small craft with gunfire the night of 23 March and damaged freighter " Nichian Maru " 29 March before returning to Fremantle 22 April 1944 . " Haddo " departed Fremantle 18 May 1944 to conduct her sixth war patrol in the East Indies . After suffering an air attack off Morotai 30 May , she sighted heavy smoke and proceeded to investigate . The smoke was a lure that concealed a Japanese patrol boat . After evading this one , " Haddo " encountered six more of the smoking lures . " Haddo " sank two small craft 11 June and scouted the Tawi Tawi anchorage on 14 June . Shortly thereafter she was detected by a patrol airplane and pursued for almost 10 days . Her sixth war patrol was terminated 16 July at Fremantle . Seventh war patrol , August – October 1944 . For her seventh war patrol " Haddo " joined a coordinated attack group with five other submarines to cruise Philippine waters . Japanese convoys ventured into the Palawan area with strong air cover during the day , but usually anchored with escort protection for the night . Learning from that a convoy had been attacked by 4 days before and trailed to Paluan Bay , the submarines closed for the attack . As the convoy headed out to sea before daylight 21 August , " Ray " sank one transport while the escort vessels pursued " Harder " . At this point " Haddo " entered the fray , launched six torpedo es at three targets , and dived to avoid air attack . Over one hundred depth charge s churned the sea , but " Haddo " had already sunk cargo ships " Kinryu Maru " and " Norfolk Maru " . Next day " Haddo " followed " Harder " in for an attack on a small convoy with escorts , and " Haddo " succeeded in sending escort ship " Sado " to the bottom . Following a lone destroyer and awaiting her opportunity . " Haddo " was suddenly turned upon by the Japanese ship . She launched a four - torpedo spread " down the throat " of the destroyer , which veered off and headed for Manila . Cruising off Cape Bolinao 23 August , the submarine was about to torpedo a tanker close to shore when she detected a pursuing destroyer . With four torpedoes she ripped off the warship ' s bow . " Haddo " then maneuvered to finish off her antagonist , but her last torpedo missed . Despite the efforts of two Japanese trawlers and another destroyer , " Asakaze " soon sank , giving " Haddo " another kill . Diverting to New Guinea to refuel and rearm , " Haddo " continued her seventh war patrol . She sank a sampan 8 September and 21 September found a convoy and maneuvered into position ahead of it . While turning to avoid a destroyer , " Haddo " lost depth control , and was not able to regain it in time to effectively attack the cargo ships . She subsequently headed for Subic Bay , and lifeguard duty , but on the way detected a hospital ship and survey ship in company . Disregarding the former , she sent the survey ship , " Katsuriki " , to the bottom . After serving on lifeguard station and rescuing a Navy pilot from the sea 22 September , " Haddo " returned to Fremantle 3 October 1944 . For this outstanding patrol the submarine received the Navy Unit Commendation . Eighth and ninth war patrols , October 1944 – July 1945 . " Haddo " returned to the waters off Manila for her eighth war patrol . Departing Fremantle 20 October she sank oiler " Hishi Maru No . 2 " on 9 November , Serving as lifeguard boat for aircraft , she was credited with sinking " No . 3 Kyoei Maru " on 6 December 1944 , ( but postwar accounting showed the target was only damaged ) before terminating her eighth war patrol at Pearl Harbor 27 December . From there she was sent to Mare Island shipyard for much - needed repairs , arriving 5 January 1945 . " Haddo " departed on her ninth war patrol 16 May 1945 . Cruising the East China and Yellow Seas , she attacked a convoy emerging from the fog 1 July and quickly sank a small coastal defense vessel and cargo ship , " Taiun Maru No . 1 " . Clearing the area , she heard automatic gunfire , and soon saw a frigate bearing down hard upon her . " Haddo " ' s skipper decided not to dive and instead turned on a parallel but opposite course , and the frigate shot by with her guns blazing . " Haddo " suffered little damage , and was able to avoid a companion escort and finally reach deep water . That evening she sank two sailing junks and then set course for a new station off Port Arthur . She sank a trawler 3 July , survived a furious depth charge attack by patrol vessels , and proceeded to Guam arriving 16 July 1945 . Post - war . " Haddo " departed on her 10th and last war patrol 10 August 1945 but it was soon terminated by the surrender of Japan . She then headed for Tokyo Bay , where she witnessed the signing of the surrender on board the battleship and departed for home . Touching at Hawaii , " Haddo " arrived at Panama 28 September and New London 6 October 1945 . Decommissioning 16 February 1946 , " Haddo " was kept in reserve until her name was stricken from the Navy List 1 August 1958 . She was sold for scrap 30 April 1959 to Luria Brothers & Co . , Philadelphia , Pa . In addition to the Navy Unit Commendation , " Haddo " received six battle star s for her World War II service . Her fifth , seventh , eighth , and ninth war patrols were designated successful .