Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

SS-298 USS Lionfish

• Balao Class Submarine:
• Displacement: 1526 tons surfaced, 2424 tons submerged
• Length: 311'
• Beam: 27'3"
• Draft: 16'10"
• Speed: 20 knots surfaced, 9 knots submerged
• Armament: 1 3"/50 or 1 4"/50 or 1 5"/50, 6 bow and 4 stern torpedo tubes, (#?) 21" torpedoes
• Complement: 80
• Diesel engines, surfaced/electric motors, submerged
• Built at Cramp, Philadelphia and commissioned 1944

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Lionfish
• Submarine Lionfish at Battleship Cove, Fall River, Mass.

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