USS Redfin

History
United States
NameUSS Redfin
NamesakeRedfin shiner
BuilderManitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Laid down3 September 1942
Launched4 April 1943
Sponsored byMrs. B. B. Wygant
Commissioned31 August 1943
Decommissioned1 November 1946
Recommissioned9 January 1953
Decommissioned15 May 1967
Stricken1 July 1970
FateSold for scrap, 31 March 1971
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
  • 21 knots (39 km/h) surfaced
  • 9 knots (17 km/h) submerged
Range11,000 NM (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 depth300 ft (90 m)
Complement6 officers, 54 enlisted
Armament

USS Redfin (SS/SSR/AGSS-272), a Gato-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the redfin, any of several North American fishes with reddish fins.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.