USS Albacore (AGSS-569)

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United States Navy submarine experimental submarine museum ship

USS Albacore (AGSS-569) was an experimental U.S. Navy submarine whose revolutionary teardrop-shaped hull design greatly influenced the development of modern fast-attack submarines.

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USS Albacore (AGSS-569) experimental hull form 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy submarine ⓘ
experimental submarine ⓘ
museum ship ⓘ
awarded National Historic Landmark status ⓘ
Navy Unit Commendation NERFINISHED ⓘ
beam 7.4 m ⓘ
builder Portsmouth Naval Shipyard NERFINISHED ⓘ
category Cold War submarine ⓘ
research and development vessel ⓘ
city Portsmouth, New Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
commissionedOn 1953-12-05 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
countryOfMuseum United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
decommissionedOn 1972-12-09 ⓘ
designFeature highly streamlined sail ⓘ
single-shaft propulsion ⓘ
teardrop-shaped hull ⓘ
designInfluence Los Angeles-class submarines NERFINISHED ⓘ
Skipjack-class submarines NERFINISHED ⓘ
modern fast-attack submarines ⓘ
homeport Portsmouth, New Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
hullNumber AGSS-569 NERFINISHED ⓘ
laidDownOn 1952-03-15 ⓘ
launchedOn 1953-08-01 ⓘ
length 62.5 m ⓘ
listedOn National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
maximumSubmergedSpeed over 30 knots ⓘ
museumLocation Portsmouth, New Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
museumOpeningYear 1986 ⓘ
namedAfter albacore (fish) ⓘ
NHLDesignationYear 1989 ⓘ
notableFor influencing submarine hull form standards ⓘ
pioneering submarine hydrodynamics ⓘ
NRHPListingYear 1989 ⓘ
operator United States Navy ⓘ
precededBy USS Albacore (SS-218) NERFINISHED ⓘ
preservedAs museum ship ⓘ
primaryRole hydrodynamic test platform ⓘ
propulsion diesel-electric ⓘ
shipClass Albacore-class submarine NERFINISHED ⓘ
state New Hampshire ⓘ
statusAfterDecommissioning placed in reserve ⓘ
strickenOn 1973-05-01 ⓘ
testActivity maneuverability experiments ⓘ
noise-reduction experiments ⓘ
propeller and control surface trials ⓘ
testOrganization Naval Ship Research and Development Center NERFINISHED ⓘ

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USS Albacore Museum → dedicatedTo → USS Albacore (AGSS-569) ⓘ
Skipjack-class nuclear submarines → navalArchitectureInfluence → USS Albacore (AGSS-569) ⓘ
this entity surface form: USS Albacore (AGSS-569) experimental hull form