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SS-393 USS Queenfish
Namesake: Queenfish, a small food fish found off the Pacific coast of North America.
Builder. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine
Laid down. 27 Jul 1943
Launched. 30 Nov 1943
Commissioned. 11 Mar 1944
Decommissioned. 1 Mar 1963
Stricken. 1 Mar 1963
Fate. Sunk as a target, 14 Aug 1963
Class & type. Balao-class diesel-electric submarine
Displacement.	
1,526 long tons (1,550 t) surfaced
2,391 long 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 (37.50 km/h; 23.30 mph) surfaced
8.75 knots (16.21 km/h; 10.07 mph) submerged
Range. 11,000 nmi (20,000 km; 13,000 mi) surfaced at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Endurance.	
48 hours at 2 knots (3.7 km/h; 2.3 mph) 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

SS-393 USS Queenfish

Namesake: Queenfish, a small food fish found off the Pacific coast of North America.
Builder. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine
Laid down. 27 Jul 1943
Launched. 30 Nov 1943
Commissioned. 11 Mar 1944
Decommissioned. 1 Mar 1963
Stricken. 1 Mar 1963
Fate. Sunk as a target, 14 Aug 1963
Class & type. Balao-class diesel-electric submarine
Displacement.
1,526 long tons (1,550 t) surfaced
2,391 long 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 (37.50 km/h; 23.30 mph) surfaced
8.75 knots (16.21 km/h; 10.07 mph) submerged
Range. 11,000 nmi (20,000 km; 13,000 mi) surfaced at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Endurance.
48 hours at 2 knots (3.7 km/h; 2.3 mph) 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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