USS Croaker information

	Croaker (SS-246), underway, c. 1944–45.
History
United States
Name	Croaker
Namesake	Croaker, Fish
Builder	General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut
Laid down	1 April 1943
Launched	19 December 1943
Commissioned	21 April 1944
Decommissioned	15 June 1946
Recommissioned	7 May 1951
Decommissioned	18 March 1953
Recommissioned	11 December 1953
Decommissioned	2 April 1968
Stricken	20 December 1971
Status	Museum ship at Groton, Connecticut on 27 June 1976, then to Buffalo, New York since 1988.
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type	Gato-class diesel-electric submarine
Displacement	1,525 tons (1,549 t) surfaced, 2,424 tons (2,460 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 Croaker
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park, Buffalo, New York
Coordinates	42°52′42″N 78°52′54″W / 42.8782°N 78.8817°W
NRHP reference No.	08000863
Added to NRHP	12 September 2008

USS Croaker (SS/SSK/AGSS/IXSS-246), a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the croaker, any of various fishes which make throbbing or drumming noises.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k 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. 271–273. ISBN 0-313-26202-0.
^ ^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. 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
^ new NRHP listings, week of 9/19/2008

[FriedmanSubs1-dates-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k 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. 271–273. ISBN 0-313-26202-0.

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

[Register_275–280-4] 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_261-5] U.S. Submarines Through 1945 p. 261

[FriedmanSubs1-specs_305–311-6] U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311

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History
Croaker (SS-246), underway, c. 1944–45.
United States
Name	Croaker
Namesake	Croaker, Fish
Builder	General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut^[1]
Laid down	1 April 1943^[1]
Launched	19 December 1943^[1]
Commissioned	21 April 1944^[1]
Decommissioned	15 June 1946^[1]
Recommissioned	7 May 1951^[1]
Decommissioned	18 March 1953^[1]
Recommissioned	11 December 1953^[1]
Decommissioned	2 April 1968^[1]
Stricken	20 December 1971^[1]
Status	Museum ship at Groton, Connecticut on 27 June 1976,^[2] then to Buffalo, New York since 1988.^[1]
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type	Gato-class diesel-electric submarine^[2]
Displacement	1,525 tons (1,549 t) surfaced,^[2] 2,424 tons (2,460 t) submerged^[2]
Length	311 ft 9 in (95.02 m)^[2]
Beam	27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)^[2]
Draft	17 ft (5.2 m) maximum^[2]
Propulsion	4 × General Motors Model 16-248 V16 Diesel engines driving electric generators^[4]^[5] 2 × 126-cell Sargo batteries^[6] 4 × high-speed General Electric electric motors with reduction gears^[4] two propellers ^[4] 5,400 shp (4.0 MW) surfaced^[4] 2,740 shp (2.0 MW) submerged^[4]
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^[6] 1 × 3-inch (76 mm) / 50 caliber deck gun^[6] Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon

USS Croaker
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


Location	Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park, Buffalo, New York
Coordinates	42°52′42″N 78°52′54″W / 42.8782°N 78.8817°W / 42.8782; -78.8817
NRHP reference No.	08000863
Added to NRHP	12 September 2008^[7]