| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Tench |
| Pennant | 479 |
| Built by | Portsmouth Navy Yard (Kittery, Maine, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 11 Aug 1944 |
| Launched | 1 Dec 1944 |
| Commissioned | 31 Mar 1945 |
| End service | 1 Jun 1964 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned and stricken 1 June 1964. |
Commands listed for USS Diablo (479)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Gordon G. Matheson, USN | 31 Mar 1945 | 27 Nov 1946 |
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Noteable events involving Diablo include:
29 May 1945
USS Diablo (Lt.Cdr. G.G. Matherson) departs New London bound for Key West.
4 Jun 1945
USS Diablo (Lt.Cdr. G.G. Matherson) arrives at Key West.
15 Jun 1945
USS Diablo (Lt.Cdr. G.G. Matherson) departs Key West bound for Balboa.
19 Jun 1945
USS Diablo (Lt.Cdr. G.G. Matherson) arrives at Balboa.
3 Jul 1945
USS Diablo (Lt.Cdr. G.G. Matherson) departs Balboa bound for Pearl Harbour.
21 Jul 1945
USS Diablo (Lt.Cdr. G.G. Matherson) arrives at Pearl Harbor.
10 Aug 1945
USS Diablo (Lt.Cdr. G.G. Matherson) departs Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to proceed to Saipan.
22 Aug 1945
After the end of hostilities USS Diablo (Lt.Cdr. G.G. Matherson) was ordered to proceed to Guam, where she arrived on this day.
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