USS Croaker
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USS Croaker was a U.S. Navy Gato-class submarine that served in World War II, credited with sinking several Japanese vessels and later converted into a museum ship.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gato-class submarine
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United States Navy submarine ⓘ museum ship ⓘ |
| armament |
1 × 3-inch/50 caliber deck gun
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10 × 21-inch torpedo tubes ⓘ Bofors 40 mm gun NERFINISHED ⓘ Oerlikon 20 mm cannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded |
3 battle stars for World War II service
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Navy Unit Commendation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beam | 27 feet 3 inches ⓘ |
| builder | Electric Boat Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Groton, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | April 21, 1944 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creditedWith | sinking several Japanese vessels ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 6 officers and 54 enlisted men ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | June 3, 1946 ⓘ |
| displacement |
1525 long tons surfaced
ⓘ
2424 long tons submerged ⓘ |
| draft | 17 feet ⓘ |
| fate | preserved as museum ship ⓘ |
| hasPennantNumber |
AGSS-246
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SS-246 NERFINISHED ⓘ SSK-246 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumber | SS-246 ⓘ |
| laidDownBy | Electric Boat Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchedBy | Electric Boat Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchedOn | December 19, 1943 ⓘ |
| length | 311 feet 9 inches ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Buffalo, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| museumLocation | Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfWarPatrols | 6 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| patrolType | war patrol ⓘ |
| postwarRole |
hunter-killer submarine
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training submarine ⓘ |
| preservedSince | 1977 ⓘ |
| propulsion | diesel-electric ⓘ |
| reclassifiedAs |
AGSS-246
NERFINISHED
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SSK-246 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reclassifiedOn |
December 1, 1962
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January 18, 1955 ⓘ |
| recommissionedOn | May 7, 1951 ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| shipClass | Gato class ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | Mrs. Walter T. Griffith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strickenFromNavalRegisterOn | December 20, 1971 ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Pacific Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topSpeed |
20.25 knots surfaced
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8.75 knots submerged ⓘ |
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