USS Dace (SS-247)

USS Dace (SS-247), on the left
History
United States
NameUSS Dace (SS-247)
BuilderGeneral Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut
Laid down22 July 1942
Launched25 April 1943
Sponsored byMrs O. P. Robinson
Commissioned23 July 1943
Decommissioned12 February 1947
BadgeUss dace insignia.svg
Recommissioned8 August 1951
Decommissioned15 January 1954
Recommissioned22 October 1954
Decommissioned31 January 1955
Stricken15 October 1972
FateConverted to GUPPY IB and transferred to Italy, 31 January 1955
Italy
NameLeonardo da Vinci (S 510)
Acquired31 January 1955
Out of service1973
FateSold for scrap, 1 April 1975
General characteristics
Class & typeGato-class diesel-electric submarine
Displacement
  • 1,525 long tons (1,549 t) surfaced
  • 2,424 long tons (2,463 t) submerged
Length311 ft 9 in (95.02 m)
Beam27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)
Draft17 ft (5.2 m) maximum
Propulsion
Speed21 kn (39 km/h) surfaced, 9 kn (17 km/h) submerged
Range11,000 nmi (20,000 km) surfaced @ 10 kn (19 km/h)
Endurance48 hours @ 2 kn (3.7 km/h) submerged, 75 days on patrol
Test depth300 ft (91 m)
Complement6 officers, 54 enlisted
Armament

USS Dace (SS-247), a Gato-class submarine, was the first submarine of the United States Navy to be named for any of several small North American fresh-water fishes of the carp family.

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