List of Balao-class submarines

List of Balao-class submarines and their dispositions. 120 of these boats were built during and after World War II, commissioned from February 1943 through September 1948, with 12 commissioned postwar.[1] This was the most numerous US submarine class. Nine of the 52 US submarines lost in World War II were of this class, along with five lost postwar, including one in Turkish service in 1953, one in Argentine service in the Falklands War of 1982, and one in Peruvian service in 1988.[1][2] Also, Lancetfish flooded and sank while fitting out at the Boston Naval Shipyard on 15 March 1945. She was raised but not repaired, and was listed with the reserve fleet postwar until struck in 1958. Some of the class served actively in the US Navy through the middle 1970s, and one (Hai Pao ex-Tusk) is still active in Taiwan's Republic of China Navy.

The primary improvement of the Balao class over the preceding Gato class was an increase in test depth from 300 feet (91 m) to 400 feet (120 m), which was shared with the subsequent Tench class. This, combined with generally less wartime service than previous classes, led to the Balao and Tench classes being preferred for modernization programs and active postwar service. 36 Balaos were modernized under various GUPPY conversion programs, plus 19 received the more austere "Fleet Snorkel" modernization, often in connection with foreign transfers.[3]

SS-361 through SS-364 were initially ordered as Balao-class, and were assigned hull numbers that fall in the middle of the range of numbers for the Balao class (SS-285 through SS-416 & SS-425–426).[4] Thus, in some references they are listed with this class. However, they were completed by Manitowoc as Gatos, due to an unavoidable delay in Electric Boat's development of Balao-class drawings. Manitowoc was a follow yard to Electric Boat, and was dependent on them for designs and drawings.[1][5]

Cancellations

A total of 125 U.S. submarines were cancelled during World War II, all but three between 29 July 1944 and 12 August 1945. The exceptions were USS Wahoo (SS-516), USS Unicorn (SS-436), and USS Walrus (SS-437), cancelled 7 January 1946. References vary considerably as to how many of these were Balaos and how many were Tenches. Some references simply assume all submarines numbered after SS-416 were Tench class; however, USS Trumpetfish (SS-425) and USS Tusk (SS-426) were completed as Balaos.[6][7] This yields 10 cancelled Balao-class, SS-353-360 and 379-380. The Register of Ships of the U. S. Navy differs, considering every submarine not specifically ordered as a Tench to be a Balao, and further projecting SS-551-562 as a future class.[1] This yields 62 cancelled Balao class, 51 cancelled Tench class, and 12 cancelled SS-551 class. This article follows the information in the "Register". Two of the cancelled Balao-class submarines, Turbot and Ulua, were launched incomplete and served for years as experimental hulks at Annapolis and Norfolk, Virginia. Two of the cancelled Tench-class boats, Unicorn and Walrus, were also launched incomplete, never commissioned, but listed with the Reserve fleet until struck in 1958 and scrapped in 1959. The cancelled hull numbers, including those launched incomplete, were SS-353-360 (Balao), 379–380 (Balao), 427–434 (Balao), 436–437 (Tench), 438–474 (Balao), 491–521 (Tench), 526-529 (Tench), 530–536 (Balao), 537-550 (Tench), and 551-562 (SS-551 class).[1]

Abbreviations

Abbreviations and hull classification symbols for postwar redesignations/conversions:

  • AGSS — auxiliary submarine (various roles including sonar testing and some pierside trainers)
  • FS — "fleet snorkel" conversion, including a snorkel and streamlined sail
  • G IA, G II, etc. — various GUPPY conversions, usually including a snorkel, streamlined sail, improved batteries, and upgraded sonar and electronics
  • IXSS — unclassified submarine
  • PT — pierside trainer for naval reservists, reportedly immobilized by removing the propellers[8][9][10]
  • SSA/ASSA - cargo submarine
  • SSG — guided missile submarine
  • SSP/ASSP/APSS/LPSS — amphibious transport submarine
  • SSR — radar picket submarine
  • Struck — Struck (deleted) from the Naval Vessel Register, usually followed by scrapping or other final disposal, or sale to a foreign navy

Ships in class
Ship Name Hull No. Builder Laid down Launched Commissioned/
Recommissioned		 Decommissioned Fate
Balao SS-285 Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine 26 June 1942 27 October 1942 4 February 1943 20 August 1946 AGSS 1 April 1960; struck 1 August 1963, sunk as target 4 September 1963, conning tower preserved as memorial at US Navy Museum, Washington Navy Yard, DC[11][12]
4 March 1952 11 July 1963
Billfish SS-286 23 July 1942 12 November 1942 20 April 1943 1 November 1946 PT 1960-1968, AGSS 1 December 1962; struck 1 April 1968, sold for scrap 17 March 1971[11]
1 January 1960 1 April 1968
Bowfin SS-287 23 July 1942 7 December 1942 1 May 1943 12 February 1947 PT 1960-1971, AGSS 1 December 1962, IXSS 30 June 1971; struck 1 December 1971, memorial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii[11][13]
27 July 1951 22 April 1954
10 January 1960 1 December 1971
Cabrilla SS-288 18 August 1942 24 December 1942 24 May 1943 7 August 1946 PT 1960-1968, AGSS 1 December 1962; struck 30 June 1968, memorial at Galveston, Texas 1968-1971, sold for scrap 18 April 1972[11]
May 1960 30 June 1968
Capelin SS-289 14 September 1942 20 January 1943 4 June 1943 N/A Lost to unknown cause, circa 2 December 1943[1][11]
Cisco SS-290 29 October 1942 24 December 1942 10 May 1943 Lost to Japanese air and surface attack, 28 September 1943[1][11]
Crevalle SS-291 14 November 1942 22 February 1943 24 June 1943 29 July 1946 AGSS 1 April 1960, PT 1962-1968; struck 15 April 1968, sold for scrap 17 March 1971[11]
6 September 1951 19 August 1955
11 April 1957 9 March 1962
Devilfish SS-292 Cramp Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 31 March 1942 30 May 1943 1 September 1944 30 September 1946 AGSS 1 December 1962; struck 1 March 1967, used for explosives tests, sunk as a target off San Francisco, California 14 August 1968[1][11]
Dragonet SS-293 28 April 1942 18 April 1943 6 March 1944 16 April 1946 Struck 1 June 1961, scuttled in Chesapeake Bay[11]after tests 17 September 1961
Escolar SS-294 10 June 1942 18 April 1943 2 June 1944 N/A Lost to unknown cause, probably Japanese mine, 17 October 1944[1][11]
Hackleback SS-295 15 August 1942 30 May 1943 7 November 1944 20 March 1946 AGSS 1 December 1962; struck 1 March 1967, sold for scrap 4 December 1968[11]
Lancetfish SS-296 Cramp Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania/Boston Naval Shipyard 30 September 1942 15 August 1943 12 February 1945 24 March 1945 Flooded and sank Boston Naval Shipyard 15 March 1945, raised but not repaired, listed with the reserve fleet; struck 9 June 1958, sold for scrap 20 August 1959[11][14]
Ling SS-297 2 November 1942 15 August 1943 8 June 1945 26 October 1946 PT 1960-1971, AGSS 1 December 1962, IXSS 30 June 1971; struck 1 December 1971, memorial at Hackensack, New Jersey[11][15]
March 1960 1 December 1971
Lionfish SS-298 Cramp Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania/Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine 15 December 1942 7 November 1943 1 November 1944 16 January 1946 PT 1960-1971, AGSS 1 December 1962, IXSS 30 June 1971; struck 20 December 1971, memorial at Fall River, Massachusetts[11][16]
31 January 1951 15 December 1953
1 March 1960 20 December 1971
Manta SS-299 15 January 1943 7 November 1943 18 December 1944 10 June 1946 AGSS 16 August 1949, target ship 1949-1953, PT 1960-1967, hull tests 1967-1969; struck 30 June 1967, sunk as target 16 July 1969[17][18]
2 August 1949 6 December 1955
1 April 1960 30 June 1967
Moray SS-300 Cramp Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 21 April 1943 14 May 1944 26 January 1945 12 April 1946 AGSS 1 December 1962; struck 1 April 1967, sunk as target 18 June 1970[17]
Roncador SS-301 21 April 1943 14 May 1944 8 June 1945 26 October 1946 PT 1960-1971, AGSS 1 December 1962, IXSS 30 June 1971; struck 1 December 1971, sold for scrap 1 February 1973, conning tower internals preserved at US Navy Museum, Washington Navy Yard, DC, external fairwater preserved at Naval Base Point Loma, San Diego, California[12][17][19]
February 1960 1 December 1971
Sabalo SS-302 5 June 1943 4 June 1944 19 June 1945 7 August 1946 FS 1952; struck 1 July 1971, sunk as target 21 February 1973[17][20]
1 June 1951 1 July 1971
Sablefish SS-303 5 June 1943 4 June 1944 18 December 1945 1 November 1969 FS 1951, AGSS 30 June 1969; struck 1 November 1969, sold for scrap 29 July 1971[17]
Seahorse SS-304 Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California 1 July 1942 9 January 1943 31 March 1943 2 March 1946 AGSS 1 December 1962; struck 1 March 1967, sold for scrap 4 December 1968[17]
Skate SS-305 1 August 1942 4 March 1943 15 April 1943 11 December 1946 Operation Crossroads nuclear weapons tests July 1946; sunk as target 5 October 1948, struck 21 October 1948[1][17][21]
Tang SS-306 15 January 1943 17 August 1943 15 October 1943 N/A Lost due to circular run of own torpedo, 24 October 1944[17]
Tilefish SS-307 10 March 1943 25 October 1943 15 December 1943 12 October 1959 FS 1960, transferred to Venezuela as Carite 4 May 1960; struck 1 December 1960, decommissioned by Venezuela for spare parts 28 January 1977[17][22]
30 Jan 1960 4 May 1960
Apogon SS-308 Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine 9 December 1942 10 March 1943 16 July 1943 N/A Converted to remote control, sunk in Operation Crossroads nuclear weapons tests 25 July 1946; struck 25 February 1947[1][17][23]
Aspro SS-309 27 December 1942 7 April 1943 31 July 1943 30 January 1946 AGSS 1 July 1960; struck 1 September 1962, sunk as target 16 November 1962[17]
23 September 1951 30 April 1954
Batfish SS-310 27 December 1942 5 May 1943 21 August 1943 6 April 1946 AGSS 1 December 1962, PT 1960-1969; struck 1 November 1969, memorial at Muskogee, Oklahoma[17][24]
7 March 1952 January 1960
January 1960 1 November 1969
Archerfish SS-311 22 January 1943 28 May 1943 4 September 1943 12 June 1946 AGSS 22 February 1960; struck 1 May 1968, sunk as target 19 October 1968[17]
7 March 1952 21 October 1955
1 August 1957 1 May 1968
Burrfish SS-312 24 February 1943 18 June 1943 13 September 1943 10 October 1946 SSR 1 February 1949, SS 15 January 1961, transferred to Canada as Grilse 11 May 1961; returned to US and struck 19 July 1969, sunk as target 19 November 1969[17][25]
2 November 1948 17 December 1956
17 January 1961 11 May 1961
Perch SS-313 Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut 5 January 1943 12 September 1943 7 January 1944 15 January 1947 SSP 20 January 1948, ASSP 31 January 1950, APSS 24 October 1956, PT 1967-1971, LPSS 1 January 1969, IXSS 30 June 1971; struck 1 December 1971, sold for scrap 15 January 1973[17]
20 May 1948 31 March 1960
11 November 1961 27 May 1967
Shark SS-314 28 January 1943 17 October 1943 14 February 1944 N/A Lost to Japanese surface attack, 24 October 1944[1][17]
Sealion SS-315 25 February 1943 31 October 1943 8 March 1944 16 February 1946 SSP 5 April 1948, ASSP 31 January 1950, APSS 24 October 1956, PT 1960-1961, LPSS 1 January 1969; struck 15 March 1977, test hulk, sunk as target 8 July 1978[17]
2 November 1948 30 June 1960
20 October 1961 20 February 1970
Barbel SS-316 11 March 1943 14 November 1943 3 April 1944 N/A Lost to Japanese air attack, 4 February 1945[1][17]
Barbero SS-317 25 March 1943 12 December 1943 29 April 1944 30 June 1950 SSA 5 April 1948, ASSA 31 January 1950, SSG 25 October 1955; struck 1 July 1964, sunk as target 7 October 1964[17]
28 October 1955 30 June 1964
Baya SS-318 8 April 1943 2 January 1944 20 May 1944 14 May 1946 AGSS 16 August 1949 (sonar tests); struck 30 October 1972, sold for scrap October 1973[17]
10 February 1948 30 October 1972
Becuna SS-319 29 April 1943 30 January 1944 27 May 1944 7 November 1969 G IA 1951, AGSS 1 October 1969, SS 30 June 1971; struck 15 August 1973, memorial at Philadelphia, PA[17][26]
Bergall SS-320 13 May 1943 16 February 1944 12 June 1944 18 October 1958 FS 1952, transferred to Turkey 18 October 1958 as Turgutreis; sold to Turkey and struck 15 February 1973, decommissioned by Turkey 5 April 1983, renamed Ceryah Botu 6, receiving ship at Gölcük Naval Base until sold for scrap in 2000[17][27]
Besugo SS-321 27 May 1943 27 February 1944 19 June 1944 21 March 1958 AGSS 1 December 1962, FS 1966, transferred to Italy 31 March 1966 as Francesco Morosini; returned to US custody and struck 15 November 1975, sold for scrap 16 April 1976[17][28]
Blackfin SS-322 10 June 1943 12 March 1944 4 July 1944 19 November 1948 G IA 1951; struck 15 September 1972, sunk as target 13 May 1973[1][17]
15 May 1951 15 September 1972
Caiman SS-323 24 June 1943 30 March 1944 17 July 1944 30 June 1972 G IA 1951, sold to Turkey 30 June 1972 as Dumlupinar (S339); decommissioned by Turkey 6 February 1983, renamed Ceryan Botu (Y-1247), battery charging hulk at Gölcük Naval Base; sold for scrap 15 September 1986[29][30]
Blenny SS-324 8 July 1943 9 April 1944 27 July 1944 7 November 1969 G IA 1951, AGSS 1 October 1969, SS 30 June 1971; struck 15 August 1973, scuttled 7 June 1989 as part of artificial reef near Ocean City, Maryland[1][29]
Blower SS-325 15 July 1943 23 April 1944 10 August 1944 16 November 1950 FS 1950, transferred to Turkey 16 November 1950 as Dumlupinar (D-6); struck 20 December 1950 (probably purchased by Turkey),[1] lost due to collision with MV Naboland 4 April 1953.[29][31]
Blueback SS-326 29 July 1943 7 May 1944 28 August 1944 23 May 1948 Transferred to Turkey 23 May 1948 as 2. İnönü, struck 28 May 1948,[1] FS 1953; decommissioned by Turkey 30 November 1973 and returned to US custody, fate unknown[29][32]
Boarfish SS-327 12 August 1943 21 May 1944 23 September 1944 23 May 1948 Transferred to Turkey 23 May 1948 as Sakarya, struck 28 May 1948,[1] FS 1953; decommissioned by Turkey 12 December 1975, returned to US custody and sold for scrap 1980[29][33]
Charr SS-328 26 August 1943 28 May 1944 23 September 1944 28 June 1969 FS 1951, AGSS 1 July 1966, PT 1969-1971, IXSS 30 June 1971; struck 20 December 1971, sold for scrap 17 August 1972[1][29]
28 June 1969 20 December 1971
Chub SS-329 16 September 1943 18 June 1944 21 October 1944 23 May 1948 Transferred to Turkey 25 May 1948 as Gür, struck 28 May 1948,[1] FS 1953; decommissioned by Turkey 12 December 1975 and returned to US custody, sold for scrap 22 May 1976[29][34]
Brill SS-330 23 September 1943 25 June 1944 26 October 1944 23 May 1948 Transferred to Turkey 25 May 1948 as 1. İnönü, struck 28 May 1948,[1] FS 1953; decommissioned by Turkey 29 November 1972 and returned to US custody, fate unknown[29][35]
Bugara SS-331 21 October 1943 2 July 1944 15 November 1944 1 October 1970 FS 1951, AGSS 30 June 1969, SS 1 October 1969; struck 1 October 1970, slated to be sunk as target but sank under tow 1 June 1971[29]
Bullhead SS-332 21 October 1943 16 July 1944 4 December 1944 N/A Lost to Japanese air attack, 6 August 1945[1][29]
Bumper SS-333 6 November 1943 6 August 1944 9 December 1944 16 November 1950 FS 1950, transferred to Turkey 16 November 1950 as Çanakkale, struck 20 December 1950;[1] decommissioned by Turkey 8 November 1976, fate unknown[29][36]
Cabezon SS-334 18 November 1943 27 August 1944 30 December 1944 24 October 1953 AGSS 1 December 1962, PT 1960-1970; struck 15 May 1970, sold for scrap 28 December 1971[29]
April 1960 15 May 1970
Dentuda SS-335 18 November 1943 10 September 1944 30 December 1944 11 December 1946 Operation Crossroads nuclear weapons tests July 1946, PT 1946-1967, AGSS 1 December 1962; struck 30 June 1967, sold for scrap 12 February 1969[29]
11 December 1946 30 June 1967
Capitaine SS-336 2 December 1943 1 October 1944 26 January 1945 10 February 1950 AGSS 1 July 1960, FS 1966, transferred to Italy 4 March 1966 as Alfredo Cappellini; struck and sold to Italy 5 December 1977, fate unknown[29]
23 February 1957 4 March 1966
Carbonero SS-337 16 December 1943 15 October 1944 7 February 1945 1 December 1970 Loon missile test launcher 1949, FS 1952, AGSS 30 June 1969, SS 1 October 1969, struck 1 December 1970, sunk as target 27 April 1975[29]
Carp SS-338 23 December 1943 12 November 1944 28 February 1945 18 March 1968 FS 1952, AGSS 1 May 1968, PT 1968-1971, IXSS 30 June 1971; struck 20 December 1971, sold for scrap 26 July 1973[29]
18 March 1968 20 December 1971
Catfish SS-339 6 January 1944 19 November 1944 19 March 1945 1 July 1971 G II 1949, struck and sold to Argentina 1 July 1971 as Santa Fe (S-21); damaged, grounded, and abandoned following British air attack 25 April 1982, scuttled 10 February 1985[29][37]
Entemedor SS-340 3 February 1944 17 December 1944 6 April 1945 10 December 1948 G IIA 1952; struck and sold to Turkey 31 July 1972 as Preveze; decommissioned by Turkey 20 March 1986, fate unknown[29][38]
24 October 1950 31 July 1972
Chivo SS-341 21 February 1944 14 January 1945 28 April 1945 1 July 1971 G IA 1951; struck and sold to Argentina 1 July 1971 as Santiago del Estero (S-22); decommissioned by Argentina January 1981, sold for scrap 1983[29][39]
Chopper SS-342 2 March 1944 4 February 1945 25 May 1945 27 August 1969 G IA 1951, AGSS 15 September 1969, PT 1969-1971, IXSS 30 June 1971; struck 1 October 1971, salvage and rescue hulk, sunk 21 July 1976 while being rigged as underwater target[29]
Clamagore SS-343 16 March 1944 25 February 1945 28 June 1945 12 June 1973 G II 1948, G III 1962; struck 12 June 1975, memorial at Patriots' Point, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina[29][40]
Cobbler SS-344 3 April 1944 1 April 1945 8 August 1945 21 November 1973 G II 1949, G III 1962; struck and sold to Turkey 21 November 1973 as Çanakkale; decommissioned by Turkey 22 January 1998, fate unknown[29][41]
Cochino SS-345 13 April 1944 20 April 1945 25 August 1945 N/A G II 1949; lost due to battery fire 26 August 1949[29]
Corporal SS-346 27 April 1944 10 June 1945 9 November 1945 21 November 1973 G II 1948, G III 1962; struck and sold to Turkey 21 November 1973 as 2. İnönü; decommissioned by Turkey 2 September 1996, fate unknown[29][42]
Cubera SS-347 11 May 1944 17 June 1945 19 December 1945 5 January 1972 G II 1948; struck and sold to Venezuela 5 January 1972 as Tiburon; decommissioned by Venezuela and sold for scrap February 1987[29][43]
Cusk SS-348 25 May 1944 28 July 1945 5 February 1946 24 September 1969 SSG (Loon missile test launcher) 20 January 1948, FS 1954, SS 1 July 1954, AGSS 30 June 1969; struck 24 September 1969, sold for scrap 26 June 1972[44]
Diodon SS-349 1 June 1944 10 September 1945 18 March 1946 15 January 1971 G II 1948; struck 15 January 1971, sold for scrap 12 May 1972[44]
