SS-522 USS Amberjack

Namesake. The amberjack, a vigorous sport fish
Builder. Boston Navy Yard
Laid down. 8 Feb 1944
Launched. 15 Dec 1944
Commissioned. 4 Mar 1946
Decommissioned. 17 Oct 1973
Stricken. 17 Oct 1973
Fate. Transferred to Brazil, 17 Oct 1973
General characteristics. (As completed)
Class and type. Tench-class diesel-electric submarine
Displacement:
1,570 tons (1,595 t) surfaced
2,428 tons (2,467 t) submerged
Length. 311 ft 8 in (95.00 m)
Beam. 27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)
Draft. 17 ft 0 in (5.18 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 Westinghouse 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 (six forward, four aft)
28 torpedoes
2 × 5 in (130 mm) caliber deck guns
Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
General characteristics: (Guppy II)
Displacement:
1,870 tons (1,900 t) surfaced
2,440 tons (2,480 t) submerged
Length. 307 ft (93.6 m)
Beam. 27 ft 4 in (7.4 m)
Draft. 17 ft (5.2 m)
Propulsion:
Snorkel added
Batteries upgraded to GUPPY type, capacity expanded to 504 cells (1 × 184 cell, 1 × 68 cell, and 2 × 126 cell batteries)
Speed. 18.0 knots (33.3 km/h) maximum, 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h) cruising (Surfaced); 16.0 knots (29.6 km/h) for ½ hour, 9.0 knots (16.7 km/h) snorkeling, 3.5 knots (6.5 km/h) cruising (Submerged)
Range. 15,000 nm (28,000 km) surfaced at 11 knots (20 km/h)
Endurance. 48 hours at 4 knots (7 km/h) submerged
Complement. 9–10 officers, 5 petty officers, 70 enlisted men
Sensors and processing systems.
WFA active sonar
JT passive sonar
Mk 106 torpedo fire control system
Armament. 10 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (six forward, four aft), all guns removed