USS Dentuda

History
United States
BuilderGeneral Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut[1]
Laid down18 November 1943[1]
Launched10 September 1944[1]
Commissioned30 December 1944[1]
Decommissioned11 December 1946[1]
Stricken30 June 1967[1]
FateSold for scrap, 12 February 1969[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeBalao-class diesel-electric submarine[3]
Displacement1,526 tons (1,550 t) surfaced,[3] 2,424 tons (2,460 t) submerged[3]
Length311 ft 9 in (95.02 m) [3]
Beam27 ft 3 in (8.31 m) [3]
Draft16 ft 10 in (5.13 m) maximum[3]
Propulsion
Speed20.25 kn (37.50 km/h) surfaced,[2] 8.75 kn (16.21 km/h) submerged[2]
Range11,000 nmi (20,000 km) @ 10 kn (19 km/h) surfaced[2]
Endurance48 hours @ 2 kn (3.7 km/h) submerged,[2] 75 days on patrol
Test depth400 ft (120 m)[2]
Complement10 officers, 70–71 enlisted[2]
Armament

USS Dentuda (SS-335) was a Balao-class submarine of the United States Navy in service from 1944 to 1946. Afterwards, she was used as a training ship until 1967. Two years later, she was sold for scrap.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Friedman, Norman (1995). U.S. Submarines Through 1945: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. pp. 285–304. ISBN 1-55750-263-3.
  2. ^ a b c d e f U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305-311
  3. ^ a b c d e f Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775-1990: Major Combatants. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 275–280. ISBN 0-313-26202-0.
  4. ^ a b U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311

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