Dogfish SS-350 22 June 1944 27 October 1945 29 April 1946 28 July 1972 G II 1948; struck and sold to Brazil 28 July 1972 as Guanabara, deleted by Brazil and sold for scrap 1983[44][45]
Greenfish SS-351 29 June 1944 21 December 1945 7 June 1946 19 December 1973 G II 1948, G III 1961; struck and sold to Brazil 19 December 1973 as Amazonas, struck by Brazil 15 October 1992, sold for scrap 30 January 2004[44][46]
Halfbeak SS-352 6 July 1944 19 February 1946 22 July 1946 1 July 1971 G II 1948; struck 1 July 1971, sold for scrap 13 June 1972[44]
Dugong SS-353 N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled 23 October 1944 as of 29 July 1944[1]
Eel SS-354
Espada SS-355
Jawfish, ex-Fanegal[44] SS-356 Cancelled 29 July 1944[1]
Ono, ex-Friar[44] SS-357
Garlopa SS-358
Garrupa SS-359
Goldring SS-360
Hardhead SS-365 Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, Wisconsin 7 July 1943 12 December 1943 18 April 1944 10 May 1946 G IIA 1953; struck and sold to Greece 26 July 1972 as Papanikolis, decommissioned by Greece 31 December 1992, fate unknown[44][47]
6 February 1952 22 May 1952
24 March 1953 26 July 1972
Hawkbill SS-366 7 August 1943 9 January 1944 17 May 1944 20 September 1946 G IB 1952; transferred to the Netherlands 21 April 1953 as Zeeleeuw, struck and sold to the Netherlands 20 February 1970; decommissioned by the Netherlands and sold for scrap 24 November 1970[44][48]
10 December 1952 21 April 1953
Icefish SS-367 4 September 1943 20 February 1944 10 June 1944 21 June 1946 G IB 1952; transferred to the Netherlands 21 February 1953 as Walrus; returned to US custody and struck 15 July 1971, sold for scrap 15 August 1971[44][49]
5 May 1952 29 July 1952
10 December 1952 21 February 1953
Jallao SS-368 29 September 1943 12 March 1944 8 July 1944 30 September 1946 G IIA 1954; struck and sold to Spain 26 June 1974 as Narcíso Monturiol (S-35); decommissioned by Spain on unknown date, scuttled 31 December 1984[44][50]
4 December 1953 26 June 1974
Kete SS-369 25 October 1943 9 April 1944 31 July 1944 N/A Lost, possibly to Japanese submarine attack or mine, circa 20 March 1945[1][44]
Kraken SS-370 13 December 1943 30 April 1944 8 September 1944 4 May 1948 FS 1959; transferred to Spain 24 October 1959 as Almirante García de los Reyes, decommissioned by Spain 16 September 1974, struck and sold to Spain 1 November 1974, recommissioned by Spain 1 September 1975 due to casualty to Narciso Monturiol (S-33), decommissioned by Spain April 1981, struck by Spain and sold for scrap 1 April 1982[44][51]
1959 24 October 1959
Lagarto SS-371 12 January 1944 28 May 1944 14 October 1944 N/A Lost to Japanese surface attack 4 May 1945[1][44]
Lamprey SS-372 28 February 1944 18 June 1944 17 November 1944 3 June 1946 Transferred to Argentina 21 August 1960 as Santiago del Estero; struck and sold to Argentina 1 September 1971, scrapped for spare parts 1971[44][52]
1960 21 August 1960
Lizardfish SS-373 14 March 1944 16 July 1944 30 December 1944 24 June 1946 FS 1959; transferred to Italy 9 January 1960 as Evangelista Torricelli; struck 1 July 1976 (or 15 July 1978), fate unknown[1][44][53]
1959 9 January 1960
Loggerhead SS-374 1 April 1944 13 August 1944 9 February 1945 16 June 1946 PT 1960-1967, AGSS 1 December 1962; struck 30 June 1967, sold for scrap 29 August 1969[44][54]
1 June 1960 30 June 1967
Macabi SS-375 1 May 1944 19 September 1944 29 March 1945 16 June 1946 Transferred to Argentina 11 August 1960 as Santa Fe (S-11); struck and sold to Argentina 1 September 1971, scrapped for spare parts 1972[44][55]
6 May 1960 11 August 1960
Mapiro SS-376 30 May 1944 9 November 1944 30 April 1945 16 March 1946 FS 1960; transferred to Turkey 18 March 1960 as Pirireis, struck and sold to Turkey 1 August 1973; decommissioned by Turkey 20 November 1973, used as battery charging hulk through 1975, sold for scrap 1980[44][56]
1960 18 March 1960
Menhaden SS-377 21 June 1944 20 December 1944 22 June 1945 31 May 1946 G IIA 1953; struck 15 August 1973, underwater target 1976; sold for scrap 1988[57][58]
7 August 1951 13 August 1952
6 March 1953 13 August 1971
Mero SS-378 22 July 1944 17 January 1945 17 August 1945 15 June 1946 FS 1960 (references vary as to completion of this); transferred to Turkey 20 April 1960 as Hizireis, struck and sold to Turkey 1 August 1973; sold for scrap 9 October 1980[57][59]
1960 20 April 1960
Needlefish SS-379 N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled 29 July 1944[1]
Nerka SS-380
Sand Lance SS-381 Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine 12 March 1943 25 June 1943 9 October 1943 14 February 1946 Transferred to Brazil 7 September 1963 as Rio Grande do Sul, struck 1 September 1972; returned to US control 12 October 1972, sold for scrap 1 June 1974[57][60]
