Hammerhead file photo [1329]

Hammerhead

CountryUnited States
Ship ClassBalao-class Submarine
Hull NumberSS-364
BuilderManitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, WI
Laid Down5 May 1943
Launched24 Oct 1943
Commissioned1 Mar 1944
Decommissioned9 Feb 1946
Displacement1,526 tons standard; 2,424 tons submerged
Length312 feet
Beam27 feet
Draft15 feet
MachineryFour Fairbanks Morse diesel engines, four Elliot Motor Co. electric motors
Bunkerage116,000 gallons, two 126-cell main storage batteries
Power Output5,400 shaft horsepower
Speed20 knots
Range11,000 miles at 10 knots
Crew66
Armament10x21" torpedo tubes with 24 torpedos, 1x5" deck gun, 1x40mm, 1x20mm, 2x0.50 caliber machine guns
Submerged Speed8.75 knots
Transferred to Turkey23 Oct 1954

Contributor:

This article has been removed for review and updates, please check back again soon!

Last Major Revision: Jan 2005

Submarine Hammerhead (SS-364) Interactive Map

Photographs

Hammerhead underway, circa 1940sIce-covered submarine Hammerhead during her trial period at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States, 22 Feb 194452 submarines and 4 submarine tenders of the US Navy Reserve Fleet, Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, circa Jan 1946Eleven submarines of the reserve fleet laid up in the Napa River at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, United States, 18 Mar 1946.
See all 5 photographs of Submarine Hammerhead (SS-364)

Hammerhead Operational Timeline

1 Mar 1944 Hammerhead was commissioned into service.
9 Feb 1946 Hammerhead was decommissioned from service.




Você gostou deste artigo ou achou este artigo útil? Se sim, considere nos apoiar no Patreon. Mesmo USD $1 por mês já vai longe! Obrigado.

Por favor, ajude-nos a espalhar a palavra:

 Reddit
 Bluesky
 Mastodon

Fique atualizado com WW2DB:

 RSS Feeds




Posting Your Comments on this Topic

Your Name 
Your Webite 
Your Email 
 Your email will not be published
Comment Type 
Your Comments 
 

Notes:

1. We hope that visitor conversations at WW2DB will be constructive and thought-provoking. Please refrain from using strong language. HTML tags are not allowed. Your IP address will be tracked even if you remain anonymous. WW2DB site administrators reserve the right to moderate, censor, and/or remove any comment. All comment submissions will become the property of WW2DB.

2. For inquiries about military records for members of the World War II armed forces, please see our FAQ.
Pesquisar WW2DB


More on Hammerhead
Partner Sites Content:
» Hammerhead Submarine Operations Research Group Attack Data


Submarine Hammerhead (SS-364) Photo Gallery
Hammerhead underway, circa 1940s
See all 5 photographs of Submarine Hammerhead (SS-364)


Estatísticas Atuais do Site

Citação Famosa da 2ª GM
"All that silly talk about the advance of science and such leaves me cold. Give me peace and a retarded science."

Thomas Dodd, late 1945


Apoie-nos

Por favor, considere nos apoiar no Patreon. Mesmo R$1 por mês já faz uma grande diferença. Obrigado!

Ou, por favor, nos apoie adquirindo alguns produtos do WW2DB na TeeSpring. Obrigado!