USS Paddle

Paddle (SS-263), underway, c. 1944-45.
History
United States
NameUSS Paddle (SS-263)
NamesakePaddlefish
BuilderElectric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut[1]
Laid down1 May 1942[1]
Launched30 December 1942[1]
Commissioned29 March 1943[1]
Decommissioned1 February 1946[1]
Recommissioned31 August 1956[1]
Decommissioned18 January 1957[1]
Stricken30 June 1968[2]
FateTransferred to Brazil unmodified, 18 January 1957[1]
History
Brazil
NameRiachuelo (S–15)
Acquired18 January 1957[1]
StrickenMarch 1968
FateSunk as a target around 30 June 1968[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeGato-class diesel-electric submarine[2]
Displacement1,525 tons (1,549 t) surfaced,[2] 2,424 tons (2,460 t) submerged[2]
Length311 ft 9 in (95.02 m)[2]
Beam27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)[2]
Draft17 ft 0 in (5.18 m) maximum[2]
Propulsion
Speed21 kn (39 km/h) surfaced,[5] 9 kn (17 km/h) submerged[5]
Range11,000 nm @ 10 kn (20,000 km @ 19 km/h) surfaced[5]
Endurance48 hours @ 2 kn (3.7 km/h) submerged,[5] 75 days on patrol
Test depth300 ft (90 m)[5]
Complement6 officers, 54 enlisted[5]
Armament

USS Paddle (SS-263), a Gato-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the paddlefish.

  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. 275–280. ISBN 978-0-313-26202-9.
  4. ^ a b c U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311
  5. ^ a b c d e f U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305-311