SS-565 USS Wahoo

Namesake. The Wahoo, (Acanthocybium solandri) a scombrid fish found worldwide in tropical and subtropical seas
Builder. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, NH
Laid down. 24 Oct 1949
Launched. 16 Oct 1951
Commissioned. 30 May 1952
Decommissioned. 27 Jun 1980
Stricken . 15 Jul 1983
Fate. Sold for scrap in 1984
Class and type. Tang-class submarine Attack submarine
Displacement:
1,560 long tons (1,585 t) surfaced
2,260 long tons (2,296 t) submerged
Length. 269 ft 2 in (82.04 m)
Beam. 27 ft 2 in (8.28 m)
Draft. 17 ft (5.2 m)
Speed. 15.5 knots (17.8 mph; 28.7 km/h) surfaced, 18.3 knots (21.1 mph; 33.9 km/h) submerged
Complement. 83 officers and men
Armament. 8 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (6 forward, 2 aft)