USS Trout (SS-566)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Trout.
USS Trout (SS-566), ca. 1969.
USS Trout, ca. 1969.
History
United States
NameUSS Trout
NamesakeTrout, a number of species of freshwater and saltwater fish belonging to the subfamily Salmoninae of the family Salmonidae
Awarded14 May 1948
BuilderElectric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, Connecticut
Laid down1 December 1949
Launched21 August 1951
Sponsored byMrs. Albert H. Clark
Commissioned27 June 1952
Decommissioned2 January 1977[1]
Stricken19 December 1978
Honors and
awards		Battle Efficiency Award (Battle "E") 1961
FateTransferred to Imperial Iranian Navy 19 December 1978
 Imperial Iranian Navy
NameIIS Kousseh (SS 101)
NamesakeShark
Acquired19 December 1978
Fate
  • Abandoned in United States March 1979
  • Returned to U.S. custody 1992
  • Scrapping contract awarded May 2008
  • Scrapping completed 27 February 2009
General characteristics
Class and typeTang-class submarine Attack submarine
Displacement
  • 1,615 long tons (1,641 t) light
  • 2,108 long tons (2,142 t) surfaced
  • 2,700 long tons (2,743 t) submerged
Length269 ft (82 m)
Beam27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)
Draft20 ft (6.1 m)
Speed
  • 16.3 knots (18.8 mph; 30.2 km/h) surfaced
  • 17.4 knots (20.0 mph; 32.2 km/h) submerged
Test depth700 ft (210 m)
Complement8 officers and 75 men
Armament8 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (6 forward, 2 aft)

USS Trout (SS-566), a Tang-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the trout.

  1. ^ Silverstone, Paul H. (1978), "Naval Intelligence", Warship International, 15 (1), International Naval Research Organization: 42–44, JSTOR 44890126