USS Remora

USS Remora after Greater Underwater Propulsive Power Program (GUPPY-II) conversion.
History
United States
NameRemora
NamesakeRemora
BuilderPortsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine[1]
Laid down5 March 1945[1]
Launched12 July 1945[1]
Sponsored byMrs. T. W. Samuels III
Commissioned3 January 1946[1]
Decommissioned29 October 1973[1]
Stricken29 October 1973[2]
IdentificationSS-487
FateTransferred to Greece, 29 October 1973
Greece
NameKatsonis
Acquired29 October 1973
Decommissioned31 March 1993
IdentificationS-115
General characteristics (As completed)
Class and typeTench-class diesel-electric submarine[2]
Displacement
  • 1,570 tons (1,595 t) surfaced [2]
  • 2,414 tons (2,453 t) submerged [2]
Length311 ft 8 in (95.00 m) [2]
Beam27 ft 4 in (8.33 m) [2]
Draft17 ft (5.2 m) maximum [2]
Propulsion
Speed
  • 20.25 knots (38 km/h) surfaced [6]
  • 8.75 knots (16 km/h) submerged [6]
Range11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) surfaced at 10 knots (19 km/h) [6]
Endurance
  • 48 hours at 2 knots (3.7 km/h) submerged [6]
  • 75 days on patrol
Test depth400 ft (120 m) [6]
Complement10 officers, 71 enlisted [6]
Armament
General characteristics (Guppy II)
Displacement
  • 1,870 tons (1,900 t) surfaced [7]
  • 2,440 tons (2,480 t) submerged [7]
Length307 ft (93.6 m) [8]
Beam27 ft 4 in (7.4 m) [8]
Draft17 ft (5.2 m) [8]
Propulsion
  • Snorkel added[7]
  • Batteries upgraded to GUPPY type, capacity expanded to 504 cells (1 × 184 cell, 1 × 68 cell, and 2 × 126 cell batteries) [7]
Speed
  • Surfaced:
  • 18.0 knots (33.3 km/h) maximum
  • 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h) cruising
  • Submerged:
  • 16.0 knots (29.6 km/h) for ½ hour
  • 9.0 knots (16.7 km/h) snorkeling
  • 3.5 knots (6.5 km/h) cruising [7]
Range15,000 nm (28,000 km) surfaced at 11 knots (20 km/h) [8]
Endurance48 hours at 4 knots (7 km/h) submerged [8]
Complement
  • 9–10 officers
  • 5 petty officers
  • 70 enlisted men [8]
Sensors and
processing systems
  • WFA active sonar
  • JT passive sonar
  • Mk 106 torpedo fire control system [8]
Armament
General characteristics (Guppy III)
Displacement
  • 1,975 tons (2,007 t) surfaced [7]
  • 2,450 tons (2,489 t) submerged [7]
Length321 ft (97.8 m) [8]
Beam27 ft 4 in (7.4 m) [8]
Draft17 ft (5.2 m) [8]
Speed
  • Surfaced:
  • 17.2 knots (31.9 km/h) maximum
  • 12.2 knots (22.6 km/h) cruising
  • Submerged:
  • 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h) for ½ hour
  • 6.2 knots (11.5 km/h) snorkeling
  • 3.7 knots (6.9 km/h) cruising [7]
Range15,900 nm (29,400 km) surfaced at 8.5 knots (16 km/h) [8]
Endurance36 hours at 3 knots (6 km/h) submerged [8]
Complement
  • 8–10 officers
  • 5 petty officers
  • 70-80 enlisted men [8]
Sensors and
processing systems
  • BQS-4 active search sonar
  • BQR-2B passive search sonar
  • BQG-4 passive attack sonar [8]

USS Remora (SS-487), a Tench-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the remora, a fish with a suctorial disk on its head enabling it to cling to other fish and to ships.

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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. 280–282. 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. 275–282. 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 g h i 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 g h i j k l m n o U.S. Submarines Since 1945 pp. 242