SS-486 USS Pomodon

Namesake. The Pomodon (an obsolete synonym for Hemilutjanus) genera of snapper
Builder. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME
Laid down. 29 Jan 1945
Launched. 12 Jun 1945
Commissioned. 11 Sep 1945
Decommissioned. 1 Apr 1955
Recommissioned. 2 Jul 1955
Decommissioned. 1 Aug 1970
Stricken . 1 Aug 1970
Fate. Sold for scrap, 26 Jan 1972
Class and type. Tench-class diesel-electric submarine
Displacement:
1,570 tons (1,595 t) surfaced
2,414 tons (2,453 t) submerged
Length. 311 ft 8 in (95.00 m)
Beam. 27 ft 4 in (8.33 m)
Draft. 17 ft (5.2 m) maximum
Propulsion:
4 × Fairbanks-Morse Model 38D8-⅛ 10-cylinder opposed piston diesel engines driving electrical generators
2 × 126-cell Sargo batteries
2 × low-speed direct-drive Elliott electric motors
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 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, 71 enlisted
Armament:
10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes, 6 forward, 4 aft)
28 torpedoes
1 × 5-inch (127 mm) / 25 caliber deck gun
Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon