USS Sargo (SS-188)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Sargo.

Sargo during sea trials off Provincetown, Massachusetts, 1 November 1938
History
United States
Namesakesargo
BuilderElectric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut[1]
Laid down12 May 1937[1]
Launched6 June 1938[1]
Commissioned7 February 1939[1]
Decommissioned22 June 1946[1]
Stricken19 July 1946[1]
FateSold for scrap, 19 May 1947[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeSargo-class composite diesel-hydraulic and diesel-electric submarine[2]
Displacement
  • 1,450 long tons (1,470 t) standard, surfaced[3]
  • 2,350 long tons (2,390 t) submerged[3]
Length310 ft 6 in (94.64 m)[3]
Beam26 ft 10 in (8.18 m)[3]
Draft16 ft 7+1⁄2 in (5.067 m)[3]
Propulsion
Speed
  • 21 knots (39 km/h) surfaced[3]
  • 8.75 knots (16 km/h) submerged[3]
Range11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h)[3]
Endurance48 hours at 2 knots (3.7 km/h) submerged[3]
Test depth250 ft (76 m)[3]
Complement5 officers, 54 enlisted[3]
Armament

USS Sargo (SS-188), the lead ship of her class of submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the sargo fish.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g 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 Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775–1990: Major Combatants. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 269–270. ISBN 0-313-26202-0.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311
  4. ^ U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 202–204