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{{short description|Submarine of the United States}}
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|Ship image=[[Image:USS Greenfish;0835105.jpg|300px|Greenfish (SS-351) circa 1960s.]]
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|Ship caption=Greenfish (SS-351) circa 1960s with the shark-fin arrays of the standard [[BQG-4 PUFFS]] [[sonar]] system.
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|Ship image=[[File:USS Greenfish;0835105.jpg|300px|Greenfish (SS-351) c. 1960s.]]
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|Ship caption=''Greenfish'' (SS-351) c. 1960s with the three distinctive shark-fin domes of the [[Passive Underwater Fire Control Feasibility System|PUFFS]] sonar.
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|Ship flag={{USN flag|1973}}
|Ship flag={{USN flag|1973}}
|Ship name=
|Ship name=USS ''Greenfish''
|Ship ordered=
|Ship ordered=
|Ship builder=[[General Dynamics Electric Boat|Electric Boat Company]], [[Groton, Connecticut]]<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-dates">{{cite book
|Ship builder=[[General Dynamics Electric Boat|Electric Boat Company]], [[Groton, Connecticut]]<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-dates">{{cite book
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| first = Norman
| first = Norman
| authorlink =
| authorlink =
| coauthors =
| title = U.S. Submarines Through 1945: An Illustrated Design History
| title = U.S. Submarines Through 1945: An Illustrated Design History
| publisher = [[United States Naval Institute]]
| publisher = [[United States Naval Institute]]
| date = 1995
| year = 1995
| location = [[Annapolis, Maryland]]
| location = [[Annapolis, Maryland]]
| pages = 285–304
| pages = 285–304
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| doi =
| doi =
| isbn = 1-55750-263-3 }}</ref>
| isbn = 1-55750-263-3 }}</ref>
|Ship laid down=[[29 June]] [[1944]]<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-dates"/>
|Ship laid down=29 June 1944<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-dates"/>
|Ship launched=[[21 December]] [[1945]]<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-dates"/>
|Ship launched=21 December 1945<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-dates"/>
|Ship acquired=
|Ship acquired=
|Ship commissioned=[[7 June]] [[1946]]<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-dates"/>
|Ship commissioned=7 June 1946<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-dates"/>
|Ship decommissioned=[[29 October]] [[1973]]<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-dates"/>
|Ship decommissioned=29 October 1973<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-dates"/>
|Ship in service=
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|Ship out of service=
|Ship out of service=
|Ship struck=[[29 October]] [[1973]]<ref name="Register">{{cite book
|Ship struck=29 October 1973<ref name="Register">{{cite book
| last = Bauer
| last = Bauer
| first = K. Jack
| first = K. Jack
| authorlink =
| authorlink =
| coauthors = Roberts, Stephen S.
|author2=Roberts, Stephen S.
| title = Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775-1990: Major Combatants
| title = Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775-1990: Major Combatants
| publisher = Greenwood Press
| publisher = Greenwood Press
| date = 1991
| year = 1991
| location = [[Westport, Connecticut]]
| location = [[Westport, Connecticut]]
| pages = 275–280
| pages = 275–280
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| isbn = 0-313-26202-0 }}</ref>
| isbn = 0-313-26202-0 }}</ref>
|Ship reinstated=
|Ship reinstated=
|Ship fate=Transferred to [[Brazil]], [[19 December]] [[1973]]<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-dates"/>
|Ship fate=Transferred to [[Brazil]], 19 December 1973<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-dates"/>
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|Ship country=Brazil
|Ship country=Brazil
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|Ship flag=[[Image:Flag of Brazil.svg|60px|Brazilian Navy Ensign]]
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|Ship name=''Amazonas''
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|Ship acquired=19 December 1973
