USS Golet

USS Golet (SS-361)
History
United States
NameUSS Golet
NamesakeGolet, an alternative name for the Dolly Varden trout
BuilderManitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Laid down27 January 1943
Launched1 August 1943
Commissioned30 November 1943
FateSunk by Japanese vessels northwest of Honshū, 14 June 1944. All 82 crew lost
General characteristics
Class & typeGato-class diesel-electric submarine
Displacement
  • 1,525 tons (1,549 t) surfaced
  • 2,424 tons (2,460 t) submerged
Length311 ft 9 in (95.02 m)
Beam27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)
Draft17 ft 0 in (5.18 m) maximum
Propulsion
Speed
  • 20.25 knots (23.30 mph; 37.50 km/h) surfaced
  • 8.75 knots (10.07 mph; 16.21 km/h) submerged
Range11,000 nautical miles (13,000 mi; 20,000 km) surfaced at 10 knots (12 mph; 19 km/h)
Endurance
  • 48 hours at 2 knots (2.3 mph; 3.7 km/h) submerged
  • 75 days on patrol
Test depth300 ft (90 m)
Complement
  • 6 officers, 54 enlisted (peace)
  • 80-85 (war)
Armament

USS Golet (SS-361), a Gato-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the golet, a California trout.