USS Burrfish information

	Burrfish entering Pearl Harbor c. 1944
History
United States
Name	USS Burrfish
Namesake	burrfish
Builder	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine
Laid down	24 February 1943
Launched	18 June 1943
Commissioned	13 September 1943
Decommissioned	10 October 1946
Recommissioned	2 November 1948
Decommissioned	17 December 1956
Recommissioned	17 January 1961
Decommissioned	11 May 1961
Stricken	31 July 1969
Identification	SS-312
Fate	Transferred to Canada, 11 May 1961
Canada
Name	HMCS Grilse
Acquired	11 May 1961
Commissioned	11 May 1961
Decommissioned	2 October 1969
Identification	SS 71
Motto	"Suaviter in modo, fortiter in re" (Suavely in manner, strongly in matter)
Fate	Returned to the U.S. Navy and sunk as a target off San Clemente Island, California, 19 November 1969
Badge	Azure, the conventionalized outline of a finless fish, argent
General characteristics
Class and type	Balao-class diesel-electric submarine
Displacement	1,526 tons (1,550 t) surfaced; 2,391 tons (2,429 t) submerged;
Length	311 ft 6 in (94.95 m)
Beam	27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)
Draft	16 ft 10 in (5.13 m) maximum
Propulsion	4 × Fairbanks-Morse Model 38D8-1⁄8 9-cylinder opposed-piston diesel engines driving electrical generators; 2 × 126-cell Sargo batteries; 4 × high-speed Elliott electric motors with reduction gears; 2 × propellers; 5,400 shp (4.0 MW) surfaced; 2,740 shp (2.04 MW) submerged;
Speed	20.25 knots (38 km/h) surfaced; 8.75 knots (16 km/h) submerged;
Range	11,000 nmi. surfaced at 10 knots; (20,000 km at 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;

USS Burrfish (SS/SSR-312) was a Balao-class submarine of the United States Navy named for the burrfish (Chilomycterus schoepfi), a swellfish of the Atlantic coast. The vessel entered service in 1943 and saw action during World War II and in the postwar era. In 1961 Burrfish was loaned to the Royal Canadian Navy where she served as HMCS Grilse (SS 71) and was used primarily as a training boat from 1961 until 1969.

^ ^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.
^ ^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 Arbuckle, p. 45
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311
^ ^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. 271–280. ISBN 978-0-313-26202-9.
^ U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 261–263
^ ^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.

[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.

[a1-3] Arbuckle, p. 45

[FriedmanSubs1-specs-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311

[Register_271–280-5] Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775–1990: Major Combatants. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 271–280. ISBN 978-0-313-26202-9.

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History
Burrfish entering Pearl Harbor c. 1944
United States
Name	USS Burrfish
Namesake	burrfish
Builder	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine^[1]
Laid down	24 February 1943^[1]
Launched	18 June 1943^[1]
Commissioned	13 September 1943^[1]
Decommissioned	10 October 1946^[1]
Recommissioned	2 November 1948^[1]
Decommissioned	17 December 1956^[1]
Recommissioned	17 January 1961^[1]
Decommissioned	11 May 1961^[1]
Stricken	31 July 1969^[2]
Identification	SS-312
Fate	Transferred to Canada, 11 May 1961^[1]
Canada
Name	HMCS Grilse
Acquired	11 May 1961
Commissioned	11 May 1961
Decommissioned	2 October 1969
Identification	SS 71
Motto	"Suaviter in modo, fortiter in re" (Suavely in manner, strongly in matter)^[3]
Fate	Returned to the U.S. Navy and sunk as a target off San Clemente Island, California, 19 November 1969
Badge	Azure, the conventionalized outline of a finless fish, argent^[3]
General characteristics
Class and type	Balao-class diesel-electric submarine^[2]
Displacement	1,526 tons (1,550 t) surfaced^[2] 2,391 tons (2,429 t) submerged^[2]
Length	311 ft 6 in (94.95 m)^[2]
Beam	27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)^[2]
Draft	16 ft 10 in (5.13 m) maximum^[2]
Propulsion	4 × Fairbanks-Morse Model 38D8-1⁄8 9-cylinder opposed-piston diesel engines driving electrical generators^[5]^[6] 2 × 126-cell Sargo batteries^[7] 4 × high-speed Elliott electric motors with reduction gears^[5] 2 × propellers^[5] 5,400 shp (4.0 MW) surfaced^[5] 2,740 shp (2.04 MW) submerged^[5]
Speed	20.25 knots (38 km/h) surfaced^[4] 8.75 knots (16 km/h) submerged^[4]
Range	11,000 nmi. surfaced at 10 knots (20,000 km at 19 km/h)^[4]
Endurance	48 hours at 2 knots (3.7 km/h) submerged^[4] 75 days on patrol
Test depth	400 ft (120 m)^[4]
Complement	10 officers, 70–71 enlisted^[4]
Armament	10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes 6 forward, 4 aft 24 torpedoes^[7] 1 × 5-inch (127 mm) / 25 caliber deck gun^[7] Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon