U.S.S. Puffer (SS 268) had her keel laid on 16 February 1942, was launched on 22 November 1942, and was commissioned on 27 April 1943. On 7 September 1943 she departed Darwin, Australia, to begin her first patrol. During her fifth patrol, she sank 3 vessels, including a submarine tender and a 5,113 ton tanker. By the end of the war, Puffer had completed 9 patrols and was credited with sinking 8 ships totalling 36,392 tons. During these patrols, she earned the Asiatic-Pacific Area Service Medal, 9 Battle Stars, and the Navy Unit Commendation. In December 1946 Puffer was assigned as a U.S. Navy training vessel, and she was stricken from the Naval Register in 1960.