USS Gudgeon (SS-567)

Gudgeon (SS-567) underway, c. 1970s
USS Gudgeon underway, c. 1970s (the three distinctive shark-fin-like domes are the PUFFS sonar, one just aft of the sail, below the flag).
History
United States
NameUSS Gudgeon
BuilderPortsmouth Naval Shipyard
Laid down20 May 1950
Launched11 June 1952
Commissioned21 November 1952
Decommissioned30 September 1983
Stricken6 August 1987
Fate
  • Leased to Turkey, 1983
  • Sold to Turkey, 1987
Turkey
NameTCG Hızırreis
Commissioned30 September 1983
Decommissioned4 February 2004
IdentificationS342
FateMuseum of Naval History at Beşiktaş
General characteristics
Class and typeTang-class submarine Attack submarine
Displacement1,560 long tons (1,585 t)
Length269 ft 2 in (82.04 m)
Beam27 ft 2 in (8.28 m)
Draft17 ft (5.2 m)
Speed15.5 knots (17.8 mph; 28.7 km/h)
Test depth250 m (820 ft)
Complement83 officers and men
Armament8 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (6 forward, 2 aft)

USS Gudgeon (SS/AGSS/SSAG-567), a Tang-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the gudgeon, a species of small fresh-water minnow.