of western Pacific deployments alternating with antisubmarine warfare training until the results of an operations readiness inspection on 3 July 1969 determined that she was too old to continue naval service. Decommissioning and disposal Bashaw was finally decommissioned on 13 September 1969 at San Francisco and struck from the Naval Vessel Register the same day. She was the last Gato-class submarine to be decommissioned. Sources claim both that she was sunk as a target off Hawaii in July 1972 and that she was sold for scrap to the National Metal and Steel Corporation on 4 August 1972. Honors and awards Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with five battle stars for World War II service Korean Service Medal Vietnam Service Medal with three service stars for Vietnam War service In popular culture The 1978 Donny and Marie Osmond movie Goin' Coconuts includes an underwater picture of Bashaw′s wreck in the background of a scene. In the movie's plot, the wreck is loaded with gold bars. References Citations Bibliography Hinman, Charles R., and Douglas E. Campbell. The Submarine Has No Friends: Friendly Fire Incidents Involving U.S. Submarines During World War II. Syneca Research Group, Inc., 2019. . External links navsource.org: USS Bashaw Kill record: USS Bashaw Gato-class submarines World War II submarines of the United States Cold War submarines of the United States Vietnam War submarines of the United States Ships built in Groton, Connecticut 1943 ships Friendly fire incidents of World War II Maritime incidents in April 1944 Maritime incidents in 1972 Ships sunk as targets