USS Salmon (SSR-573)

History
United States
NameUSS Salmon
NamesakeSalmon
Awarded27 February 1952
BuilderPortsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine
Laid down10 March 1954
Launched25 February 1956
Commissioned25 August 1956, as SSR-573
Decommissioned1 October 1977
Reclassified
  • SS-573 (Attack submarine), 1 March 1961
  • AGSS-573 (Auxiliary Research submarine), 1 June 1968
  • SS-573 (Attack submarine), 30 June 1969
Stricken1 October 1977
FateSunk as a bottom target, 5 June 1993
General characteristics
Class & typeSailfish-class submarine
Displacement
  • 2,030 long tons (2,063 t) light
  • 2,530 long tons (2,571 t) full
Length350 ft (110 m)
Beam
  • 25 ft (7.6 m) waterline
  • 30 ft (9.1 m) extreme
Draft18 ft (5.5 m)
PropulsionDiesel-electric, 2 screws
Speed
  • 20.5 knots (38.0 km/h; 23.6 mph) surfaced
  • 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) submerged
Complement12 officers, 73 men
Armament6 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes

USS Salmon (SSR/SS/AGSS-573), a Sailfish-class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the salmon.

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