USS Tullibee (SS-284)

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

USS Tullibee (SS-284), off the coast of Mare Island, California
USS Tullibee (SS-284), off the coast of Mare Island, California.
History
United States
NameUSS Tullibee
BuilderMare Island Naval Shipyard[1]
Laid down1 April 1942[1]
Launched11 November 1942[1]
Sponsored byMrs. Kenneth C. Hurd
Commissioned15 February 1943[1]
Stricken29 July 1944
FateSunk by own torpedo north of Palau, 26 March 1944[2]
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 0 in (5.18 m) maximum[2]
Propulsion
Speed
  • 21 kn (24 mph; 39 km/h) surfaced[6]
  • 9 kn (10 mph; 17 km/h) submerged[6]
Range11,000 nmi (13,000 mi; 20,000 km) surfaced at 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h)[6]
Endurance
  • 48 hours at 2 kn (2.3 mph; 3.7 km/h) submerged[6]
  • 75 days on patrol
Test depth300 ft (91 m)[6]
Complement6 officers, 54 enlisted[6]
Armament

USS Tullibee (SS-284), a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the tullibee. Her keel was laid down on 1 April 1942 at Mare Island, California, by the Mare Island Navy Yard. She was launched on 11 November 1942 sponsored by Mrs. Kenneth C. Hurd; and commissioned on 15 February 1943, Commander Charles Frederic Brindupke in command.

Tullibee held shakedown training from 8–30 April 1943 and departed for Hawaii on 8 May. She arrived at Pearl Harbor on 15 May and held further training exercises in Hawaiian waters. Numerous air fitting leaks developed, and she was docked for repairs twice. When this proved ineffective, the submarine entered the navy yard until 11 July.

Tullibee started her first war patrol on 19 July 1943. She was sunk by one of her own torpedoes on 26 March 1944 while on her fourth patrol. One crew member survived the sinking of Tullibee.

  1. ^ a b c d 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. 270–280. 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. ^ a b c d e f Friedman, Norman (1995). U.S. Submarines Through 1945: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. pp. 305‒311. ISBN 1-55750-263-3.