| Year | Date | Historical Events |
| 1942 | Oct 29 | Keel laid down by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME. |
| | Dec 24 | Launched. |
| 1943 | May 10 | Commissioned with CDR. James W. Coe in command. |
| | Aug 7 | Cisco sailed from Panama as part of the Pacific Fleet for Brisbane, Australia. |
| | Sep 1 | Cisco arrived at Brisbane, Australia. |
| | Sep 18 | Cisco docked at Port Darwin, Australia. |
| | Sep 20 | Departed on her 1st war patrol, but never returned. Japanese records tell of sighting a submarine leaking oil in the area where was known to have been on duty. Japanese records state she was sunk by bombs and depth charges.76 men lost. |
| | Sep 28 | Presumed to have been lost in action. |