USS Sailfish (SSR-572)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Sailfish |
| Namesake | Sailfish |
| Ordered | 10 March 1951 |
| Builder | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine |
| Laid down | 8 December 1953 |
| Launched | 8 September 1955 |
| Commissioned | 14 April 1956, as SSR-572 |
| Decommissioned | 29 September 1978 |
| Reclassified | SS-572 (Attack submarine), 3 February 1961 |
| Stricken | 30 September 1978 |
| Fate | Sunk as target, May 2007 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Sailfish-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 350 ft (110 m) |
| Beam | 29 ft 1 in (8.86 m) |
| Draft | 16 ft 4 in (5 m) |
| Propulsion | Diesel-electric, 2 screws |
| Speed |
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| Complement | 95 officers and men |
| Armament | 6 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes |
USS Sailfish (SSR/SS/AGSS-572), the lead ship of her class of submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the sailfish, a large gamefish inhabiting tropical seas, related to the swordfish, but possessing scales and a large sail-like dorsal fin.