START OF aa OPERATOR MMoane mize 25 ys i ou May (6 66 THIS MICROFILM IS THE PROPERTY OF THE UNITED STATES COVERNMES* MICROFILMED BY NPPSO-NAVAL DISTRICT WASHINGTON MICROFILM SECTIONRATAN CSS-BA) Rerun Vekow's Wadwretin ils Ussuls TEQKQIFED Foo Derk, Loo- eo Wi Decewver ONS Gasass Wem Reaanes Wack Wins. Cars’.Divieton of Naval History Ships’ Histories 5: Navy Departmen! HISTORY OF USS RAZORBACK ($5 3 less than a wyear of the war remained, the e successful patrols to sink an unofficial total of nese shipping. The ship's keel vas laid on 9 Septem the Navy Yard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Named for o brilli colored food fish of the sunfish fomily which ie found in the Great $8 RAZORBACK wos christened by Mrs. H. F. D. Davis, wife of Capte Davis, USN, at the launching on 27 January 19M4. She w > Navy at the comissicuing ceremonies on 3 April, and turned ov manding officer, Lieutenant Commander A. M, Bontier, USN n intensive treining period and shakedown Portenoush, New Hompehire and Newport, Rhode Island 5 June 1944, Comm Roy 3. Benéon, USN, relieved Lieutenant Comender Bontier. RAZORBACK reported to the Comander Sutmarines, Pacific sr Pearl Harbo: The first war patrol was conducted east of Lusi neniver of an offensive group in supoort of the Palau landin did not venture forth to oppose this offensive, and the only enemy cont sicted of frequent encounters with anti-sutmarine plenes. Upon Vidway for refit on 21 October 1944, Commander Benson was ‘enint Commander D. Donéid Brown, USN. 15 November the RAZORBACK sailed from TREPANG and SEGUNDO. Topping off at Saipan the wolf pa Straits. First contact was made on two large vessels escorted by boats und heavy air cover. Due to the inbility of the submarine t good torpedo range, no hite vere scored. Several days later r made on several enomy ships. The RAZORBACK made target identified as 4 hunter-killer group coi 0 roye wo enaller anti-s An attack vas made on th » but the reattack by the anti-submarine vessel ssesement of damaye However, torpedo hits and breaking up ni iid the deptr explosions as the RAZORBACK slipped avay from the scene On the nigh jecember, the TREPANG reported a convoy 40 miles from © RAZORBACK. By the the TREPANG ond SEGUNDO but one ship, that stopp latter submarine an escort at 2000 y: e tarae! closed sufficiently for RAZORBACK's torpedos: he 6, freighter KENJO MARU bnarine sur’ je the convoy's e: She returned 0 ‘tional torpe continue her patrol. made on ship convoy escorted by the scort, and o Float plane. Hite vere obteined on a Fi as tervards the bo nin off the old @ ram that night in pursue the which resulted in two more b