USS Angler

Angler underway after her SSK-conversion
History
United States
BuilderGeneral Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut[1]
Laid down9 November 1942[1]
Launched4 July 1943[1]
Sponsored byMrs. Patrick H. Drewry
Commissioned1 October 1943[1]
Decommissioned2 February 1947[1]
Recommissioned2 April 1951[1]
Decommissioned10 November 1952[1]
Recommissioned10 September 1953[1]
Decommissioned1 April 1968[1]
Stricken15 December 1971[1]
FateSold for scrap, 1 February 1974[2]
General characteristics
Class and typeGato-class diesel-electric submarine[2]
Displacement1,525 long tons (1,549 t) surfaced,[2] 2,424 long tons (2,463 t) submerged[2]
Length311 ft 9 in (95.02 m)[2]
Beam27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)[2]
Draft17 ft (5.2 m) maximum[2]
Propulsion
Speed21 kn (39 km/h) surfaced,[6] 9 kn (17 km/h) submerged[6]
Range11,000 nmi (20,000 km) surfaced @ 10 kn (19 km/h)[6]
Endurance48 hours @ 2 kn (3.7 km/h) submerged,[6] 75 days on patrol
Test depth300 ft (91 m)[6]
Complement6 officers, 54 enlisted[6]
Armament

USS Angler (SS-240), a Gato-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the anglerfish.

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  4. ^ U.S. Submarines Through 1945 p. 261
  5. ^ a b c U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311
  6. ^ a b c d e f U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305-311