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SS-404 USS Spikefish
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Namesake. The Spikefish, ray-finned fishes related to the pufferfishes and triggerfishes
Builder: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME
Laid down. 29 Jan 1944
Launched. 26 Apr 1944
Commissioned. 30 Jun 1944
Decommissioned. 2 Apr 1963
Stricken . 1 May 1963
Fate. Sunk as a target off Long Island, 4 Aug 1964
Class and type. Balao class diesel-electric submarine
Displacement:
1,526 long tons (1,550 t) surfaced
2,391 tons (2,429 t) submerged
Length. 311 ft 6 in (94.95 m)
Beam. 27 ft 3 in (8.31 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 Elliott 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 (38 km/h) surfaced; 8.75 knots (16 km/h) submerged
Range. 11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) surfaced at 10 kn (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
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![SS-404 USS Spikefish
Namesake. The Spikefish, ray-finned fishes related to the pufferfishes and triggerfishes
Builder: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME
Laid down. 29 Jan 1944
Launched. 26 Apr 1944
Commissioned. 30 Jun 1944
Decommissioned. 2 Apr 1963
Stricken . 1 May 1963
Fate. Sunk as a target off Long Island, 4 Aug 1964
Class and type. Balao class diesel-electric submarine
Displacement:
1,526 long tons (1,550 t) surfaced
2,391 tons (2,429 t) submerged
Length. 311 ft 6 in (94.95 m)
Beam. 27 ft 3 in (8.31 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 Elliott 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 (38 km/h) surfaced; 8.75 knots (16 km/h) submerged
Range. 11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) surfaced at 10 kn (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](albums/userpics/10003/404-1-Spikefish.jpg "SS-404 USS Spikefish
Namesake. The Spikefish, ray-finned fishes related to the pufferfishes and triggerfishes
Builder: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME
Laid down. 29 Jan 1944
Launched. 26 Apr 1944
Commissioned. 30 Jun 1944
Decommissioned. 2 Apr 1963
Stricken . 1 May 1963
Fate. Sunk as a target off Long Island, 4 Aug 1964
Class and type. Balao class diesel-electric submarine
Displacement:
1,526 long tons (1,550 t) surfaced
2,391 tons (2,429 t) submerged
Length. 311 ft 6 in (94.95 m)
Beam. 27 ft 3 in (8.31 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 Elliott 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 (38 km/h) surfaced; 8.75 knots (16 km/h) submerged
Range. 11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) surfaced at 10 kn (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")