USS Sea Devil (SS-400)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Sea Devil.
USS Sea Devil (SS-400)
History
United States
NameUSS Sea Devil
NamesakeThe sea devil, also known as the manta ray and devil ray
BuilderPortsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine[1]
Laid down18 November 1943[1]
Launched28 February 1944[1]
Sponsored byMrs. Sherman K. Kennedy
Commissioned24 May 1944[1]
Decommissioned9 September 1948[1]
Recommissioned3 March 1951[1]
Decommissioned19 February 1954[1]
Recommissioned17 August 1957[1]
ReclassifiedAuxiliary submarine (AGSS-400) 1 July 1960
Decommissioned17 February 1964[1]
Stricken1 April 1964[1]
FateSunk as a target off southern California 24 November 1964[2]
General characteristics
Class and typeBalao class diesel-electric submarine[2]
Displacement
  • 1,526 long tons (1,550 t) surfaced[2]
  • 2,391 tons (2,429 t) submerged[2]
Length311 ft 6 in (94.95 m)[2]
Beam27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)[2]
Draft16 ft 10 in (5.13 m) maximum[2]
Propulsion
Speed
  • 20.25 knots (38 km/h) surfaced[3]
  • 8.75 knots (16 km/h) submerged[3]
Range11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) surfaced at 10 kn (19 km/h)[3]
Endurance
  • 48 hours at 2 knots (3.7 km/h) submerged[3]
  • 75 days on patrol
Test depth400 ft (120 m)[3]
Complement10 officers, 70–71 enlisted[3]
Armament

USS Sea Devil (SS/AGSS-400), a Balao-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the sea devil (Manta birostria), the largest of all rays, noted for power and endurance.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j 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.
  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 f U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305-311
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 261–263
  6. ^ a b c U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311