Post-war service Kingfish got underway for Galveston, Tex., 27 August via Pearl Harbor and the Panama Canal, arriving 23 September. She sailed to Orange, Tex., 25 October for Navy Day. Kingfish'' sailed 30 October to New London, Conn., arriving 5 November. There, she was decommissioned and placed in reserve 9 March 1946. She was struck from the Navy List on 1 March 1960. On 6 October 1960, she was sold for scrap to Albert Heller. made 12 war patrols, sinking 14 enemy ships totaling 48,866 tons, and was awarded 9 battle stars for World War II service. References Further reading External links history.navy.mil: USS Kingfish hazegray.org: USS Kingfish navsource.org: USS Kingfish Kill Record: USS Kingfish Gato-class submarines World War II submarines of the United States Ships built in Kittery, Maine 1942 ships