USS Tarpon (SS-175)

	USS Tarpon (SS-175)
History
United States
Builder	Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut
Laid down	22 December 1933
Launched	4 September 1935
Commissioned	12 March 1936
Decommissioned	15 November 1945
Stricken	5 September 1956
Fate	Sold for breaking up, 8 June 1957; foundered off Cape Hatteras, 26 August 1957[page needed]
General characteristics
Class and type	Porpoise-class diesel-electric submarine[page needed]
Displacement	1,316 tons (1,337 t) standard, surfaced; 1,968 tons (2,000 t) submerged;
Length	287 ft 0 in (87.48 m) (waterline), </ref> 298 ft 0 in (90.83 m) (overall)
Beam	25 ft 3⁄4 in (7.639 m)
Draft	13 ft 9 in (4.19 m)
Propulsion	(as built) 4 × Winton Model 16-201A 16-cylinder two-cycle diesel engines, 1,300 hp (970 kW) each, driving electrical generators through reduction gears[page needed]; 2 × 120-cell Exide VL31B batteries; 4 × high-speed Elliott electric motors,[page needed] total 2,085 hp (1,555 kW); three General Motors six-cylinder four-cycle 6-228 auxiliary diesels; (re-engined 1942) 4 × GM two-cycle Model 12-278A diesels, 1,200 hp (890 kW) each; two shafts[page needed]; 4,300 shp (3.2 MW) surfaced[page needed]; 2,085 shp (1.6 MW) submerged[page needed];
Speed	19.5 knots (36 km/h) surfaced; 8.25 knots (15 km/h) submerged;
Range	6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h); 21,000 nautical miles (39,000 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) with fuel in the main ballast tanks; bunkerage 85,946–86,675 US gallons (325,340–328,100 L);
Endurance	10 hours at 5 knots (9.3 km/h), 36 hours at minimum speed submerged
Test depth	250 ft (76 m)
Complement	5 officers, 49 enlisted
Armament	6 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (four forward, two aft, 16 torpedoes); (two external bow torpedo tubes added 1942; total 18 torpedoes); 1 × 4 in (100 mm)/50 caliber deck gun; two .30 cal (7.62 mm) machineguns;

USS Tarpon (SS-175), second United States Navy ship of this name, was a Porpoise-class diesel-electric submarine. Tarpon conducted war patrols in the Pacific Ocean during World War II.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Friedman 1995, pp. 285–304.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Bauer & Roberts 1991.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Friedman 1995, pp. 305–311.
^ Alden 1979, p. 58.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Lenton 1973, p. 45.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Alden 1979, p. 210.
^ Friedman 1995, pp. 261–263.
^ Alden 1979, p. 211.
^ Lenton 1973, p. 39, 45.

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[FOOTNOTEAlden197958-4] Alden 1979, p. 58.

[FOOTNOTELenton197345-5] Lenton 1973, p. 45.

[FOOTNOTEAlden1979210-7] Alden 1979, p. 210.

[FOOTNOTEFriedman1995261–263-8] Friedman 1995, pp. 261–263.

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History
USS Tarpon (SS-175)
United States
Builder	Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut^[1]
Laid down	22 December 1933^[1]
Launched	4 September 1935^[1]
Commissioned	12 March 1936^[1]
Decommissioned	15 November 1945^[1]
Stricken	5 September 1956^[1]
Fate	Sold for breaking up, 8 June 1957;^[1] foundered off Cape Hatteras, 26 August 1957^[2]^{[page needed]}
General characteristics
Class and type	Porpoise-class diesel-electric submarine^[2]^{[page needed]}
Displacement	1,316 tons (1,337 t) standard, surfaced^[3] 1,968 tons (2,000 t) submerged^[3]
Length	287 ft 0 in (87.48 m) (waterline),^[5] </ref> 298 ft 0 in (90.83 m) (overall)^[5]
Beam	25 ft 3⁄4 in (7.639 m)^[3]
Draft	13 ft 9 in (4.19 m)^[5]
Propulsion	(as built) 4 × Winton Model 16-201A 16-cylinder two-cycle^[6] diesel engines, 1,300 hp (970 kW) each,^[6] driving electrical generators through reduction gears^[2]^{[page needed]}^[7] 2 × 120-cell Exide VL31B batteries^[8] 4 × high-speed Elliott electric motors,^[2]^{[page needed]} total 2,085 hp (1,555 kW) three General Motors six-cylinder four-cycle 6-228 auxiliary diesels^[6] (re-engined 1942) 4 × GM two-cycle Model 12-278A diesels, 1,200 hp (890 kW) each^[6] two shafts^[2]^{[page needed]} 4,300 shp (3.2 MW) surfaced^[2]^{[page needed]} 2,085 shp (1.6 MW) submerged^[2]^{[page needed]}
Speed	19.5 knots (36 km/h) surfaced^[3] 8.25 knots (15 km/h) submerged^[3]
Range	6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) 21,000 nautical miles (39,000 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) with fuel in the main ballast tanks^[3] bunkerage 85,946–86,675 US gallons (325,340–328,100 L)^[a]
Endurance	10 hours at 5 knots (9.3 km/h), 36 hours at minimum speed submerged^[3]
Test depth	250 ft (76 m)^[3]
Complement	5 officers, 49 enlisted^[3]
Armament	6 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (four forward, two aft, 16 torpedoes)^[3] (two external bow torpedo tubes added 1942; total 18 torpedoes)^[6] 1 × 4 in (100 mm)/50 caliber deck gun^[5] two .30 cal (7.62 mm) machineguns^[9]