6 April 1963 7 September 1963
Picuda SS-382 15 March 1943 12 July 1943 16 October 1943 25 September 1946 Proposed for minelayer conversion that was cancelled 1952, G IIA 1953, transferred to Spain 1 October 1972 as Narcíso Monturiol, struck and sold to Spain 18 November 1974; decommissioned by Spain 30 April 1977, fate unknown[57][61]
19 June 1953 1 October 1972
Pampanito SS-383 6 November 1943 15 December 1945 PT 1960-1971, AGSS 1 December 1962, IXSS 30 June 1971; struck 20 December 1971, memorial in San Francisco, CA[57][62]
April 1960 20 December 1971
Parche SS-384 9 April 1943 24 July 1943 20 November 1943 11 December 1946 Target in Operation Crossroads nuclear weapons tests July 1946, PT 1948-1969, AGSS 1 December 1962; struck 8 November 1969, sold for scrap 18 June 1970[57]
10 February 1948 8 November 1969
Bang SS-385 30 April 1943 30 August 1943 4 December 1943 12 February 1947 G IIA 1952; transferred to Spain 1 October 1972 as Cosme García, struck and sold to Spain 18 November 1974; decommissioned by Spain and sold for scrap 30 December 1982[57][63]
1 February 1951 15 May 1952
4 October 1952 1 October 1972
Pilotfish SS-386 15 May 1943 30 August 1943 16 December 1943 29 August 1946 Sunk in Operation Crossroads nuclear weapons tests 25 July 1946, later raised; struck 25 February 1947, sunk as target 16 October 1948[1][57]
Pintado SS-387 7 May 1943 15 September 1943 1 January 1944 6 March 1946 AGSS 1 December 1962; struck 1 March 1967, sold for scrap 19 February 1969[57]
Pipefish SS-388 31 May 1943 27 October 1943 22 January 1944 19 March 1946 AGSS 1 December 1962; struck 1 March 1967, sold for scrap 4 February 1969[57]
Piranha SS-389 21 June 1943 5 February 1944 31 May 1946 AGSS 1 December 1962; struck 1 March 1967, sold for scrap 11 August 1970[57]
Plaice SS-390 28 June 1943 15 November 1943 12 February 1944 November 1947 Transferred to Brazil 7 September 1963 as Bahia, sold to Brazil 1972, struck 1 April 1973; sold for scrap 1978 when Brazilian preservation efforts failed[57][64]
18 May 1963 7 September 1963
Pomfret SS-391 14 July 1943 27 October 1943 19 February 1944 April 1952 G IIA 1953; transferred to Turkey 1 July 1971 as Oruçreis, struck and sold to Turkey 1 August 1973, decommissioned 15 September 1986, fate unknown[57][65]
5 December 1952 1 July 1971
Sterlet SS-392 4 March 1944 18 September 1948 FS 1952, BQR-4 bow sonar 1955; struck 1 October 1968, sunk as target 31 January 1969[57]
26 August 1950 30 September 1968
Queenfish SS-393 27 July 1943 30 November 1943 11 March 1944 1 March 1963 AGSS 1 July 1960; struck 1 March 1963, sunk as target 14 August 1963[57]
Razorback SS-394 9 September 1943 27 January 1944 3 April 1944 August 1952 G IIA 1954; struck and sold to Turkey 30 November 1970 as Muratreis, decommissioned by Turkey 8 August 2001, memorial in North Little Rock, Arkansas[57][66][67]
January 1954 30 November 1970
Redfish SS-395 12 April 1944 27 June 1968 AGSS 1 July 1960; struck 30 June 1968, sunk as target 6 February 1969[57]
Ronquil SS-396 22 April 1944 1 May 1952 G IIA 1953; struck and transferred to Spain 1 July 1971 as Isaac Peral; struck by Spain 1982, fate unknown[57][68]
16 January 1953 1 July 1971
Scabbardfish SS-397 27 September 1943 29 April 1944 5 January 1948 FS 1965; transferred to Greece 26 February 1965 as Triaina, struck and sold to Greece 31 January 1976; decommissioned by Greece 12 January 1979, but used for training until at least 1982, fate unknown[57][69]
24 October 1964 26 February 1965
Segundo SS-398 14 October 1943 5 February 1944 9 May 1944 1 August 1970 FS 1951; struck 8 August 1970, sunk as target[57]
Sea Cat SS-399 30 October 1943 21 February 1944 16 May 1944 2 December 1968 AGSS 30 September 1949, SS 11 December 1951, FS 1952, AGSS 29 June 1968; struck 2 December 1968, test hulk 1968-1972, sold for scrap 18 May 1973[57]
Sea Devil SS-400 18 November 1943 28 February 1944 24 May 1944 9 September 1948 AGSS 1 July 1960; struck 1 April 1964, sunk as target 24 November 1964[57]
3 March 1951 19 February 1954
17 August 1957 17 February 1964
Sea Dog SS-401 1 November 1943 28 March 1944 3 June 1944 27 June 1956 AGSS 1 December 1962, PT 1960-1968; struck 2 December 1968, sold for scrap 2 January 1971, but sale cancelled and sunk as target 18 May 1973[57][70]
February 1960 2 December 1968
Sea Fox SS-402 2 November 1943 13 June 1944 15 October 1952 G IIA 1953; struck and sold to Turkey 14 December 1970 as Burakreis, decommissioned by Turkey 1 July 1996, battery charging hulk until sold for scrap in 2003[57][71]
5 June 1953 14 December 1970
Atule SS-403 2 December 1943 6 March 1944 21 June 1944 8 September 1947 G IA 1951, AGSS 1 October 1969, SS 30 June 1971; struck 15 August 1973, sold to Peru 31 July 1974 as Pacocha; lost in a collision 26 August 1988, raised 23 July 1989, used for spare parts and presumably scrapped[72][73]
8 March 1951 6 April 1970
Spikefish SS-404 29 January 1944 26 April 1944 30 June 1944 2 April 1963 AGSS 1 July 1962; struck 1 May 1963, sunk as target 4 August 1964[72]
Sea Owl SS-405 7 February 1944 7 May 1944 17 July 1944 15 November 1969 FS 1951, BQR-4 bow sonar 1955, AGSS 30 June 1969; struck 15 November 1969, sold for scrap 3 June 1971[72]
Sea Poacher SS-406 23 February 1944 20 May 1944 31 July 1944 15 November 1969 G IA 1952, BQR-4 bow sonar 1955, AGSS 1 November 1969, SS 30 June 1971; struck 15 August 1973, sold to Peru 1 July 1974 as Pabellion de Pica (later La Pedrera), removed from service for pierside training 1995, fate unknown[72][74]
Sea Robin SS-407 1 March 1944 25 May 1944 7 August 1944 1 October 1970 G IA 1951; struck 1 October 1970, sold for scrap 3 June 1971[72]
Sennet SS-408 8 March 1944 6 June 1944 22 August 1944 2 December 1968 FS 1952; struck 2 December 1968, sold for scrap 15 June 1973[72]
Piper SS-409 15 March 1944 26 June 1944 23 August 1944 16 June 1967 FS 1951, BQR-4 bow sonar 1954, AGSS 15 June 1967, PT 1967-1970; struck 1 July 1970, sold for scrap June 1971[72]
Threadfin SS-410 18 March 1944 30 August 1944 10 December 1952 G IIA 1953; transferred to Turkey 18 August 1972 as 1. İnönü, struck 1 August 1973, sold to Turkey 18 August 1973; decommissioned by Turkey 11 August 1998, fate unknown[72][75]
7 August 1953 18 August 1972
Spadefish SS-411 Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California 27 May 1943 8 January 1944 9 March 1944 3 May 1946 AGSS 1 December 1962; struck 1 April 1967, sold for scrap 17 October 1969[72]
Trepang SS-412 25 June 1943 23 March 1944 22 May 1944 27 June 1946 PT 1960-1967, AGSS 1 December 1962; struck 30 June 1967, sunk as target 16 September 1969[72]
February 1960 30 June 1967
Spot SS-413 24 August 1943 19 May 1944 3 August 1944 19 June 1946 Transferred to Chile 12 January 1962 Simpson; struck and sold to Chile 1 August 1975, deleted by Chile 1982, fate unknown[72][76]
19 August 1961 12 January 1962
Springer SS-414 30 October 1943 3 August 1944 18 October 1944 26 June 1946 Transferred to Chile 23 January 1962 as Thomson; struck and sold to Chile 1 September 1972, deleted by Chile on unknown date, sold for scrap[72][77]
24 September 1960 23 January 1961
Stickleback SS-415 1 March 1944 1 January 1945 29 March 1945 26 June 1946 G IIA 1953; lost in a collision with USS Silverstein (DE-534) 28 May 1958[72][78]
6 September 1951 14 November 1952
26 June 1953 N/A
Tiru SS-416 17 April 1944 16 September 1947 1 September 1948 1 July 1975 Completed as G II, prototype G III 1959; struck 1 July 1975, sunk as target 19 July 1979[1][72]
Trumpetfish SS-425 Cramp Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 23 August 1943 13 May 1945 29 January 1946 15 October 1973 G II 1948, G III 1962; struck and sold to Brazil 15 October 1973 as Goias, struck by Brazil 16 April 1990, fate unknown[72][79]
Tusk SS-426 8 July 1945 11 April 1946 18 October 1973 G II 1948; struck and sold to Taiwan 18 October 1973 as Hai Pao, still in service[72][80]
Turbot SS-427 13 November 1943 12 April 1946 N/A N/A Cancelled and construction suspended 12 August 1945, launched incomplete, machinery test hulk at Annapolis, MD, sold for scrap 24 March 1993[72][81]
Ulua SS-428 23 April 1946 N/A N/A Cancelled and construction suspended 12 August 1945, launched incomplete, ordnance test hulk at Norfolk, VA 1951-1958; struck 12 June 1958, sold for scrap 30 September 1958[72][82]
Unicorn SS-429 N/A N/A N/A N/A Cancelled 29 July 1944[1]
Vendace SS-430
Walrus SS-431
Whitefish SS-432
Whiting SS-433
Wolffish SS-434
Unnamed SS-438 through SS-457 Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut
SS-458 through SS-463 Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Chicolar SS-464
Unnamed SS-465 through SS-474
SS-530 through SS-536 Cramp Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


See also

References
  1. Bauer and Roberts, pp. 275-280
  2. United States Submarine Losses in World War II, Naval History Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington: 1963 (Fifth Printing)
  3. GUPPY and other diesel boat conversions page
  4. Fleet Submarine index page at Navsource.org
  5. Friedman 1995, p. 209
  6. Silverstone, pp. 203-204
  7. Gardiner and Chesneau, pp. 145-147
  8. These were in commission but classed as "in commission, in reserve", thus some were decommissioned and recommissioned on the same day to reflect the change in status
  9. Friedman 1995, p. 285
  10. "Guavina (SS-362)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command.
