Submarine of the United States
History
United States
Builder Portsmouth Naval Shipyard , Kittery, Maine [ 1]
Laid down 22 July 1944[ 1]
Launched 5 November 1944[ 1]
Commissioned 17 March 1945[ 1]
Decommissioned 15 April 1973[ 1]
Stricken 15 April 1973[ 1]
Fate Transferred to Taiwan (Republic of China) , 15 April 1973[ 2]
Taiwan
Name ROCS Hai Shih (SS-791)
Acquired 12 April 1973
Status Active
General characteristics (As completed)
Class and type Tench -class diesel-electric submarine [ 2]
Displacement
1,570 tons (1,595 t ) surfaced[ 2]
2,414 tons (2,453 t) submerged[ 2]
Length 311 ft 8 in (95.00 m)[ 2]
Beam 27 ft 4 in (8.33 m)[ 2]
Draft 17 ft (5.2 m) maximum[ 2]
Propulsion
Speed
20.25 knots (38 km/h) surfaced[ 3]
8.75 knots (16 km/h) submerged[ 3]
Range 11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) surfaced at 10 knots (19 km/h)[ 3]
Endurance
48 hours at 2 knots (3.7 km/h) submerged[ 3]
75 days on patrol
Test depth 400 ft (120 m)[ 3]
Complement 10 officers, 71 enlisted[ 3]
Armament
General characteristics (Guppy II)
Displacement
1,870 tons (1,900 t) surfaced[ 8]
2,440 tons (2,480 t) submerged[ 8]
Length 307 ft (93.6 m)[ 7]
Beam 27 ft 4 in (7.4 m)[ 7]
Draft 17 ft (5.2 m)[ 7]
Propulsion
Snorkel added[ 8]
Batteries upgraded to GUPPY type, capacity expanded to 504 cells (4 × 126 cell batteries)[ 8]
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[ 8]
Range 15,000 nm (28,000 km) surfaced at 11 knots (20 km/h)[ 7]
Endurance 48 hours at 4 knots (7 km/h) submerged[ 7]
Complement
9–10 officers
5 petty officers
70 enlisted men[ 7]
Sensors and processing systems
AN/BQS-4 active sonar
AN/BQR-2 passive sonar
Mk 106 torpedo fire control system[ 7]
Armament
USS Cutlass (SS-478) , is a Tench -class submarine now in the service of the Republic of China Navy . She was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the cutlassfish , a long, thin fish found widely along the coasts of the United States and in the West Indies . Her keel was laid down by the Portsmouth Navy Yard on 10 July 1944. She was launched on 5 November 1944 sponsored by Mrs. R. E. Kintner, and commissioned on 17 March 1945 with Commander Herbert L. Jukes in command.
Cruising the Mediterranean Sea, visiting France, Greece, Turkey, North Africa, Gibraltar, Malta, and Spain.
^ a b c d e f 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 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 .
^ a b c d e f U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311
^ 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 .
^ 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 g h U.S. Submarines Since 1945 pp. 242
^ a b c d e f 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 .