"Hawkbill" (SS-366) was launched by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, Wisc. USS "Hawkbill" (SSN-666) was the eighteenth of 39 "Sturgeon"-class nuclear-powered submarines that were built. "Hawkbill" departed for her fifth and last war patrol 12 July. His nine rivals included Journey, Hawkbill, US Army Ranger, Idaho and the improving handicapper Frontiersman. Hawkbill returned to Fremantle 5 January 1945. At 1044, "Hawkbill" fired three more torpedoes. "Hawkbill" received six battle stars for World War II service.