USS Sea Robin

Sea Robin (SS-407) during shakedown training off Portsmouth, N.H., 4 September 1944.
History
United States
NameUSS Sea Robin
BuilderPortsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine
Laid down1 March 1944
Launched25 May 1944
Commissioned7 August 1944
Decommissioned1 October 1970
Stricken1 October 1970
FateSold for scrap, 3 June 1971
General characteristics (As completed)
Class & typeBalao-class diesel-electric submarine
Displacement
  • 1,526 long tons (1,550 t) surfaced
  • 2,401 long tons (2,440 t) submerged
Length311 ft 8 in (95.00 m)
Beam27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)
Draft16 ft 10 in (5.13 m) maximum
Propulsion
Speed
  • 20.25 knots (38 km/h) surfaced
  • 8.75 knots (16 km/h) submerged
Range11,000 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 depth400 ft (120 m)
Complement10 officers, 70–71 enlisted
Armament
General characteristics (Guppy IA)
Class & typenone
Displacement
  • 1,830 tons (1,859 t) surfaced
  • 2,440 long tons (2,480 t) submerged
Length307 ft 7 in (93.75 m)
Beam27 ft 4 in (8.33 m)
Draft17 ft (5.2 m)
Propulsion
  • Snorkel added
  • Batteries upgraded to Sargo II
Speed
  • Surfaced:
  • 17.3 knots (32.0 km/h) maximum
  • 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h) cruising
  • Submerged:
  • 15.0 knots (27.8 km/h) for ½ hour
  • 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h) snorkeling
  • 3.0 knots (5.6 km/h) cruising
Range17,000 nautical miles (31,000 km) surfaced at 11 knots (20 km/h)
Endurance36 hours at 3 knots (6 km/h) submerged
Complement
  • 10 officers
  • 5 petty officers
  • 64–69 enlisted men
Armament

USS Sea Robin (SS-407), a Balao-class submarine, was a vessel of the United States Navy named for the sea robin. This is a spiny-finned fish with red or brown coloring on its body and fins. The first three rays of its pectoral fin separate from the others and are used in walking on the sea bottom.