USS Cavalla (SS-244)

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

USS Cavalla (SS-244)
Cavalla, possibly making her way to the International Naval Review in 1957.
Cavalla, possibly making her way to the International Naval Review in Norfolk, Va., 1957. She is in hunter-killer submarine (SSK) configuration, with a streamlined sail and large bow sonar housing for the BQR-4 sonar system.
History
United States
NameCavalla
NamesakeCavalla
BuilderElectric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut[1]
Laid down4 March 1943[1]
Launched14 November 1943[1]
Sponsored byMrs. M. Comstock
Commissioned29 February 1944[1]
Decommissioned16 March 1946[1]
Recommissioned10 April 1951[1]
Decommissioned3 September 1952[1]
Recommissioned15 July 1953[1]
Decommissioned3 June 1968[1]
Reclassified
  • SSK-244 on 18 February 1953
  • SS-244 on 15 August 1959
  • AGSS-244 on 1 July 1963
Stricken30 December 1969[1]
StatusMuseum ship at Galveston, Texas as of 21 January 1971[2]
NotesSank the Japanese carrier Shōkaku
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeGato-class diesel-electric submarine[2]
Displacement
  • 1,525 long tons (1,549 t) surfaced[2]
  • 2,424 long tons (2,463 t) submerged[2]
Length311 ft 9 in (95.02 m)[2]
Beam27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)[2]
Draft17 ft (5.2 m) maximum[2]
Propulsion
Speed
  • 21 kn (24 mph) surfaced[6]
  • 9 kn (10 mph) submerged[6]
Range11,000 nmi (20,000 km) surfaced at 10 kn (19 km/h)[6]
Endurance
  • 48 hours at 2 kn (4 km/h) submerged[6]
  • 75 days on patrol
Test depth300 ft (90 m)[6]
Complement6 officers, 54 enlisted[6]
Armament
USS Cavalla (submarine)
USS Cavalla is located in Texas
USS Cavalla
USS Cavalla
USS Cavalla is located in the United States
USS Cavalla
USS Cavalla
LocationE. end of Seawolf Park,
Galveston, Texas
Coordinates29°20′08″N 94°46′42″W / 29.33556°N 94.77833°W / 29.33556; -94.77833
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
NRHP reference No.08000477[7]
Added to NRHP27 May 2008

USS Cavalla (SS/SSK/AGSS-244), a Gato-class submarine, is a submarine of the United States Navy named for a salt water fish, best known for sinking the Japanese aircraft carrier Shōkaku.

Her keel was laid down on 4 March 1943 by Electric Boat Co., Groton, Connecticut. She was launched on 14 November 1943 (sponsored by Mrs. M. Comstock), and commissioned on 29 February 1944, Lieutenant Commander (later Rear Admiral) Herman J. Kossler, USN, (class of 1934) in command.

  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. 271–273. 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. 270–280. ISBN 978-0-313-26202-9. OCLC 24010356.
  4. ^ U.S. Submarines Through 1945 p. 261
  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. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2 November 2013.