AGSS-555 USS Dolphin

Namesake. The Dolphin, an aquatic mammal within the infraorder Cetacea
Builder. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, ME
Ordered. 10 Aug 1960
Laid down. 9 Nov 1962
Launched. 8 Jun 1968
Commissioned. 17 Aug 1968
Decommissioned. 15 Jan 2007
Out of service. 22 Sep 2006
Stricken . 5 Jan 2007
Status. Museum ship at the Maritime Museum of San Diego, CA
Class and type. Dolphin-class submarine
Displacement:
805 long tons (818 t) light
861 long tons (875 t) full load
56 long tons (57 t) dead
Length. 46.3 m (151 ft 11 in)
Beam. 6 m (19 ft 8 in)
Draft. 4.8 m (15 ft 9 in)
Propulsion:
2 × General Motors V71 12-cylinder diesel engines, 425 hp (317 kW)
2 × electric main motors
330-cell silver-oxide battery
Speed: 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced; 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph) submerged
(10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph), 3–4 knots (5.6–7.4 km/h; 3.5–4.6 mph) sustained
Endurance. 15 days
Test depth. 3,000 ft (910 m) (unclassified)
Capacity. 12 tons on external mounting pads, six port, six starboard, forward and aft of sail
Complement. 3 officers, 20 ratings, 4 scientists
Armament. smallarms. No internal torpedo tubes. An external tube could be mounted to be used for experiments.