submarine USS Lionfish (SS-298)
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The submarine USS Lionfish (SS-298) is a World War II-era Balao-class U.S. Navy submarine preserved as a museum ship, notable for its combat service in the Pacific and public display at Battleship Cove in Massachusetts.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Lionfish (SS-298) | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Balao-class submarine
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United States Navy submarine ⓘ museum ship ⓘ |
| armament |
1 × 5-inch deck gun
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10 × 21-inch torpedo tubes ⓘ Bofors 40 mm anti-aircraft gun NERFINISHED ⓘ Oerlikon 20 mm cannon ⓘ |
| awards | 2 battle stars for World War II service ⓘ |
| beam | 27.25 feet ⓘ |
| builder | Cramp Shipbuilding Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Balao class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1 November 1944 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 70 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| currentStatus | museum ship ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 16 December 1946 ⓘ |
| displacementSubmerged | 2424 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementSurfaced | 1526 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 17 feet ⓘ |
| era | World War II era ⓘ |
| finalDecommissioning | 15 December 1953 ⓘ |
| hasDesignation | National Historic Landmark (as part of Battleship Cove collection, where applicable) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumber | SS-298 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDown | 15 December 1942 ⓘ |
| launched | 7 November 1943 ⓘ |
| length | 311.75 feet ⓘ |
| location | Fall River, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | steel hull ⓘ |
| maximumSpeedSubmerged | 8.75 knots ⓘ |
| maximumSpeedSurfaced | 20.25 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | lionfish ⓘ |
| numberOfWarPatrols | 2 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOfExhibit | Battleship Cove naval museum complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeBuilt | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postwarUse | training submarine ⓘ |
| preservedAt | Battleship Cove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | diesel-electric ⓘ |
| recommissioned | 31 January 1951 ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| shipyard | William Cramp & Sons Shipbuilding Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsor | Mrs. Florence K. Earle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strickenFromNavalRegister | 1 June 1960 ⓘ |
| submarineType | fleet submarine ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Pacific Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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