USS Mingo (SS-261)

	Mingo off San Francisco, July 1945
History
United States
Name	USS Mingo
Builder	Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut
Laid down	21 March 1942
Launched	30 November 1942
Sponsored by	Mrs. Henry L. Pence
Commissioned	12 February 1943
Decommissioned	January 1947
Recommissioned	20 May 1955
Decommissioned	15 August 1955
Stricken	20 February 1971
Fate	Transferred to Japan unmodified, 15 August 1955
Japan
Name	Kuroshio
Acquired	15 August 1955
Decommissioned	31 March 1966
Fate	Returned to U.S. control, 31 March 1966; Sold to Japan 20 February 1971,; Sunk as a target 1973;
Class overview
Preceded by	N/A
Succeeded by	Oyashio class
General characteristics
Class and type	Gato-class diesel-electric submarine
Displacement	1,525 long tons (1,549 t) (surfaced); 2,424 long tons (2,463 t) (submerged);
Length	311 ft 9 in (95.02 m)
Beam	27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)
Draft	17 ft (5.2 m) maximum
Propulsion	4 × Hooven-Owens-Rentschler (H.O.R.) diesel engines driving electrical generators; 2 × 126-cell Sargo batteries; 4 × high-speed Allis-Chalmers electric motors with reduction gears; two propellers ; 5,400 shp (4.0 MW) surfaced; 2,740 shp (2.0 MW) submerged;
Speed	21 kn (24 mph; 39 km/h) ; 9 kn (10 mph; 17 km/h) submerged;
Range	11,000 nmi (13,000 mi; 20,000 km) at 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h) (surfaced)
Endurance	48 hours at 2 kn (2.3 mph; 3.7 km/h) submerged; 75 days on patrol;
Test depth	300 ft (91 m)
Complement	6 officers, 54 enlisted
Armament	10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes; 6 forward, 4 aft; 24 torpedoes; 1 × 3-inch (76 mm) / 50 caliber deck gun; Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon;

USS Mingo (SS-261) — a Gato-class submarine — was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the mingo snapper.

^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305-311
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 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.
^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311

[FriedmanSubs1-dates-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.

[FriedmanSubs1-specs-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305-311

[Register-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 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.

[Register_275–280-4] 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.

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History
Mingo off San Francisco, July 1945
United States
Name	USS Mingo
Builder	Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut^[1]
Laid down	21 March 1942^[1]
Launched	30 November 1942^[1]
Sponsored by	Mrs. Henry L. Pence
Commissioned	12 February 1943^[1]
Decommissioned	January 1947^[1]
Recommissioned	20 May 1955^[1]
Decommissioned	15 August 1955^[1]
Stricken	20 February 1971^[1]
Fate	Transferred to Japan unmodified, 15 August 1955^[1]
Japan
Name	Kuroshio
Acquired	15 August 1955
Decommissioned	31 March 1966
Fate	Returned to U.S. control, 31 March 1966 Sold to Japan 20 February 1971,^[1] Sunk as a target 1973
Class overview
Preceded by	N/A
Succeeded by	Oyashio class
General characteristics
Class and type	Gato-class diesel-electric submarine^[3]
Displacement	1,525 long tons (1,549 t) (surfaced)^[3] 2,424 long tons (2,463 t) (submerged)^[3]
Length	311 ft 9 in (95.02 m)^[3]
Beam	27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)^[3]
Draft	17 ft (5.2 m) maximum^[3]
Propulsion	4 × Hooven-Owens-Rentschler (H.O.R.) diesel engines driving electrical generators^[4] 2 × 126-cell Sargo batteries^[5] 4 × high-speed Allis-Chalmers electric motors with reduction gears^[4] two propellers ^[4] 5,400 shp (4.0 MW) surfaced^[4] 2,740 shp (2.0 MW) submerged^[4]
Speed	21 kn (24 mph; 39 km/h) ^[2] 9 kn (10 mph; 17 km/h) submerged^[2]
Range	11,000 nmi (13,000 mi; 20,000 km) at 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h) (surfaced)^[2]
Endurance	48 hours at 2 kn (2.3 mph; 3.7 km/h) submerged^[2] 75 days on patrol
Test depth	300 ft (91 m)^[2]
Complement	6 officers, 54 enlisted^[2]
Armament	10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes 6 forward, 4 aft 24 torpedoes^[5] 1 × 3-inch (76 mm) / 50 caliber deck gun^[5] Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon