USS Bashaw information

	USS Bashaw (SSK-241) in the 1950s.
History
United States
Builder	General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut
Laid down	4 December 1942
Launched	25 July 1943
Sponsored by	Mrs. Norman S. Ives
Commissioned	25 October 1943
Decommissioned	29 June 1949
Recommissioned	3 April 1951
Decommissioned	10 May 1952
Recommissioned	28 March 1953
Decommissioned	13 September 1969
Stricken	13 September 1969
Fate	Sunk as target July 1972 or sold for scrap 4 August 1972 (sources disagree)
General characteristics
Class and 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 nmi (20,000 km) surfaced @ 10 kn (19 km/h)
Endurance	48 hours @ 2 kn (3.7 km/h) submerged, 75 days on patrol
Test depth	300 ft (91 m)
Complement	6 officers, 54 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 Bashaw (SS/SSK/AGSS-241), a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the bashaw. Between 10 March 1944 and 29 April 1945, she completed six war patrols in the Celebes, Philippine, and South China Seas during World War II. Bashaw sank three Japanese merchant vessels totaling 19,269 gross register tons as well as several small craft. She later served in the Vietnam War.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Friedman, Norman (1995). U.S. Submarines Through 1945: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. pp. 285–304. ISBN 1-55750-263-3.
^ "Bashaw (SS-241)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775-1990: Major Combatants. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 271–273. ISBN 0-313-26202-0.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775–1990: Major Combatants. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 270–280. ISBN 978-0-313-26202-9. OCLC 24010356.
^ U.S. Submarines Through 1945 p. 261
^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311

[FriedmanSubs1-dates-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Friedman, Norman (1995). U.S. Submarines Through 1945: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. pp. 285–304. ISBN 1-55750-263-3.

[DANFS1-2] "Bashaw (SS-241)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command.

[FriedmanSubs1-specs-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311

[Register-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775-1990: Major Combatants. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 271–273. ISBN 0-313-26202-0.

[Register_275–280-5] Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775–1990: Major Combatants. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 270–280. ISBN 978-0-313-26202-9. OCLC 24010356.

[FriedmanSubs1-engines_261-6] U.S. Submarines Through 1945 p. 261

[FriedmanSubs1-specs_305–311-7] U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311

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History
USS Bashaw (SSK-241) in the 1950s.
United States
Builder	General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut^[1]
Laid down	4 December 1942^[1]
Launched	25 July 1943^[1]
Sponsored by	Mrs. Norman S. Ives
Commissioned	25 October 1943^[1]
Decommissioned	29 June 1949^[1]
Recommissioned	3 April 1951^[1]
Decommissioned	10 May 1952^[1]
Recommissioned	28 March 1953^[1]
Decommissioned	13 September 1969^[1]
Stricken	13 September 1969^[1]
Fate	Sunk as target July 1972 or sold for scrap 4 August 1972^[2] (sources disagree)
General characteristics
Class and type	Gato-class diesel-electric submarine^[4]
Displacement	1,525 long tons (1,549 t) surfaced^[4] 2,424 long tons (2,463 t) submerged^[4]
Length	311 ft 9 in (95.02 m)^[4]
Beam	27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)^[4]
Draft	17 ft (5.2 m) maximum^[4]
Propulsion	4 × General Motors Model 16-248 V16 Diesel engines driving electric generators^[5]^[6] 2 × 126-cell Sargo batteries^[7] 4 × high-speed General Electric electric motors with reduction gears^[5] two propellers ^[5] 5,400 shp (4.0 MW) surfaced^[5] 2,740 shp (2.0 MW) submerged^[5]
Speed	21 kn (39 km/h) surfaced,^[3] 9 kn (17 km/h) submerged^[3]
Range	11,000 nmi (20,000 km) surfaced @ 10 kn (19 km/h)^[3]
Endurance	48 hours @ 2 kn (3.7 km/h) submerged,^[3] 75 days on patrol
Test depth	300 ft (91 m)^[3]
Complement	6 officers, 54 enlisted^[3]
Armament	10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes 6 forward, 4 aft 24 torpedoes^[7] 1 × 3-inch (76 mm) / 50 caliber deck gun^[7] Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon