patrols through the Kriegsmarine submarine offensive of early 1942. In February, the submarines established a patrol line between Bermuda and Nantucket Island. On that patrol line, some northeast of Bermuda, R-1 (under command of Lieutenant James D. Grant) sighted and fired four torpedoes at the surfaced U-boat , and was credited with sinking the German submarine, although U-582 was in fact undamaged. R-1 continued patrols out of Bermuda until returning to New London on 20 July for upkeep and coastal patrols. At the end of September, she resumed operations out of Bermuda. Through November 1944 she rotated between Bermuda and New London and, at the latter, in December underwent an extensive conversion to enable her to participate in the development of ASW equipment and tactics. Emerging from the yard on 26 February 1945, she steamed to New York City on 28 February; then headed south to Florida for three weeks of operations off Port Everglades, Florida. In April, she returned to New London, then on to Casco Bay, Maine, for further ASW tests. Returning to the Thames River base on 29 June, she headed south again on 7 July and at mid-month reported for duty with the Fleet Sonar School at Key West, Florida, where she served for the remainder of her career. R-1 decommissioned at Key West on 20 September 1945 and was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 10 November. Still at Key West awaiting disposal on 21 February 1946, the overage submarine sank in of water. Raised three days later, she was sold for scrap on 13 March 1946 to Macey O. Smith of Miami, Florida. See also Bride 13 (1920) References External links United States R-class submarines World War II submarines of the United States Ships built in Quincy, Massachusetts 1918 ships