USS Bonefish (SS-582)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Bonefish.

USS Bonefish in 1980 or 1981
USS Bonefish in 1980 or 1981
History
United States
NameUSS Bonefish
Namesakebonefish
Awarded29 June 1956
BuilderNew York Shipbuilding, Camden, New Jersey, U.S.[1]
Laid down3 June 1957[1]
Launched22 November 1958[1]
Commissioned9 July 1959[1]
Decommissioned28 September 1988
Stricken28 February 1989[1]
FateSold for scrap, 17 August 1989
General characteristics
Class and typeBarbel-class diesel-electric submarine
Displacement
  • 1,750 tons (1,778 t) light[1]
  • 2,146 tons (2,180 t) full
  • 2,637 tons (2,679 t) submerged[1]
  • 402 tons (408 t) dead
Length219 ft 6 in (66.90 m) overall[1]
Beam29 ft (8.8 m)[1]
Draft25 ft (7.6 m) max[1]
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed
  • 12 kn (14 mph; 22 km/h) (surfaced)
  • 25 kn (29 mph; 46 km/h) (submerged)[1]
Endurance
  • 90 minutes at full speed
  • 102 hours at 3 kn (3.5 mph; 5.6 km/h)
Test depth
  • 712 ft (217 m) operating
  • 1,050 ft (320 m) crush
Complement8 officers, 69 men
Armament6 × 21 inch (533 mm)[1] bow torpedo tubes (18 torpedoes)

USS Bonefish (SS-582) was a Barbel-class submarine of the United States Navy, and was the second U.S. Navy submarine to be named for the bonefish.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991), Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775–1990: Major Combatants, Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, ISBN 0-313-26202-0