SS-573 USS Salmon

Namesake. Salmon, species of euryhaline ray-finned fish from the genera Salmo and Oncorhynchus of the family Salmonidae
Awarded. 27 Feb 1952
Builder. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME
Laid down. 10 Mar 1954
Launched. 25 Feb 1956
Commissioned. 25 Aug 1956, as SSR-573
Decommissioned. 1 Oct 1977
Reclassified:
SS-573 (Attack submarine), 1 Mar 1961
AGSS-573 (Auxiliary Research submarine), 1 Jun 1968
SS-573 (Attack submarine), 30 Jun 1969
Stricken. 1 Oct 1977
Fate. Sunk as a bottom target, 5 Jun 1993
Class and type. Sailfish-class submarine
Displacement:
2,030 long tons (2,063 t) light
2,334 long tons (2,371 t) surfaced
3,168 long tons (3,219 t) submerged
Length. 350 ft (110 m)
Beam. 29 ft 1 in (8.86 m)
Draft. 16 ft 4 in (5 m)
Propulsion. Diesel-electric, 2 screws
Speed. 20.5 knots (38.0 km/h; 23.6 mph) surfaced; 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) submerged
Complement. 95 officers and men
Armament. 6 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes