USS Cochino (SS-345), leaving Portsmouth, England, for the Barents Sea, c. July 1949.
History
United States
Name
Cochino
Namesake
The Cuban name of triggerfish Balistes vetula
Builder
Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut
Laid down
13 April 1944
Launched
20 April 1945
Commissioned
25 August 1945
Identification
Hull symbol: SS-345
Call sign: NJEG
Fate
Lost at sea, 26 August 1949
General characteristics (As built)[1][2]
Class and type
Balao-class diesel-electric submarine
Displacement
1,526 long tons (1,550 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
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 kn (37.50 km/h; 23.30 mph) surfaced
8.75 kn (16.21 km/h; 10.07 mph) submerged
Range
11,000 nmi (13,000 mi; 20,000 km) surfaced at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Endurance
48 hours at 2 kn (3.7 km/h; 2.3 mph) submerged
75 days on patrol
Test depth
400 feet (120 m)
Complement
10 officers, 70–71 enlisted
Armament
10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
6 forward, 4 aft
24 torpedoes
1 × 4-inch (102 mm) / 50 caliber deck gun
Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
General characteristics (Guppy II)[3]
Displacement
1,870 long tons (1,900 t) surfaced
2,440 long tons (2,480 t) submerged
Length
307 ft (94 m)
Beam
27 ft 4 in (8.33 m)
Draft
17 ft (5.2 m)
Propulsion
Batteries upgraded to GUPPY type, capacity expanded to 504 cells (1 × 184 cell, 1 × 68 cell, and 2 × 126 cell batteries)
4 × high-speed electric motors replaced with 2 × low-speed direct drive electric motors
Speed
Surfaced:
18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph) maximum
13.5 kn (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) cruising
Submerged:
16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) for ½ hour
9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) snorkeling
3.5 kn (6.5 km/h; 4.0 mph) cruising
Range
15,000 nmi (17,000 mi; 28,000 km) surfaced at 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Endurance
48 hours at 4 kn (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Complement
9–10 officers
5 petty officers
70 enlisted men
Sensors and processing systems
WFA active sonar
JT passive sonar
Mk 106 torpedo fire control system
Armament
10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (six forward, four aft)
Notes
Snorkel added
USS Cochino (SS-345) was a Balao-class submarine in service with the United States Navy from 1945 to 1949. She sank after a battery explosion off Norway, on 26 August 1949. Cochino was named for the cochino, a triggerfish found in the Atlantic.
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