USS Sand Lance (SS-381)

	USS Sand Lance (SS-381) running post-repair trials off Oahu, Hawaii, on 15 August 1963
History
United States
Name	USS Sand Lance (SS-381)
Namesake	Sand lance
Builder	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine
Laid down	12 March 1943
Launched	25 June 1943
Sponsored by	Mrs. Edith Burrows
Commissioned	9 October 1943
Decommissioned	14 February 1946
Recommissioned	6 April 1963
Decommissioned	7 September 1963
Stricken	1 September 1972
Fate	Transferred to Brazil 7 September 1963
Brazil
Name	Rio Grande do Sul (S-11)
Namesake	Rio Grande do Sul
Acquired	7 September 1963
Stricken	15 September 1972
Fate	Cannibalized for spare parts
General characteristics
Class and type	Balao-class diesel-electric submarine
Displacement	1,526 long tons (1,550 t) surfaced; 2,391 long tons (2,429 t) submerged;
Length	311 ft 6 in (94.95 m)
Beam	27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)
Draft	16 ft 10 in (5.13 m) maximum
Propulsion	4 × Fairbanks-Morse Model 38D8-⅛ 10-cylinder opposed piston diesel engines driving electrical generators; 2 × 126-cell Sargo batteries; 4 × high-speed Elliott electric motors with reduction gears; two propellers ; 5,400 shp (4.0 MW) surfaced; 2,740 shp (2.0 MW) submerged;
Speed	20.25 knots (37.50 km/h) surfaced; 8.75 knots (16.21 km/h) submerged;
Range	11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) surfaced at 10 knots (19 km/h)
Endurance	48 hours at 2 knots (3.7 km/h) submerged; 75 days on patrol;
Test depth	400 feet (120 m)
Complement	10 officers, 70–71 enlisted
Armament	10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes; 6 forward, 4 aft; 24 torpedoes; 1 × 5-inch (127 mm) / 25 caliber deck gun; Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon;

USS Sand Lance (SS-381), a Balao-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the sand lance, a member of the family Ammodytidae.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Friedman, Norman (1995). U.S. Submarines Through 1945: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. pp. 285–304. ISBN 1-55750-263-3.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h 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.
^ ^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.
^ U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 261–263
^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305-311

[FriedmanSubs1-dates-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Friedman, Norman (1995). U.S. Submarines Through 1945: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. pp. 285–304. ISBN 1-55750-263-3.

[Register-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h 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.

[Register_275–280-3] 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.

[FriedmanSubs1-engines_261–263-4] U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 261–263

[FriedmanSubs1-specs_305–311-5] U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311

[FriedmanSubs1-specs-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305-311

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History
USS Sand Lance (SS-381) running post-repair trials off Oahu, Hawaii, on 15 August 1963
United States
Name	USS Sand Lance (SS-381)
Namesake	Sand lance
Builder	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine^[1]
Laid down	12 March 1943^[1]
Launched	25 June 1943^[1]
Sponsored by	Mrs. Edith Burrows
Commissioned	9 October 1943^[1]
Decommissioned	14 February 1946^[1]
Recommissioned	6 April 1963^[1]
Decommissioned	7 September 1963^[1]
Stricken	1 September 1972^[2]
Fate	Transferred to Brazil 7 September 1963^[2]
Brazil
Name	Rio Grande do Sul (S-11)
Namesake	Rio Grande do Sul
Acquired	7 September 1963
Stricken	15 September 1972
Fate	Cannibalized for spare parts
General characteristics
Class and type	Balao-class diesel-electric submarine^[2]
Displacement	1,526 long tons (1,550 t) surfaced^[2] 2,391 long tons (2,429 t) submerged^[2]
Length	311 ft 6 in (94.95 m)^[2]
Beam	27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)^[2]
Draft	16 ft 10 in (5.13 m) maximum^[2]
Propulsion	4 × Fairbanks-Morse Model 38D8-⅛ 10-cylinder opposed piston diesel engines driving electrical generators^[3]^[4] 2 × 126-cell Sargo batteries^[5] 4 × high-speed Elliott electric motors with reduction gears^[3] two propellers ^[3] 5,400 shp (4.0 MW) surfaced^[3] 2,740 shp (2.0 MW) submerged^[3]
Speed	20.25 knots (37.50 km/h) surfaced^[6] 8.75 knots (16.21 km/h) submerged^[6]
Range	11,000 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 depth	400 feet (120 m)^[6]
Complement	10 officers, 70–71 enlisted^[6]
Armament	10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes 6 forward, 4 aft 24 torpedoes^[5] 1 × 5-inch (127 mm) / 25 caliber deck gun^[5] Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon