USS Apogon

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USS Apogon was a U.S. Navy Balao-class submarine that served in World War II and was later sunk during the Operation Crossroads atomic tests at Bikini Atoll.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Balao-class submarine
United States Navy submarine
armament 1 × 5 in/25 caliber deck gun
10 × 21 in torpedo tubes
40 mm Bofors autocannon
surface form: Bofors 40 mm gun

Oerlikon 20 mm anti-aircraft cannons
surface form: Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
awards Battle stars for World War II service
beam 27 ft 3 in
builder Mare Island Naval Shipyard
builderLocation Vallejo
surface form: Vallejo, California
commissionedDate 1943-07-16
conflict World War II
country United States of America
crewComplement about 70 officers and enlisted
decommissionedDate 1946-02-01
displacementSubmerged 2424 long tons
displacementSurfaced 1526 long tons
draft 17 ft
fate sunk as target in atomic tests at Bikini Atoll
hullNumber SS-308
laidDownDate 1942-05-09
launchedDate 1943-03-10
length 311 ft 9 in
material steel
maximumSpeedSubmerged 8.75 knots
maximumSpeedSurfaced 20.25 knots
namedAfter apogon (cardinalfish)
navyListRemovalDate 1946-02-25
numberOfWarPatrols 8
operator United States Navy
participatedIn Operation Crossroads
World War II
powerplant 2 electric motors
4 diesel engines
propulsion diesel-electric
shipClass Balao class
shipwreckLocation Bikini Atoll lagoon
sinkingLocation Bikini Atoll
sinkingMethod atomic bomb test
sponsor Mrs. Robert W. Hayler
status shipwreck
sunkIn Operation Crossroads
testSeries Operation Crossroads
surface form: Operation Crossroads Able and Baker tests
theaterOfOperations Pacific Ocean
type fleet submarine

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