USS Thresher (SS-200)
Tambor class submarine that was the most decorated U.S. submarine of WW 2. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Thresher.
USS Thresher (SS-200) was the most decorated United States Navy submarine of World War II, with 15 battle stars and a Navy Unit Commendation. Thresher was the third of twelve Tambor-class submarines that were commissioned. All twelve fought in the war, and she was one of five to survive it.
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Thresher as she appeared prewar, with hull number prominently displayed. Note also her conning tower has the large slab silhouette which would be rapidly reduced with wartime experience, | |
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United States | |
Builder | Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut[1] |
Laid down | 27 April 1939[1] |
Launched | 27 March 1940[1] |
Commissioned | 27 August 1940[1] |
Decommissioned | 13 December 1945[1] |
Honors and awards | |
Recommissioned | 6 February 1946[1] |
Decommissioned | 12 July 1946[1] |
Stricken | 23 December 1947[1] |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 18 March 1948[1] |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Tambor class diesel-electric submarine[2] |
Displacement | |
Length | 307 ft 2 in (93.62 m)[3] |
Beam | 27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)[3] |
Draft | 14 ft 7+1⁄2 in (4.458 m)[3] |
Propulsion |
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Speed | |
Range | 11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h)[3] |
Endurance | 48 hours at 2 knots (3.7 km/h) submerged[3] |
Test depth | 250 ft (76 m)[3] |
Complement | 6 officers, 54 enlisted[3] |
Armament |
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Notes | 6th patrol and later: 3 inch gun replaced with 5"/51 caliber gun |
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