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Part of the Tench-class diesel-electric submarines, preceded bu the Balao-class and succeeded by the Barracusa-class and of which 29 boats were built, operated by several navies world wide. Laid down at the Portmsouth Naval shipyard, Kittery, Maine, USA on 7 June 1944, launched on 6 September 1944, commissioned on 16 December 1944, converted into a Fleet Snorkel submarine completed in begin 1952, decommissioned on 4 March 1968, stricken on 15 December 1971 and since 26 September 1972 museum ship. She torpedoed on 14 August 1945 a Japanese coastal defence frigate, the last Japanese warship destroyed by the US Navy in the Second World War.
Displacement 1.5701.595 (surfaced)-2.414/2.453 (submerged) tons and as dimensions 95,00 x 8,33 x 5,18 (maximum) metres or 311.8 x 26.4 z 17.0 feet. The machinery consisted of 3 Fairbanks-Mose Model 3808 1/5 10-cylinder opposed piston diesel engines driving electrical generators, 2-126 cell Sargo batteries and 2 low speed direct0drive General Electric motors resulting with the two screws and a horsepower of 5.400 shp (surfaced)-2.740shp (submerged) resulting in a speed of 20,25 (surfaced)-8,75 (submerged) knots and a range of 11.000 nautical miles while surfaced with a speed of 10 knots. She was able to stay submerged and maintaining during 48 hours a speed of 2 knots and while on patrol she was able to stay 75 days at sea. Crew numbered 81 men (including 10 officers). Her armament consisted of 10-53,3cm/21” torpedo tubes (6 bow, 4 aft) for which 28 torpedoes could be carried, 1-12,7cm/5” /25 cal deck gun, 1-4cm Bofors and 1-2cm Oerlikon cannon.
