USS Grunion

	USS Grunion (SS-216) off the Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut, on 20 March 1942.
History
United States
Builder	Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut
Laid down	1 March 1941
Launched	22 December 1941
Sponsored by	Mr. Stanford C. Hooper
Commissioned	11 April 1942
Stricken	2 November 1942
Fate	Sunk off of Kiska around 30 July 1942, due to accidents caused/related to circular run of own torpedo
General characteristics
Class & type	Gato-class Diesel–electric submarine
Displacement	1,525 long tons (1,549 t) surfaced; 2,424 long tons (2,463 t) submerged;
Length	311 ft 9 in (95.02 m)
Beam	27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)
Draft	17 ft (5.2 m) maximum
Propulsion	4 × General Motors Model 16-248 V16 Diesel engines driving electric generators; 2 × 126-cell Sargo batteries; 4 × high-speed General Electric electric motors with reduction gears; two propellers ; 5,400 shp (4.0 MW) surfaced; 2,740 shp (2.0 MW) submerged;
Speed	21 kn (39 km/h) surfaced; 9 kn (17 km/h) submerged;
Range	11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) surfaced at 10 kn (19 km/h)
Endurance	48 hours at 2 kn (3.7 km/h) submerged; 75 days on patrol;
Test depth	300 ft (91 m)
Complement	6 officers, 64 enlisted
Armament	10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes; 6 forward, 4 aft; 24 torpedoes; 1 × 3-inch (76 mm) / 50 caliber deck gun; Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon;

USS Grunion (SS-216) was a Gato-class submarine that sank at Kiska, Alaska, during World War II. She was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the grunion.

History
USS Grunion (SS-216) off the Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut, on 20 March 1942.
United States
Builder	Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut
Laid down	1 March 1941
Launched	22 December 1941
Sponsored by	Mr. Stanford C. Hooper
Commissioned	11 April 1942
Stricken	2 November 1942
Fate	Sunk off of Kiska around 30 July 1942, due to accidents caused/related to circular run of own torpedo
General characteristics
Class & type	Gato-class Diesel–electric submarine
Displacement	1,525 long tons (1,549 t) surfaced 2,424 long tons (2,463 t) submerged
Length	311 ft 9 in (95.02 m)
Beam	27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)
Draft	17 ft (5.2 m) maximum
Propulsion	4 × General Motors Model 16-248 V16 Diesel engines driving electric generators 2 × 126-cell Sargo batteries 4 × high-speed General Electric electric motors with reduction gears two propellers 5,400 shp (4.0 MW) surfaced 2,740 shp (2.0 MW) submerged
Speed	21 kn (39 km/h) surfaced 9 kn (17 km/h) submerged
Range	11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) surfaced at 10 kn (19 km/h)
Endurance	48 hours at 2 kn (3.7 km/h) submerged 75 days on patrol
Test depth	300 ft (91 m)
Complement	6 officers, 64 enlisted
Armament	10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes 6 forward, 4 aft 24 torpedoes 1 × 3-inch (76 mm) / 50 caliber deck gun Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon