SS-484 USS Odax

Namesake. The odax, a brilliantly colored parrot fish belonging to the family Scaridae
Builder. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME
Laid down. 4 Dec 1944
Launched. 10 Apr 1945
Commissioned. 11 Jul 1945
Decommissioned. 8 Jul 1972
Stricken. 8 Jul 1972
Fate. Transferred to Brazil, 8 Jul 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