USS Tarpon SS-175

USS Tarpon SS-175

Keel laid-Dec 23,1933,Groton,CT
Launched-Sept 4,1935
Commisioned-March 12,1936
Decommisioned-Nov 15,1945
Struck from Navy-Sept 5,1946
Sank-Aug 27,1957 while under tow Southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Displacement-1,316 tons(Surfaced)
Displacement-1,968 tons(Submerged)
Length-298`
Width-25`
Speed-18kts(Surfaced) 8kts(Submerged)
Torpedo Tubes-4-21" Forward 2-21"Aft
Torpedos-16-21"
Crew-5 Officers, 45 Enlisted men.

BATTLE FLAG

Pearl Harbor
Squadron 5

1st War Patrol (East China Sea)

2nd War Patrol (Formosa) (Bronze Star)

Midway
Squadron 4

3rd War Patrol (Northern Japan)

4th War Patrol (Caroline Islands)

5th War Patrol (Aleutian Islands)

6th War Patrol (Palau Islands)

September 2,1943
Reassigned to the USS Muskallunge SS-262.

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Keel laid-Dec 23,1933,Groton,CT Launched-Sept 4,1935 Commisioned-March 12,1936 Decommisioned-Nov 15,1945 Struck from Navy-Sept 5,1946 Sank-Aug 27,1957 while under tow Southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.			Displacement-1,316 tons(Surfaced) Displacement-1,968 tons(Submerged) Length-298` Width-25` Speed-18kts(Surfaced) 8kts(Submerged) Torpedo Tubes-4-21" Forward 2-21"Aft Torpedos-16-21" Crew-5 Officers, 45 Enlisted men.