USS Macabi information

USS *Macabi* (SS-375)
History
United States
Name	USS Macabi (SS-375)
Builder	Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Laid down	1 May 1944
Launched	19 September 1944
Commissioned	29 March 1945
Decommissioned	16 June 1946
Recommissioned	6 May 1960
Decommissioned	11 August 1960
Stricken	1 September 1971
Fate	Transferred to Argentina 11 August 1960,; Sold to Argentina 1 September 1971;
	ARA Santa Fe on trials after transfer to Argentina.
Argentina
Name	ARA Santa Fe (S-11)
Acquired	11 August 1960
Commissioned	3 November 1960
Decommissioned	1971
Fate	Broken up 1974 for use as spare parts
General characteristics
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; 12 mph)
Endurance	48 hours at 2 knots (3.7 km/h; 2.3 mph) 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 Macabi (SS-375) was a Balao-class submarine of the United States Navy, named for the macabi, a bonefish (Albula vulpes) living in tropical seas and off the American coasts as far north as San Diego and Long Island and reaching a length of 3 feet (1 m).

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h 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 ^h 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.
^ "Argentina Gets 2 Subs". The Washington Post. 5 November 1960. p. A12.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305-311
^ ^a ^b U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311

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

[3] "Argentina Gets 2 Subs". The Washington Post. 5 November 1960. p. A12.

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

[FriedmanSubs1-specs_305–311-5] U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311

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History

United States
Name	USS Macabi (SS-375)
Builder	Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, Wisconsin^[1]
Laid down	1 May 1944^[1]
Launched	19 September 1944^[1]
Commissioned	29 March 1945^[1]
Decommissioned	16 June 1946^[1]
Recommissioned	6 May 1960^[1]
Decommissioned	11 August 1960^[1]
Stricken	1 September 1971^[2]
Fate	Transferred to Argentina 11 August 1960,^[2] Sold to Argentina 1 September 1971^[1]
ARA Santa Fe on trials after transfer to Argentina.
Argentina
Name	ARA Santa Fe (S-11)
Acquired	11 August 1960
Commissioned	3 November 1960 ^[3]
Decommissioned	1971
Fate	Broken up 1974 for use as spare parts
General characteristics
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^[4] 8.75 knots (16 km/h) submerged^[4]
Range	11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) surfaced at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)^[4]
Endurance	48 hours at 2 knots (3.7 km/h; 2.3 mph) 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^[5] 1 × 5-inch (127 mm) / 25 caliber deck gun^[5] Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon