USS Stickleback

	USS Stickleback (SS-415), after GUPPY conversion
History
United States
Name	USS Stickleback
Builder	Mare Island Naval Shipyard
Laid down	1 March 1944
Launched	1 January 1945
Commissioned	29 March 1945
Decommissioned	26 June 1946
Recommissioned	6 September 1951
Decommissioned	14 November 1952
Recommissioned	26 June 1953
Identification	SS-415
Fate	Sunk in collision with USS Silverstein off Oahu 29 May 1958
General characteristics (World War II)
Class & type	Balao-class diesel-electric submarine
Displacement	1,526 tons (1550 t) surfaced; 2,424 tons (2460 t) submerged;
Length	311 ft 10 in (95.05 m)
Beam	27 ft 4 in (8.33 m)
Draft	16 ft 10 in (5.13 m) maximum
Propulsion	4 × Fairbanks-Morse Model 38D8-⅛ 10-cylinder opposed piston diesel engines driving electrical 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	20.25 knots (37.50 km/h) surfaced; 8.75 knots (16.21 km/h) submerged;
Range	11,000 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 depth	400 ft (120 m)
Complement	10 officers, 70–71 enlisted
Armament	10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes; 6 forward, 4 aft; 24 torpedoes; 1 × 5-inch (127 mm) / 25 caliber deck gun; Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon;
General characteristics (Guppy IIA)
Class & type	none
Displacement	1,848 tons (1,878 t) surfaced; 2,440 tons (2,479 t) submerged;
Length	307 ft (94 m)
Beam	27 ft 4 in (8.33 m)
Draft	17 ft (5.2 m)
Propulsion	Snorkel added; One diesel engine and generator removed; Batteries upgraded to Sargo II;
Speed	Surfaced:; 17.0 knots (31.5 km/h) maximum; 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h) cruising; Submerged:; 14.1 knots (26.1 km/h) for ½ hour; 8.0 knots (14.8 km/h) snorkeling; 3.0 knots (5.6 km/h) cruising;
Armament	10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes; (six forward, four aft); all guns removed;

USS Stickleback (SS-415), a Balao-class submarine, was named for the stickleback, a small scaleless fish.

History
USS Stickleback (SS-415), after GUPPY conversion
United States
Name	USS Stickleback
Builder	Mare Island Naval Shipyard
Laid down	1 March 1944
Launched	1 January 1945
Commissioned	29 March 1945
Decommissioned	26 June 1946
Recommissioned	6 September 1951
Decommissioned	14 November 1952
Recommissioned	26 June 1953
Identification	SS-415
Fate	Sunk in collision with USS Silverstein off Oahu 29 May 1958
General characteristics (World War II)
Class & type	Balao-class diesel-electric submarine
Displacement	1,526 tons (1550 t) surfaced 2,424 tons (2460 t) submerged
Length	311 ft 10 in (95.05 m)
Beam	27 ft 4 in (8.33 m)
Draft	16 ft 10 in (5.13 m) maximum
Propulsion	4 × Fairbanks-Morse Model 38D8-⅛ 10-cylinder opposed piston diesel engines driving electrical 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	20.25 knots (37.50 km/h) surfaced 8.75 knots (16.21 km/h) submerged
Range	11,000 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 depth	400 ft (120 m)
Complement	10 officers, 70–71 enlisted
Armament	10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes 6 forward, 4 aft 24 torpedoes 1 × 5-inch (127 mm) / 25 caliber deck gun Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
General characteristics (Guppy IIA)
Class & type	none
Displacement	1,848 tons (1,878 t) surfaced 2,440 tons (2,479 t) submerged
Length	307 ft (94 m)
Beam	27 ft 4 in (8.33 m)
Draft	17 ft (5.2 m)
Propulsion	Snorkel added One diesel engine and generator removed Batteries upgraded to Sargo II
Speed	Surfaced: 17.0 knots (31.5 km/h) maximum 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h) cruising Submerged: 14.1 knots (26.1 km/h) for ½ hour 8.0 knots (14.8 km/h) snorkeling 3.0 knots (5.6 km/h) cruising
Armament	10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (six forward, four aft) all guns removed