USS Silversides (SS-236)

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

USS Silversides (SS-236)
USS Silversides (SS-236) on or about 31 March 1942 as she was on sea trials
History
United States
NameSilversides
Namesakesilversides
BuilderMare Island Naval Shipyard
Laid down4 November 1940
Launched26 August 1941
Sponsored byElizabeth H. Hogan
Commissioned15 December 1941
Decommissioned17 April 1946
Stricken30 June 1969
StatusMuseum ship at Muskegon, Michigan
General characteristics
Class and typeGato-class diesel-electric submarine[2]
Displacement
  • 1,525 long tons (1,549 t) surfaced[2]
  • 2,424 long tons (2,463 t) submerged[2]
Length311 ft 9 in (95.02 m)[2]
Beam27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)[2]
Draft17 ft (5.2 m) maximum[2]
Propulsion
Speed
  • 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) surfaced[1]
  • 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) submerged[1]
Range11,000 nmi (20,000 km; 13,000 mi) surfaced at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)[1]
Endurance
  • 48 hours at 2 knots (4 km/h; 2 mph) submerged[1]
  • 75 days on patrol
Test depth300 ft (90 m)[1]
Complement6 officers, 54 enlisted[1]
Armament
U.S.S. Silversides
Silversides, a national landmark and a museum, at "full dress ship" in Muskegon for the US Navy's Submarine Centennial, 3 June 2000
USS Silversides (SS-236) is located in Michigan
USS Silversides (SS-236)
LocationMuskegon, Michigan
Coordinates43°13′48″N 86°19′58″W / 43.23000°N 86.33278°W / 43.23000; -86.33278
Built1941
NRHP reference No.72000453[6]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP18 October 1972
Designated NHL14 January 1986[7]

USS Silversides (SS/AGSS-236) is a Gato-class submarine, the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the silversides.

Silversides was one of the most successful submarines in the Pacific Theater of World War II, with 23 confirmed sinkings, totalling more than 90,000 long tons (91,444 t) of shipping. She received a Presidential Unit Citation for cumulative action over four patrols, and twelve battle stars.[8] She presently serves as a museum ship in Muskegon, Michigan, and is a National Historic Landmark.

  1. ^ a b c d e f U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311
  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. 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. 271–280. ISBN 978-0-313-26202-9.
  4. ^ U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 261–263
  5. ^ U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311
  6. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 15 April 2008.
  7. ^ "Silversides, USS (Submarine)". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
  8. ^ "NHL nomination for USS Silversides". National Park Service. Retrieved 3 April 2017.