Sea Robin, 1953

Sea Robin (SS-407) was laid down by the Portsmouth (N.H.) Navy Yard on 1 March 1944; launched on 25 May 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Homer Ambrose, wife of Capt. Ambrose, the Navy Yard's Production Superintendent; and commissioned on 7 August 1944, Lt. Comdr. Paul C. Stimson in command.

When the war ended on 15 August 1945, Sea Robin was moored at Midway Island. Peacetime assignment brought Sea Robin to Submarine Squadron (SubRon) 6 based at Balboa, Canal Zone. Following overhaul at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Sea Robin was reassigned to SubRon 8 based at New London, Conn., arriving on 20 August 1949. In 1951, Sea Robin was converted to a Guppy IA submarine, following which she returned to New London for local operations. In January and February 1952, the submarine participated in exercise “Micowex” in the North Atlantic testing cold weather gear and procedures under the supervision of the Naval Research Laboratory, New London, followed by a return to warmer waters and participation in exercise “Pacex” in the Caribbean. For the next two years, Sea Robin was engaged in local fleet and training operations in the New London area.

On 1 October 1970, Sea Robin was decommissioned and struck from the Navy list. She was sold for scrap on 3 June 1971 to the North American Smelting Co., Wilmington, Del.

Sea Robin received three battle stars for World War II service.

[Taken from the entry on Sea Robin in the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.]