uss lancetfish (ss-296)

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aid down:	15 December 1942
aunched:	15 August 1943
ommissioned:	12 February 1945
ecommissioned:	24 March 1945
tricken:	9 June 1958
ate:	sold for scrap
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isplacement, Surfaced: Submerged:	1,526 tons (1550 t), 2,424 tons (2460 t)
ength:	311.8 ft (95.0 m)
eam:	27.3 ft (8.3 m)
raft:	15.3 ft (4.6 m)
Depth limit:	400 ft (120 m)
Speed, Surfaced: Submerged:	20.25 knots (37 km/h) 8.75 knots (16 km/h)
ropulsion:	four 5400-hp diesel engines four 2740-hp (2.0 MW) electric motors, two propellers
Submerged Endurance:	48 hours at 2 knots
Patrol Endurance:	75 days
ange:	11,000 nmi. (20,000 km) surfaced at 10 knots
omplement:	80 officers and enlisted
rmament:	ten 21" torpedo tubes, (six forward, four aft), 24 torpedoes, one 4"/50 deck gun, four machine guns
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USS Lancetfish (SS-296), a Balao-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the lancetfish (Alepisaurus ferox), a large voracious, deep sea fish having long lancetlike teeth and a high long dorsal fin. Her keel was laid down on 15 December 1942 by Cramp Shipbuilding Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was launched on 15 August 1943 sponsored by Miss Beatrice P. Barker, towed to Boston Navy Yard 19 May 1944 for completion, and commissioned 12 February 1945 with Commander Ellis B. Orr in command. While tied up alongside Pier 8, Lancetfish flooded through an after torpedo tube and sank 15 March 1945. She was raised eight days later and decommissioned 24 March. Assigned to the Atlantic Reserve Fleet in uncompleted condition, she was transferred to the First Naval District 27 February 1947 and was assigned to the New London Group 9 December 1952. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 9 June 1958 and sold for scrap on 20 August 1959 having never gone to sea on patrol.

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