USS Ling

USS Ling (SS-297)
USS Ling (SS-297), wearing camouflage paint scheme in July 1945, during sea trials.
USS Ling (SS-297), wearing camouflage paint scheme in July 1945, during sea trials.
History
United States
NamesakeLing, Fish
Builder
Yard number552
Laid down2 November 1942[1]
Launched15 August 1943[1]
Commissioned8 June 1945[1]
Decommissioned26 October 1946[1]
Stricken1 December 1971
Honours and
awards
1 Battle Star
StatusFormer Museum Ship, at former location of the New Jersey Naval Museum in Hackensack, New Jersey[2]
General characteristics
Class and typeBalao-class diesel-electric submarine[2]
Displacement
  • 1,526 tons (1,550 t) surfaced[2]
  • 2,424 tons (2,460 t) submerged[2]
Length311 ft 8 in (95.00 m)[2]
Beam27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)[2]
Draft16 ft 10 in (5.13 m) maximum[2]
Propulsion
Speed
  • 20.25 knots (37 km/h) surfaced[3]
  • 8.75 knots (16 km/h) submerged[3]
Range11,000 nm (20,000 km) surfaced at 10 knots (19 km/h)[3]
Endurance
  • 48 hours at 2 knots (4 km/h) submerged[3]
  • 75 days on patrol
Test depth400 ft (120 m)[3]
Complement10 officers, 70–71 enlisted[3]
Armament
U.S.S. LING
USS Ling is located in Bergen County, New Jersey
USS Ling
USS Ling is located in New Jersey
USS Ling
USS Ling is located in the United States
USS Ling
LocationHackensack River at 150 River Street, Hackensack, New Jersey
Coordinates40°52′47″N 74°2′26″W / 40.87972°N 74.04056°W / 40.87972; -74.04056
Arealess than one acre
Built1945
ArchitectCramp, William & Sons
Architectural styleBALAO Class
NRHP reference No.78001736[7]
NJRHP No.525
Significant dates
Added to NRHP19 October 1978
Designated NJRHP16 January 1978

USS Ling (hull number SS-297) is a Balao-class submarine of the United States Navy, named for the ling fish, also known as the cobia. The vessel was built during World War II, but was completed in the final months of the conflict and so saw no action. She was placed in reserve in 1946 until being converted into a training ship in 1960. In 1971, she was struck from the naval register and donated to the Submarine Memorial Association for use as a museum ship. The ship was grounded in the Hackensack River at the former location of the defunct New Jersey Naval Museum in Hackensack, New Jersey. Since 2016, Ling has been inaccessible to the public.

  1. ^ a b c d 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 g h 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.
  3. ^ a b c d e f U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311
  4. ^ a b c d e Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775–1990: Major Combatants. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 271–280. ISBN 978-0-313-26202-9.
  5. ^ U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 261–263
  6. ^ U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311
  7. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 13 March 2009.

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