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USS Grunion
Submarine of the United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USS Grunion (SS-216) was a Gato-class submarine that sank at Kiska, Alaska, during World War II. She was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the grunion.
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Builder | Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut[1] |
Laid down | 1 March 1941[1] |
Launched | 22 December 1941[2] |
Sponsored by | Mr. Stanford C. Hooper |
Commissioned | 11 April 1942[1] |
Stricken | 2 November 1942 |
Fate | Sunk off of Kiska around 30 July 1942, due to accidents caused/related to circular run of own torpedo[3] |
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Class and type | Gato-class Diesel–electric submarine[2] |
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Length | 311 ft 9 in (95.02 m)[2] |
Beam | 27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)[2] |
Draft | 17 ft (5.2 m) maximum[2] |
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Range | 11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) surfaced at 10 kn (19 km/h)[7] |
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Test depth | 300 ft (91 m)[7] |
Complement | 6 officers, 64 enlisted[7] |
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