USS Chivo information

History
United States
Name	USS Chivo
Builder	Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut
Laid down	21 February 1944
Launched	14 January 1945
Commissioned	28 April 1945
Decommissioned	1 July 1971
Stricken	1 July 1971
Identification	SS-341
Fate	Transferred to Argentina, 1 July 1971
Argentina
Name	ARA Santiago del Estero
Acquired	1 July 1971
Decommissioned	January 1981
Identification	S-22
Fate	Sold for scrap, 1983
General characteristics (As completed)
Class and type	Balao-class diesel-electric submarine
Displacement	1,526 tons (1,550 t) surfaced; 2,424 tons (2,463 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, 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 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 (93.8 m)
Beam	27 ft 4 in (8.3 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 ½ hour; 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h) snorkeling; 3.0 knots (5.6 km/h) cruising;
Range	17,000 nm (28,000 km) surfaced at 11 knots (20 km/h)
Endurance	36 hours at 3 knots (6 km/h) submerged
Complement	10 officers; 5 petty officers; 64–69 enlisted men;
Armament	10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes; (six forward, four aft); all guns removed;

USS Chivo (SS-341), a Balao-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the "chivo" or big-scaled goatfish Pseudopenaeus grandisquamis, a fish inhabiting the Pacific Ocean between Panama and Mexico.

Chivo was launched 14 January 1945 by Electric Boat Company, Groton, Conn.; sponsored by Mrs. Edith Lindholm Baldwin, wife of Raymond E. Baldwin, the governor of Connecticut; and commissioned 28 April 1945.

^ ^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.

[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.

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History

United States
Name	USS Chivo
Builder	Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut^[1]
Laid down	21 February 1944^[1]
Launched	14 January 1945^[1]
Commissioned	28 April 1945^[1]
Decommissioned	1 July 1971^[1]
Stricken	1 July 1971^[2]
Identification	SS-341
Fate	Transferred to Argentina, 1 July 1971^[1]
Argentina
Name	ARA Santiago del Estero
Acquired	1 July 1971
Decommissioned	January 1981
Identification	S-22
Fate	Sold for scrap, 1983
General characteristics (As completed)
Class and type	Balao-class diesel-electric submarine^[2]
Displacement	1,526 tons (1,550 t) surfaced^[2] 2,424 tons (2,463 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, 70–71 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 (93.8 m)^[5]
Beam	27 ft 4 in (8.3 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 ½ hour 7.5 knots (13.9 km/h) snorkeling 3.0 knots (5.6 km/h) cruising^[6]
Range	17,000 nm (28,000 km) surfaced at 11 knots (20 km/h)^[5]
Endurance	36 hours at 3 knots (6 km/h) submerged^[5]
Complement	10 officers 5 petty officers 64–69 enlisted men
Armament	10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (six forward, four aft)^[5] all guns removed^[6]