USS Atule

Atule in the Kane Basin as part of Operation Nanook, an arctic-studies expedition
History
United States
NameUSS Atule (SS-403)
BuilderPortsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine[1]
Laid down2 December 1943[1]
Launched6 March 1944[1]
Commissioned21 June 1944[1]
Decommissioned8 September 1947[1]
Recommissioned8 March 1951[1]
Decommissioned6 April 1970[1]
Stricken15 August 1973[1]
FateTransferred to Peru on 31 July 1974[2]
Peru
NameBAP Pacocha (SS-48)
Acquired31 July 1974
FateRammed and sunk by a fishing trawler on 26 August 1988
General characteristics (World War II)
Class and typeBalao-class diesel-electric submarine[2]
Displacement1,526 tons (1,550 t) surfaced,[2] 2,391 tons (2,429 t) submerged[2]
Length311 ft (3,730 in)[2]
Beam27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)[2]
Draft16 ft 10 in (5.13 m) maximum[2]
Propulsion
Speed20.25 kn (37.50 km/h) surfaced,[6] 8.75 kn (16.21 km/h) submerged[6]
Range11,000 nmi (20,000 km) @ 10 kn (19 km/h) surfaced[6]
Endurance48 hours @ 2 kn (3.7 km/h) submerged,[6] 75 days on patrol
Test depth400 ft (120 m)[6]
Complement10 officers, 70–71 enlisted[6]
Armament
General characteristics (Guppy IA)
Class and typenone
Displacement1,830 tons (1,859 t) surfaced,[7] 2,440 tons (2,479 t) submerged[7]
Length307 ft 7 in (93.75 m)[8]
Beam27 ft 4 in (8.33 m)[8]
Draft17 ft (5.2 m)[8]
PropulsionSubmarine snorkel added,[7] Batteries upgraded to Sargo standard II[7]
Speed
  • Surfaced:
    • 17.3 kn (32.0 km/h) (maximum)
    • 12.5 kn (23.2 km/h) (cruising)
  • Submerged:
    • 15 kn (28 km/h) (for ½ hour)
    • 7.5 kn (13.9 km/h) (snorkeling)
    • 3 kn (5.6 km/h) cruising[7]
Range17,000 nmi (31,000 km) @ 11 kn (20 km/h) surfaced[8]
Endurance36 hours @ 3 kn (5.6 km/h) submerged[8]
Complement10 officers, 5 petty officers, 64–69 enlisted men
Armament10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (six forward, four aft),[8] all guns removed[7]

USS Atule (SS/AGSS-403), a Balao-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the atule.

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775–1990: Major Combatants. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 275–280. ISBN 0-313-26202-0.
  3. ^ a b c d e Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775–1990: Major Combatants. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 275–280. ISBN 978-0-313-26202-9.
  4. ^ U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 261–263
  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
  7. ^ a b c d e f Friedman, Norman (1994). U.S. Submarines Since 1945: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. pp. 11–43. ISBN 1-55750-260-9.
  8. ^ a b c d e f U.S. Submarines Since 1945 pp. 242