USS Sarda

History
United States
NameUSS Sarda (SS-488)
NamesakeSarda, a genus of game fish
BuilderPortsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine[1]
Laid down12 April 1945[1]
Launched24 August 1945[1]
Sponsored byMrs. James J. Heffernan
Commissioned19 April 1946[1]
Decommissioned1 June 1964[1]
Stricken1 June 1964[1]
FateSold for scrap 14 May 1965[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeTench-class diesel-electric submarine[3]
Displacement
  • 1,570 tons (1,595 t) surfaced [3]
  • 2,414 tons (2,453 t) submerged [3]
Length311 ft 8 in (95.00 m) [3]
Beam27 ft 4 in (8.33 m) [3]
Draft17 ft 0 in (5.18 m) maximum [3]
Propulsion
Speed
  • 20.25 knots (38 km/h) surfaced [2]
  • 8.75 knots (16 km/h) submerged [2]
Range11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) surfaced at 10 knots (19 km/h) [2]
Endurance
  • 48 hours at 2 knots (3.7 km/h) submerged [2]
  • 75 days on patrol
Test depth400 ft (120 m) [2]
Complement10 officers, 71 enlisted [2]
Armament

USS Sarda (SS-488), a Tench-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the sarda, a game fish of the central, southwestern, and western Pacific Ocean.

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  2. ^ a b c d e f U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305-311
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  5. ^ U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 261–263
  6. ^ a b c U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311