|Ship name=''Amazonas'' (S-16)
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|Ship acquired=[[19 December]] [[1973]]
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|Ship struck=[[15 October]] [[1992]]
|Ship struck=15 October 1992
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|Ship fate=Scrapped in 2001
|Ship fate=Scrapped in 2001
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|Ship identification=S-16
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{{Infobox Ship Characteristics
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|Ship class={{sclass|Balao|submarine|4}} [[diesel-electric]] [[submarine]]<ref name="Register"/>
|Ship class={{sclass|Balao|submarine|0}} [[diesel-electric]] [[submarine]]<ref name="Register"/>
|Ship displacement=1,526&nbsp;[[long ton|ton]]s (1,550&nbsp;[[tonne|t]]) surfaced<ref name="Register"/><br />2,424&nbsp;tons (2,463&nbsp;t) submerged<ref name="Register"/>
|Ship displacement=*1,526&nbsp;[[long ton|ton]]s (1,550&nbsp;[[tonne|t]]) surfaced<ref name="Register"/>
*2,424&nbsp;tons (2,463&nbsp;t) submerged<ref name="Register"/>
|Ship length={{convert|311|ft|9|in|abbr=on}}<ref name="Register"/>
|Ship length={{convert|311|ft|9|in|abbr=on}}<ref name="Register"/>
|Ship beam={{convert|27|ft|3|in|abbr=on}}<ref name="Register"/>
|Ship beam={{convert|27|ft|3|in|abbr=on}}<ref name="Register"/>
|Ship draft={{convert|16|ft|10|in|abbr=on}} maximum<ref name="Register"/>
|Ship draft={{convert|16|ft|10|in|abbr=on}} maximum<ref name="Register"/>
|Ship propulsion={{Fleet-boat-propulsion-late-GM-4-GE}}
|Ship propulsion={{Fleet-boat-propulsion-late-GM-4-GE}}
|Ship speed={{convert|20.25|kn|km/h|0|lk=on}} surfaced<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-specs">''U.S. Submarines Through 1945'' pp. 305-311</ref><br />{{convert|8.75|kn|km/h|0}} submerged<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-specs"/>
|Ship speed=*{{convert|20.25|kn|km/h|0|lk=in}} surfaced<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-specs">''U.S. Submarines Through 1945'' pp. 305-311</ref>
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|Ship endurance=48 hours at {{convert|2|kn|km/h}} submerged<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-specs"/><br />75 days on patrol
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*75 days on patrol
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|Ship test depth={{convert|400|ft|m|-1|abbr=on}}<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-specs"/>
|Ship complement=10 officers, 70–71 enlisted<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-specs"/>
|Ship complement=10 officers, 70–71 enlisted<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-specs"/>
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|Ship armament={{Fleet-boat-armament-5-inch}}
|Ship armament={{Fleet-boat-armament-5-inch}}
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|Header caption=(Guppy II)
|Header caption=(Guppy II)
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|Ship displacement=1,870&nbsp;tons (1,900&nbsp;t) surfaced <ref name="FriedmanSubs2-chap2">{{cite book
|Ship displacement=*1,870&nbsp;tons (1,900&nbsp;t) surfaced <ref name="FriedmanSubs2-chap2">{{cite book
| last = Friedman
| last = Friedman
| first = Norman
| first = Norman
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| title = U.S. Submarines Since 1945: An Illustrated Design History
| title = U.S. Submarines Since 1945: An Illustrated Design History
| publisher = [[United States Naval Institute]]
| publisher = [[United States Naval Institute]]
| date = 1994
| year = 1994
| location = [[Annapolis, Maryland]]
| location = [[Annapolis, Maryland]]
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| isbn = 1-55750-260-9 }}</ref><br />
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2,440&nbsp;tons (2,480&nbsp;t) submerged <ref name="FriedmanSubs2-chap2"/>
*2,440&nbsp;tons (2,480&nbsp;t) submerged <ref name="FriedmanSubs2-chap2"/>
|Ship length=307&nbsp;ft (93.6&nbsp;m) <ref name="FriedmanSubs2-specs">''U.S. Submarines Since 1945'' pp. 242</ref>
|Ship length=307&nbsp;ft (93.6&nbsp;m) <ref name="FriedmanSubs2-specs">''U.S. Submarines Since 1945'' pp. 242</ref>
|Ship beam=27&nbsp;ft 4&nbsp;in (7.4&nbsp;m) <ref name="FriedmanSubs2-specs"/>
