USS Capitaine

History
United States
NameUSS Capitaine (SS-336)
BuilderElectric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut
Laid down2 December 1943
Launched1 October 1944
Commissioned26 January 1945
Decommissioned10 February 1950
Recommissioned23 February 1957
Decommissioned4 March 1966
Stricken5 December 1977
FateTransferred to Italy, 5 March 1966, sold to Italy 5 December 1977 and disposed of
History
Italy
NameAlfredo Cappellini (S 507)
Commissioned5 March 1966
Out of service5 December 1977
General characteristics
Class & typeBalao class diesel-electric submarine
Displacement
  • 1,526 tons (1,550 t) surfaced
  • 2,424 tons (2,463 t) submerged
Length311 ft 9 in (95.02 m)
Beam27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)
Draft16 ft 10 in (5.13 m) maximum
Propulsion
Speed
  • 20.25 knots (38 km/h) surfaced
  • 8.75 knots (16 km/h) submerged
Range11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) surfaced at 10 knots (19 km/h)
Endurance
  • 48 hours at 2 knots (3.7 km/h) submerged
  • 75 days on patrol
Test depth400 ft (120 m)
Complement10 officers, 70–71 enlisted
Armament

USS Capitaine (SS/AGSS-336), a Balao-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the capitaine, a brilliantly colored fish inhabiting waters of the Atlantic Ocean from North Carolina to Panama.