out another very useful function of U.S. Navy submarines during the later stages of the war. On 7 June with a PBY Catalina for air cover, she rescued six Army aviators off the coast of Formosa. Icefish arrived Fremantle 4 July for refit and sailed 29 July for her fifth war patrol. En route to station 7 August a small diesel lugger of 15 tons was intercepted. The crew consisted of two Japanese, two Eurasians, and five Chinese. One Japanese jumped overboard rather than be captured; the rest were taken on board Icefish. The lugger was sunk by gunfire.Icefish arrived Tanapag Harbor, Saipan, 22 August 1945, thus ending her fifth and last war patrol. She departed Saipan 1 September arriving San Francisco 18 September. Icefish decommissioned at Mare Island 21 June 1946 and jointed the Reserve Fleet.Icefish received four battle stars for World War II service. HNLMS Walrus (S802) Recommissioned at Mare Island 5 June 1952, Icefish transited the Canal Zone and arrived Groton, Conn., 14 July. She decommissioned there 29 July 1952 and received a GUPPY IB conversion. Recommissioned 10 December 1952 at Groton, she remained in that area conducting various tests until 21 February 1953 when she was decommissioned and transferred to the Netherlands. She was commissioned in the Royal Netherlands Navy as HNLMS Walrus'' (S802), the first of that name. Formally returned to US Navy custody, she was struck from the US Naval Register, 15 July 1971, and sold for scrapping, 15 August 1971. References External links USS Icefish website dutchsubmarines.com: Walrus (1) Kill record: USS Icefish Balao-class submarines Ships built in Manitowoc, Wisconsin 1944 ships World War II submarines of the United States Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the Royal Netherlands Navy Walrus-class submarines (1953)