USS Salmon (SS-182)

History of the USS Salmon (SS-182)

On March 15, 1938, the Groton Electric Boat Company commissioned the lead ship of her six submarine USS Salmon (SS-182), commissioned. Connecticut. She was assigned to the Pacific, stationed on the West Coast until redeployed to the Philippines during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Salmon emigrated to Australia and patrolled the East Indies, South China Sea and Indochina, and the Philippines sank three ships. After an overhaul on the West Coast of the United States, she patrolled near Japan and sank another ship in the summer of 1943.

The Salmon was damaged in a depth charge as part of the "Wolf Pack" against Japanese shipping in September 1944. Despite the damage, she appeared, charging at the enemy and driving them away. This action earned the submarine the Presidential Unit Award. Due to her age and service, she returned to the Atlantic in February 1945 and spent the remainder of the war refit and trained seamen.

Salmon was decommissioned on September 24, 1945, and scrapped in April 1946.

Specification

Basics

Year of Service

1938

Origins

United States

supplement

59

staff

Class information

Class

Salmon

Class Size

6

ships

Class

USS Salmon (SS-182); USS Seal (SS-183); USS Bonito (SS-184); USS Snapper (SS-185); USS Stingray (SS-186); USS Sturgeon Fish (SS-187)

Operators

United States

Roles

Underwater Attack

Travel below the surface to find, track and/or attack or explore areas.

Sea Patrol

Active patrolling of critical waterways and sea areas; also serves as a local deterrent against air and maritime threats.

Fleet Support

Provide support (fire or materiel) to major surface fleets in blue water environments.

Dimensions and Weight

Length

308.0 feet

93.88m

Ray

26. 1 ft

7.96m

Draft

15.7 feet

4.79m

Shift

1,460 t

No. submerged

2,225 t

Power and Performance

Installed Power:

4 x Hooven-Owens-Rentschler (HOR) 9 Cylinder Diesel Engines; 2 x 120 Cell Batteries; 4 x Elliott Electric Motors; 2 x Wave.

Surface Velocity

21. 0 nodes

(24.2 km/h)

Underwater speed

9. 0 nodes

(10.4 km/h)

Area

10,801nm

(12,430 miles | 20,004 kilometers)

weapons

8 x 21" (533 mm) torpedo tubes (34 torpedo reloads) 1 x 76 mm / 50 caliber 3" deck guns 4 x .50 caliber anti-aircraft machine guns [/p ]

Aircraft

None.