USS Jallao ( SS - 368 ) USS " Jallao " ( SS - 368 ) , a " Balao " - class submarine , was a ship of the United States Navy named for the jallao , a pearl - white haemulonid food fish of the Gulf of Mexico . " Jallao " ( SS - 368 ) was launched by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co . , Manitowoc , Wisc . , 12 March 1944 ; sponsored by Mrs . Oliver G . Kirk ; and commissioned 8 July 1944 , Lieutenant Commander Joseph B . Icenhower in command . After spending most of July in training operations , " Jallao " departed Manitowoc 26 July for Chicago , where she was loaded into a floating dry dock for the long trip down the $ 3 to New Orleans . She subsequently departed New Orleans 6 August 1944 , and steamed through the Panama Canal to the Pacific and arrived Pearl Harbor 22 September 1944 . First patrol , October – December 1944 . Following additional training the submarine sailed 9 October for her first war patrol , operating with and in a coordinated attack group known as " Clarey ' s Crushers " . At first the submarines proceeded toward Luzon Strait ; but , during the Battle of Leyte Gulf late in October , they were directed to take up scouting positions between the Philippines and Japan to cut off Japanese cripples struggling home after their devastating defeat at the Battle off Cape Engaño . On the evening of 25 October " Jallao " contacted damaged light cruiser " Tama " and moved to attack . She fired seven torpedoes ; three hit the Japanese warship , sinking it . After this notable success on her maiden patrol , " Jallao " continued her search until 28 November , returning to Majuro 10 December . Second – fourth patrols , January – September 1945 . " Jallao " sailed for the Yellow Sea for her second war patrol 6 January 1945 . The decimated Japanese merchant marine offered few targets . However , she flushed a convoy 5 March . During the attack she had a close call when an enemy escort trying to ram her damaged her periscope . Two days later she sailed for Midway , arriving 26 March . After repairs , the submarine departed Midway 20 April 1945 for her third war patrol , and was assigned aircraft lifeguard duty off Marcus Island . Responding to reports of flyers in the water north of the island 9 May , " Jallao " braved shore batteries to move in and pick up five men in a raft , delivering them safely to Saipan 12 May 1945 . She then departed for the coast of Japan and more lifeguard duty as American heavy bombers stepped up their attacks on the home islands . She arrived Pearl Harbor 13 June 1945 . After advanced training in the Marianas , " Jallao " departed Guam 31 July to patrol the Sea of Japan . On this , her fourth and final patrol , the submarine sank 6 , 000 - ton freighter " Timoko Maru " 11 August 1945 { 19 survivors were found by the USS Stickleback ( SS - 415 ) 21 August 1945 } . Four days later hostilities ended ; and the ship sailed via Guam to San Francisco , where she arrived 28 September 1945 . She was decommissioned at Mare Island 30 September 1946 , and entered the Pacific Reserve Fleet . 1953 – 1956 . " Jallao " ' s home port was changed to New London in July 1953 , for a GUPPY IIA conversion in which she was streamlined and equipped with snorkel ing gear and new electric equipment . She recommissioned 4 December 1953 , Lt . Comdr . J . W . Mercer in command . After shakedown in the San Diego area , the submarine departed 12 April for the East Coast , steaming via the Panama Canal to Norfolk , Va . Joining Submarine Squadron 6 , " Jallao " operated out of Halifax , Nova Scotia during 1954 , training with Canadian and American antisubmarine units . In January and February 1955 , she took part in fleet exercises in the Caribbean , returning to Norfolk 4 March . " Jallao " ' s home port was changed to New London in July 1955 and she got underway with British submarine 7 August to take part in Joint Exercise " New Broom IV " . Following this operation , " Jallao " was deployed to the 6th Fleet and departed for the Mediterranean 9 November 1955 . In the months that followed , she helped train Italian Navy ships and took part in fleet exercises , beginning the long voyage home in mid - January 1956 . The ship steamed through the Suez Canal , visited several countries of eastern and southern Africa , and crossed the South Atlantic to take part in exercises with Uruguayan and Brazilian destroyer s . The veteran submarine returned to New London 16 April . 1957 – 1967 . After having installed the latest in electronic gear , " Jallao " resumed operations in January 1957 . Combined fleet exercises in the Caribbean occupied her through February ; and , after coastal antisubmarine operations , she arrived Boston late in July for a short midshipman training cruise . September and October were spent in the North Atlantic on a NATO exercise as the submarine helped strengthen the armed forces of the Atlantic Allies . She returned to New London 24 October 1957 . " Jallao " spent most of 1958 on training exercises off the Atlantic Coast , taking part in a combined antisubmarine exercise in the North Atlantic in September . The year 1959 was spent largely in equipment development work and training with the Submarine School at New London . The ship got underway 20 January 1960 for exercises in the Caribbean , returning 19 February . The latter part of the year was spent in training out of Bermuda . From 9 January to 24 March 1961 , the veteran submarine carried out special training operations off Scotland , and operated with Canadian ships off Halifax during that summer . The remainder of the year was spent in the New London area . " Jallao " began 1962 with her second Mediterranean cruise , sailing 2 January and exercising with the vital 6th Fleet in the troubled area until 7 May . The last 4 months of the year were spent in extensive modernization and repairs at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard . Through 1963 and 1964 , the ship took part in training cruises to the Caribbean , served in submarine school training , and participated in equipment evaluation work . On 3 January 1965 , she departed for a 4 - month 6th Fleet deployment . She returned 1 May for submarine warfare tactics and submarine school operations out of New London . " Jallao " operated along the Atlantic coast and in the Caribbean until 1974 . SPS " Narciso Monturiol " ( S - 35 ) . On 26 June 1974 , " Jallao " was decommissioned , struck from the US Naval Register , and transferred ( sold ) under the terms of the Security Assistance Program , to Spain . The submarine was commissioned into the Spanish Navy as SPS " Narciso Monturiol " ( S - 35 ) , named after Narcís Monturiol . " Monturiol " was decommissioned 12 December 1984 , and scuttled off Cartagena in 1985 . Awards . " Jallao " received four battle star s for World War II service .