  11. Friedman 1995, p. 297
  12. National Museum of the U.S. Navy official website
  13. USS Bowfin memorial website
  14. "Lancetfish (SS-298) (sic)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command.
  15. New Jersey Naval Museum website
  16. Battleship Cove website
  17. Friedman 1995, p. 298
  18. Manta (SS-299) at Navsource.org
  19. Roncador (SS-301) at Navsource.org
  20. Sabalo (SS-302) at Navsource.org
  21. Skate (SS-305) at Navsource.org
  22. Tilefish (SS-307) at Navsource.org
  23. Apogon (SS-308) at Navsource.org
  24. Muskogee War Memorial Park website
  25. Burrfish (SS-312) at Navsource.org
  26. USS Becuna memorial website
  27. Bergall (SS-320) at Navsource.org
  28. Besugo (SS-321) at Navsource.org
  29. Friedman 1995, p. 299
  30. Caiman (SS-323) at Navsource.org
  31. Blower (SS-325) at Navsource.org
  32. Blueback (SS-326) at Navsource.org
  33. Boarfish (SS-327) at Navsource.org
  34. Chub (SS-329) at Navsource.org
  35. Brill (SS-330) at Navsource.org
  36. Bumper (SS-333) at Navsource.org
  37. Bóveda, Jorge (2007). La Odisea del submarino Santa Fe. IPN editores, pp. 79–90. ISBN 978-950-899-073-0 (in Spanish)
  38. Entemedor (SS-340) at Navsource.org
  39. Chivo (SS-341) at Navsource.org
  40. USS Clamagore memorial website
  41. Cobbler (SS-344) at Navsource.org
  42. Corporal (SS-346) at Navsource.org
  43. Cubera (SS-347) at Navsource.org
  44. Friedman 1995, p. 300
  45. Dogfish (SS-350) at Navsource.org
  46. Greenfish (SS-351) at Navsource.org
  47. Hardhead (SS-365) at Navsource.org
  48. Hawkbill (SS-366) at Navsource.org
  49. Icefish (SS-367) at Navsource.org
  50. Jallao (SS-368) at Navsource.org
  51. Kraken (SS-370) at Navsource.org
  52. Lamprey (SS-372) at Navsource.org
  53. Lizardfish (SS-373) at Navsource.org
  54. Loggerhead (SS-374) at Navsource.org
  55. Macabi (SS-375) at Navsource.org
  56. Mapiro (SS-376) at Navsource.org
  57. Friedman 1995, p. 301
  58. Menhaden (SS-377) at Navsource.org
  59. Mero (SS-378) at Navsource.org
  60. Sand Lance (SS-381) at Navsource.org
  61. Picuda (SS-382) at Navsource.org
  62. USS Pampanito memorial website
  63. Bang (SS-385) at Navsource.org
  64. Plaice (SS-390) at Navsource.org
  65. Pomfret (SS-391) at Navsource.org
  66. Razorback (SS-394) at Navsource.org
  67. Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum website
  68. Ronquil (SS-396) at Navsource.org
  69. Scabbardfish (SS-397) at Navsource.org
  70. Sea Dog (SS-401) at Navsource.org
  71. Sea Fox (SS-402) at Navsource.org
  72. Friedman 1995, p. 302
  73. The B.A.P. PACOCHA (SS-48) Collision: The Escape and Medical Recompression Treatment of Survivors, by Claude Harvey, M.D. and John Carson, M.D., published 30 March 1989 as Special Report SP89-1 by the Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory, Naval Medical Research Center. (link commences a PDF download)
  74. Sea Poacher (SS-406) at Navsource.org
  75. Threadfin (SS-410) at Navsource.org
  76. Spot (SS-413) at Navsource.org
  77. Springer (SS-414) at Navsource.org
  78. Springer (SS-414) at Navsource.org
  79. Trumpetfish (SS-425) at Navsource.org
  80. Tusk (SS-426) at Navsource.org
  81. Turbot (SS-427) at Navsource.org
  82. Ulua (SS-428) at Navsource.org
  • Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775-1990: Major Combatants. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-26202-0.
  • Friedman, Norman (1995). U.S. Submarines through 1945: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-263-3.
  • Gardiner, Robert; Chesneau, Roger (1980). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922-1946. London: Conway Maritime Press. ISBN 0-83170-303-2.
  • Silverstone, Paul H. (1989) [1965]. U.S. Warships of World War II. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-773-9.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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