SS-415 USS Stickleback

Namesake. The Stickleback, a small scaleless fish
Builder Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA
Laid down. 1 Mar 1944
Launched. 1 Jan 1945
Commissioned. 29 Mar 1945
Decommissioned. 26 Jun 1946
Recommissioned. 6 Sep 1951
Decommissioned. 14 Nov 1952
Recommissioned. 26 Jun 1953
Fate. Sunk in collision with USS Silverstein off Oahu 29 May 1958

General characteristics (World War II)
Class and type. Balao-class diesel-electric submarine
Displacement:
1,526 tons (1550 t) surfaced
2,424 tons (2460 t) submerged
Length. 311 ft 10 in (95.05 m)
Beam. 27 ft 4 in (8.33 m)
Draft. 16 ft 10 in (5.13 m) maximum
Propulsion:
4 × Fairbanks-Morse Model 38D8-⅛ 10-cylinder opposed piston diesel engines driving electrical generators
2 × 126-cell Sargo batteries
4 × high-speed General Electric electric motors with reduction gears
two propellers
5,400 shp (4.0 MW) surfaced
2,740 shp (2.0 MW) submerged
Speed:
20.25 knots (37.50 km/h) surfaced
8.75 knots (16.21 km/h) submerged
Range. 11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) surfaced at 10 knots (19 km/h)
Endurance. 48 hours at 2 knots (3.7 km/h) submerged; 75 days on patrol
Test depth. 400 ft (120 m)
Complement. 10 officers, 70–71 enlisted
Armament:
10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes. 6 forward, 4 aft
24 torpedoes
1 × 5-inch (127 mm) / 25 caliber deck gun
Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon

General characteristics (Guppy IIA)
Displacement:
1,848 tons (1,878 t) surfaced
2,440 tons (2,479 t) submerged
Length. 307 ft (94 m)
Beam. 27 ft 4 in (8.33 m)
Draft. 17 ft (5.2 m)
Propulsion:
Snorkel added
One diesel engine and generator removed
Batteries upgraded to Sargo II
Speed. 17.0 knots (31.5 km/h) maximum, 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h) cruising (Surfaced); 14.1 knots (26.1 km/h) for ½ hour, 8.0 knots (14.8 km/h) snorkeling, 3.0 knots (5.6 km/h) cruising (Submerged)
Armament:
10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
(six forward, four aft)
all guns removed