USS Torsk
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USS Torsk is a World War II-era Tench-class submarine preserved as a museum ship in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Torsk canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tench-class submarine
ⓘ
World War II submarine ⓘ museum ship ⓘ submarine ⓘ |
| acquiredAsMuseum | 1968 ⓘ |
| armament |
10 × 21-inch torpedo tubes
ⓘ
deck guns (as built) ⓘ |
| awards | two battle stars for World War II service ⓘ |
| beam | 27 feet 3 inches ⓘ |
| builder | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard ⓘ |
| class |
Tench-class submarine
ⓘ
surface form:
Tench class
|
| commissioned | 16 December 1944 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| convertedTo | GUPPY-type modernized submarine (partial features) ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewComplement | approximately 80 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 4 March 1968 ⓘ |
| displacement |
1570 tons surfaced
ⓘ
2414 tons submerged ⓘ |
| draft | 17 feet ⓘ |
| homeportDuringService | various U.S. Navy bases on the East Coast ⓘ |
| hullNumber | SS-423 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 7 June 1944 ⓘ |
| launched | 6 September 1944 ⓘ |
| length | 311 feet 9 inches ⓘ |
| location |
Inner Harbor
ⓘ
surface form:
Baltimore Inner Harbor
Baltimore, Maryland, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Baltimore, Maryland
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| namedAfter | torsk (a food fish related to cod) ⓘ |
| notableEvent | credited with sinking the last Japanese warship of World War II ⓘ |
| NRHPType |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
surface form:
National Historic Landmark (as part of Historic Ships in Baltimore collection)
|
| numberOfWarPatrols | 2 in World War II ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Historic Ships in Baltimore museum complex
ⓘ
surface form:
Historic Ships in Baltimore
|
| patrolType | war patrols ⓘ |
| placeBuilt | Kittery, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postwarService |
Atlantic Fleet
ⓘ
training duties ⓘ |
| precededByClass | Balao class ⓘ |
| preservedAs | historic naval vessel ⓘ |
| propulsion | diesel-electric ⓘ |
| registration | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| sponsor | Mrs. Allen B. Reed ⓘ |
| status | museum ship ⓘ |
| successorClass | none (last class of U.S. WWII fleet submarines) ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Pacific Theater of Operations
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Theater
|
| topSpeed |
20.25 knots surfaced
ⓘ
8.75 knots submerged ⓘ |
| tourType | self-guided tours ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Historic Ships in Baltimore