War II. Post-World War II Besugo departed Fremantle 29 August and arrived at San Diego 26 September 1945. After an overhaul she returned to the Central Pacific, operating out of Guam until transferred to Pearl Harbor 6 May 1946. She remained based at Pearl Harbor for the next eight years during which time she made two Far Eastern tours (10 June – 21 September 1947 and 31 October 1950 – 11 April 1951). In August 1954 Besugo shifted her base of operations to San Diego and the west coast. Besugo was decommissioned, 21 March 1958 and laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet. She was reclassified an Auxiliary Research Submarine, AGSS-321, in 1962, and recommissioned, 15 June 1965. She was converted to a Fleet Snorkel Submarine in 1966. Italian Navy Besugo was decommissioned and loaned to Italy, 31 March 1966, and re-commissioned in the Italian Navy as ''Francesco Morosini'' (S 508). She was returned to U.S. Navy custody and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 15 November 1975. She was sold for scrapping on 16 April 1976. Awards Combat Action Ribbon Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with four battle stars for World War II service World War II Victory Medal Navy Occupation Service Medal with "ASIA" clasp China Service Medal National Defense Service Medal with star Korean Service Medal with one battle star for Korean War service Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation (Republic of Korea) United Nations Korea Medal (United Nations) Korean War Service Medal (Republic of Korea) References External links Kill record USS Besugo Balao-class submarines Ships built in Groton, Connecticut 1944 ships World War II submarines of the United States Cold War submarines of the United States Korean War submarines of the United States Balao-class submarines of the Italian Navy