USS Guitarro (SS-363)

History
United States
NameUSS Guitarro (SS-363)
BuilderManitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Laid down7 April 1943
Launched29 August 1943
Commissioned26 January 1944
Decommissioned6 December 1945
Nickname(s)"Gus Gutfish"
Recommissioned6 February 1952
Decommissioned22 September 1953
Recommissioned15 May 1954
Decommissioned7 August 1954
Stricken1 January 1972
Honors &
awards
FateTransferred to Turkey, 7 August 1954, sold to Turkey 1 January 1972
Turkey
NameTCG Preveze (S 340)
Acquired7 August 1954
Decommissioned4 May 1972
FateScrapped September 1983
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
Speed
  • 20.25 knots (23.30 mph; 37.50 km/h) surfaced
  • 8.75 knots (10.07 mph; 16.21 km/h) submerged
Range11,000 nautical miles (13,000 mi; 20,000 km) surfaced at 10 knots (12 mph; 19 km/h)
Endurance
  • 48 hours at 2 knots (2.3 mph; 3.7 km/h) submerged
  • 75 days on patrol
Test depth300 ft (90 m)
Complement
  • 6 officers, 54 enlisted (peace)
  • 80-85 (war)
Armament

USS Guitarro (SS-363), a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the guitarro.

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