USS Becuna information

USS *Becuna*
	USS Becuna (SS-319) after commissioning in May 1944.
History
United States
Namesake	Becuna
Ordered	April 10, 1942
Builder	Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut
Laid down	April29, 1943
Launched	January 30, 1944
Sponsored by	Mrs. George C. Crawford, wife of Commander Crawford
Commissioned	May 27, 1944
Decommissioned	November 7, 1969
Stricken	August 15, 1973
Motto	Tiger of the Sea
Honors and; awards	4 Battle Stars
Status	Museum ship at Philadelphia, June 21, 1976
Badge
General characteristics As built
Class and type	Balao-class diesel-electric submarine
Displacement	1,500 long tons (1,500 t) surfaced; 2,080 long tons (2,110 t) submerged;
Length	311 ft 9 in (95.02 m)
Beam	27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)
Draft	16 ft 10 in (5.13 m) maximum
Propulsion	4 × General Motors Model 16-278A V16 diesel engines driving electrical generators; 2 × 126-cell Sargo batteries; 4 × high-speed General Electric electric motors with reduction gears; 2 × propellers; 5,400 shp (4.0 MW) surfaced; 2,740 shp (2.0 MW) submerged;
Speed	20.25 knots (38 km/h) surfaced; 8.75 knots (16 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, 72 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 IA
Class and type	none
Displacement	1,830 tons (1,859 t) surfaced; 2,440 tons (2,479 t) submerged;
Length	307 ft 7 in (93.75 m)
Beam	27 ft 4 in (8.33 m)
Draft	17 ft (5.2 m)
Propulsion	Snorkel added; Batteries upgraded to Sargo II;
Speed	Surfaced:17.3 knots (32.0 km/h) maximum; 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h) cruising; Submerged: 15.0 knots (27.8 km/h) for 1⁄2 hour; 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h) snorkeling; 3.0 knots (5.6 km/h) cruising;
Range	17,000 nmi (31,000 km; 20,000 mi) surfaced at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Endurance	36 hours at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) submerged
Complement	10 officers; 5 petty officers; 64–69 enlisted men;
Armament	10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes; (6 forward, 4 aft); all guns removed;
	USS Becuna (SS-319)
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
Location	Penn's Landing, Delaware Ave. & Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Area	less than one acre
Built	1944
Built by	Electric Boat Co.
Architectural style	Balao-class submarine
NRHP reference No.	78002458
Added to NRHP	August 29, 1978

USS Becuna (SS/AGSS-319), a Balao-class submarine in commission from 1944 to 1969, was a submarine of the United States Navy named for the becuna, a pike-like fish of Europe. During World War II, she conducted five war patrols between August 23, 1944 and July 27, 1945, operating in the Philippine Islands, South China Sea, and Java Sea. She is credited with sinking two Japanese tankers totaling 3,888 gross register tons.^[8]

After World War II, Becuna operated as part of the United States Pacific Fleet from 1945 to 1949. She served in the United States Atlantic Fleet from 1949 to 1969, primarily as a training ship, although she also made two deployments with the United States Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean Sea.

After her decommissioning, Becuna was designated a National Historic Landmark for her service in World War II. She became a museum ship at the Independence Seaport Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775–1990: Major Combatants. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 275–280. ISBN 0-313-26202-0.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311
^ ^a ^b U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f U.S. Submarines Since 1945 pp. 242
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Friedman, Norman (1994). U.S. Submarines Since 1945: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. pp. 11–43. ISBN 1-55750-260-9.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 9 July 2010.
^ "Seaport Museum Philadelphia Submarine, Becuna". Archived from the original on 4 February 2012.

[FriedmanSubs1-dates-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 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.

[Register-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775–1990: Major Combatants. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 275–280. ISBN 0-313-26202-0.

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

[FriedmanSubs1-specs_305–311-4] U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311

[FriedmanSubs2-specs-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f U.S. Submarines Since 1945 pp. 242

[FriedmanSubs2-chap2-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Friedman, Norman (1994). U.S. Submarines Since 1945: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. pp. 11–43. ISBN 1-55750-260-9.

[nris-7] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 9 July 2010.

[8] "Seaport Museum Philadelphia Submarine, Becuna". Archived from the original on 4 February 2012.

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History
USS Becuna (SS-319) after commissioning in May 1944.
United States
Namesake	Becuna
Ordered	April 10, 1942
Builder	Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut^[1]
Laid down	April29, 1943^[1]
Launched	January 30, 1944^[1]
Sponsored by	Mrs. George C. Crawford, wife of Commander Crawford
Commissioned	May 27, 1944^[1]
Decommissioned	November 7, 1969^[1]
Stricken	August 15, 1973^[1]
Motto	Tiger of the Sea
Honors and awards	4 Battle Stars
Status	Museum ship at Philadelphia, June 21, 1976^[2]
Badge
General characteristics As built
Class and type	Balao-class diesel-electric submarine^[2]
Displacement	1,500 long tons (1,500 t) surfaced^[2] 2,080 long tons (2,110 t) submerged^[2]
Length	311 ft 9 in (95.02 m)^[2]
Beam	27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)^[2]
Draft	16 ft 10 in (5.13 m) maximum^[2]
Propulsion	4 × General Motors Model 16-278A V16 diesel engines driving electrical generators 2 × 126-cell Sargo batteries 4 × high-speed General Electric electric motors with reduction gears 2 × propellers 5,400 shp (4.0 MW) surfaced 2,740 shp (2.0 MW) submerged
Speed	20.25 knots (38 km/h) surfaced^[3] 8.75 knots (16 km/h) submerged^[3]
Range	11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) surfaced at 10 knots (19 km/h)^[3]
Endurance	48 hours at 2 knots (3.7 km/h) submerged^[3] 75 days on patrol
Test depth	400 ft (120 m)^[3]
Complement	10 officers, 72 enlisted^[3]
Armament	10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes 6 forward, 4 aft 24 torpedoes^[4] 1 × 5-inch (127 mm) / 25 caliber deck gun^[4] Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
General characteristics Guppy IA
Class and type	none
Displacement	1,830 tons (1,859 t) surfaced^[6] 2,440 tons (2,479 t) submerged^[6]
Length	307 ft 7 in (93.75 m)^[5]
Beam	27 ft 4 in (8.33 m)^[5]
Draft	17 ft (5.2 m)^[5]
Propulsion	Snorkel added^[6] Batteries upgraded to Sargo II^[6]
Speed	Surfaced:17.3 knots (32.0 km/h) maximum 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h) cruising Submerged: 15.0 knots (27.8 km/h) for 1⁄2 hour 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h) snorkeling 3.0 knots (5.6 km/h) cruising^[6]
Range	17,000 nmi (31,000 km; 20,000 mi) surfaced at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)^[5]
Endurance	36 hours at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) submerged^[5]
Complement	10 officers 5 petty officers 64–69 enlisted men
Armament	10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (6 forward, 4 aft)^[5] all guns removed^[6]

USS Becuna (SS-319)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark


Location	Penn's Landing, Delaware Ave. & Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Area	less than one acre
Built	1944
Built by	Electric Boat Co.
Architectural style	Balao-class submarine
NRHP reference No.	78002458^[7]
Added to NRHP	August 29, 1978