|Ship beam=27&nbsp;ft 4&nbsp;in (7.4&nbsp;m) <ref name="FriedmanSubs2-specs"/>
|Ship draft=17&nbsp;ft (5.2&nbsp;m) <ref name="FriedmanSubs2-specs"/>
|Ship draft=17&nbsp;ft (5.2&nbsp;m) <ref name="FriedmanSubs2-specs"/>
|Ship propulsion=[[Snorkel#Submarine snorkel|Snorkel]] added<ref name="FriedmanSubs2-chap2"/><br />
|Ship propulsion=*[[Submarine snorkel|Snorkel]] added<ref name="FriedmanSubs2-chap2"/>
Batteries upgraded to [[Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program|GUPPY]] type, capacity expanded to 504&nbsp;cells (1 × 184&nbsp;cell, 1 × 68&nbsp;cell, and 2 × 126&nbsp;cell batteries) <ref name="FriedmanSubs2-chap2"/>
*Batteries upgraded to [[Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program|GUPPY]] type, capacity expanded to 504&nbsp;cells (1 × 184&nbsp;cell, 1 × 68&nbsp;cell, and 2 × 126&nbsp;cell batteries) <ref name="FriedmanSubs2-chap2"/>
4 × high-speed electric motors replaced with 2 × low-speed direct drive electric motors <ref name="FriedmanSubs2-chap2"/>
*4 × high-speed electric motors replaced with 2 × low-speed direct drive electric motors <ref name="FriedmanSubs2-chap2"/>
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*{{convert|18.0|kn|mph km/h|1}} maximum
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*{{convert|16.0|kn|mph km/h|1}} for ½ hour
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|Ship endurance=48 hours at {{convert|4|kn|mph km/h|0}} submerged <ref name="FriedmanSubs2-specs"/>
|Ship endurance=48 hours at {{convert|4|kn|mph km/h|0}} submerged <ref name="FriedmanSubs2-specs"/>
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|Ship complement=9–10 officers<br />5 petty officers<br />70 enlisted men <ref name="FriedmanSubs2-specs"/>
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|Ship sensors=WFA active sonar<br />JT passive sonar<br />Mk&nbsp;106 torpedo fire control system <ref name="FriedmanSubs2-specs"/>
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*Mk&nbsp;106 torpedo fire control system <ref name="FriedmanSubs2-specs"/>
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|Ship armament=10 × {{convert|21|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} [[torpedo tube]]s<br />
|Ship armament=*10 × [[American 21 inch torpedo|21 inch (533 mm)]] [[torpedo tube]]s
&nbsp;(six forward, four aft)<ref name="FriedmanSubs2-specs"/><br />
*&nbsp;(six forward, four aft)<ref name="FriedmanSubs2-specs"/>
all guns removed<ref name="FriedmanSubs2-chap2"/>
*all guns removed<ref name="FriedmanSubs2-chap2"/>
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|Header caption=(Guppy III)
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|Ship displacement=1,975&nbsp;tons (2,007&nbsp;t) surfaced <ref name="FriedmanSubs2-chap2"/><br />
|Ship displacement=*1,975&nbsp;tons (2,007&nbsp;t) surfaced <ref name="FriedmanSubs2-chap2"/>
2,450&nbsp;tons (2,489&nbsp;t) submerged <ref name="FriedmanSubs2-chap2"/>
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|Ship length=321&nbsp;ft (97.8&nbsp;m) <ref name="FriedmanSubs2-specs">''U.S. Submarines Since 1945'' pp. 242</ref>
|Ship length=321&nbsp;ft (97.8&nbsp;m) <ref name="FriedmanSubs2-specs"/>
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*{{convert|14.5|kn|mph km/h|1}} for ½ hour
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|Ship endurance=36 hours at {{convert|3|kn|mph km/h|0}} submerged <ref name="FriedmanSubs2-specs"/>
|Ship endurance=36 hours at {{convert|3|kn|mph km/h|0}} submerged <ref name="FriedmanSubs2-specs"/>
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'''USS ''Greenfish'' (SS-351)''' was a {{sclass|Balao|submarine|0}} [[submarine]] of the [[United States Navy]]. It was named for the [[Murray cod|greenfish]].


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''Greenfish'' (SS-351) was launched by the [[Electric Boat]] Co., [[Groton, Connecticut]], 21 December 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Thomas J. Doyle; and commissioned 7 June 1946.
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'''USS ''Greenfish'' (SS-351)''', a [[Balao class submarine|''Balao''-class]] [[submarine]], was a ship of the [[United States Navy]] named for the [[greenfish]], one of various labroid fishes, [[Florida bluefish]] or [[ladyfish]].


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''Greenfish'''s shakedown cruise 22 July to 13 September 1946, took her to [[Barranquilla]], [[Colombia]]; the [[Panama Canal Zone|Canal Zone]]; [[Callao]], [[Peru]]; and [[Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands|St. Thomas]], [[Virgin Islands]]. Exercises out of [[Naval Submarine Base New London|New London]] and in [[Chesapeake Bay]] carried her through the year, and the early months of 1947 found ''Greenfish'' back in the [[Caribbean Sea|Caribbean]] for fleet exercises. On 11 February 1947 she effected one of the first transfers of personnel from an [[aircraft carrier]], {{USS|Franklin D. Roosevelt|CV-42|2}}, to a submarine by [[helicopter]].
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''Greenfish'' (SS-351) was launched by the [[Electric Boat]] Co., [[Groton, Conn.]], [[21 December]] [[1945]]; sponsored by Mrs. Thomas J. Doyle; and commissioned [[7 June]] [[1946]], Comdr. R. M. Metcalf commanding.
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[[File:German submarine U-234 is torpedoed by USS Greenfish (SS-542), 20 November 1947 (80-G-704673).jpg|left|thumb|270px|USS ''Greenfish'' torpedo sinks ''U-234'' off Cape Cod, Mass 20 November 1947.]]
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Various exercises along the American coast and in the Caribbean occupied ''Greenfish'' until 8 January 1948, when she entered the Electric Boat Co. yards for a [[GUPPY II]] conversion. This included the installation of [[Submarine snorkel|snorkel]]ing equipment on ''Greenfish'', enabling her to run her [[diesel engine]]s while submerged, which required the enlargement of her "sail". In addition, more batteries were installed to increase her submerged speed and permit the ship to remain completely submerged for longer periods.


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Returning to New London 21 August 1948, ''Greenfish'' sailed on her "second" shakedown cruise 1 September, with Rear Admiral [[James J. Fife]], Commander, Submarine Force, [[U.S. Atlantic Fleet|Atlantic Fleet]], aboard. She transited the [[Panama Canal]] 9 September and engaged in exercises at [[Balboa, Panama|Balboa]] before returning to New London 24 September.
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''Greenfish'''s shakedown cruise [[22 July]] to [[13 September]] [[1946]], took her to [[Barranquilla]], [[Colombia]]; the [[Panama Canal Zone|Canal Zone]]; [[Callao]], [[Peru]]; and [[Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands|St. Thomas]], [[Virgin Islands]]. Exercises out of [[Naval Submarine Base New London|New London]] and in [[Chesapeake Bay]] carried her through the year, and the early months of 1947 found ''Greenfish'' back in the [[Caribbean Sea|Caribbean]] for fleet exercises. On [[11 February]] [[1947]] she effected one of the first transfers of personnel from an [[aircraft carrier]], {{USS|Franklin D. Roosevelt|CV-42|2}}, to a submarine by [[helicopter]].
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[[Image:U-234sunk1.jpg|right|thumb|270px|USS Greenfish torpedo sinks U-234 off Cape Cod, Mass 20 November 1947.]]
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Various exercises along the American coast and in the Caribbean occupied ''Greenfish'' until [[8 January]] [[1948]], when she entered the Electric Boat Co. yards for a [[GUPPY II]] conversion. This included the installation of [[Submarine snorkel|snorkel]]ing equipment on ''Greenfish'', enabling her to run her [[diesel engine]]s while submerged, which required the enlargement of her "sail". In addition, more batteries were installed to increase her submerged speed and permit the ship to remain completely submerged for longer periods.


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The new GUPPY submarine was attached to the [[U.S. Pacific Fleet|Pacific Fleet]], and sailed for [[Pearl Harbor]] 23 October. She reached her new home 25 November 1948. With the exception of [[Antisubmarine warfare|ASW]] and harbor defense exercises in [[Puget Sound]] in 1950 and a subsequent [[Mare Island Naval Shipyard|Mare Island]] overhaul, ''Greenfish'' operated out of Pearl Harbor on local exercises through 1951.
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Returning to New London [[21 August]] [[1948]], ''Greenfish'' sailed on her "second" shakedown cruise [[1 September]], with Rear Admiral [[James J. Fife]], Commander, Submarine Force, [[U.S. Atlantic Fleet|Atlantic Fleet]], aboard. She transited the [[Panama Canal]] [[9 September]] and engaged in exercises at [[Balboa, Panama|Balboa]] before returning to New London [[24 September]].


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Departing Pearl Harbor 15 November 1951, ''Greenfish'' sailed to [[U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka|Yokosuka]], [[Japan]], for [[Korean War]] duty. After a patrol 31 January to 1 March 1952, She participated in exercises at [[Okinawa]] and then returned to [[Hawaii]] 2 June. Local and special operations filled her time until 5 November 1954, when she entered the [[Pearl Harbor Shipyard]] for another modernization overhaul.
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The new GUPPY submarine was attached to the [[U.S. Pacific Fleet|Pacific Fleet]], and sailed for [[Pearl Harbor]] [[23 October]]. She reached her new home [[25 November]] [[1948]]. With the exception of [[Antisubmarine warfare|ASW]] and harbor defense exercises in [[Puget Sound]] in 1950 and a subsequent [[Mare Island Naval Shipyard|Mare Island]] overhaul, ''Greenfish'' operated out of Pearl Harbor on local exercises through 1951.


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''Greenfish'', overhaul completed 6 July 1955, sailed for deployment with the [[U.S. 7th Fleet|7th Fleet]] 15 September and reached Yokosuka 29 September. From 19 October to 15 November she engaged in special operations, and then embarked on a tour of [[Southeast Asia]]. Ports visited by ''Greenfish'' during her 2-month cruise included [[Manila]], [[Singapore]], [[Rangoon]], where she was the first submarine ever to visit and was inspected by [[Burma|Burmese]] Prime Minister [[U Nu]], and [[Hong Kong]]. After further exercises off Okinawa and Yokosuka, ''Greenfish'' returned to Pearl Harbor 13 March 1956.
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Departing Pearl Harbor [[15 November]] [[1951]], ''Greenfish'' sailed to [[U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka|Yokosuka]], [[Japan]], for [[Korean War]] duty. After a patrol [[31 January]] to [[1 March]] [[1952]], She participated in exercises at [[Okinawa]] and then returned to [[Hawaii]] [[2 June]]. Local and special operations filled her time until [[5 November]] [[1954]], when she entered the [[Pearl Harbor Shipyard]] for another modernization overhaul.


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The following 5&nbsp;years fell into a pattern for Greenfish—local operations out of Pearl Harbor, [[special operations]], exercises along the American coast, and periodic overhauls. ''Greenfish'' entered Pearl Harbor Shipyard 15 December 1960 for a FRAM ([[Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization]]) overhaul and extensive conversion to a [[GUPPY III]] class ship. This included cutting ''Greenfish'' in half and adding a {{convert|15|ft|m|0|adj=on}} section of hull to permit more batteries and other equipment.
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''Greenfish'', overhaul completed [[6 July]] [[1955]], sailed for deployment with the [[U.S. 7th Fleet|7th Fleet]] [[15 September]] and reached Yokosuka [[29 September]]. From [[19 October]] to [[15 November]] she engaged in special operations, and then embarked on a tour of [[Southeast Asia]]. Ports visited by ''Greenfish'' during her 2-month cruise included [[Manila]], [[Singapore]], [[Rangoon]], where she was the first submarine ever to visit and was inspected by [[Burma|Burmese]] Prime Minister [[U Nu]], and [[Hong Kong]]. After further exercises off Okinawa and Yokosuka, ''Greenfish'' returned to Pearl Harbor [[13 March]] [[1956]].


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Conversion completed, ''Greenfish'' departed 28 July 1961 for shakedown, operations at Pearl Harbor, and in December sailed to serve with the 7th Fleet. In addition to special operations, the submarine participated in various fleet and ASW exercises and visited several ports, including Hong Kong, Manila, and Okinawa. Returning to Pearl Harbor June 1962, ''Greenfish'' engaged in local operations until October, when the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]] sent her to [[Japan]] to strengthen the 7th Fleet. Upon return to Hawaii December 1962, she underwent a brief overhaul and then resumed her peace time schedule of local and special operations interspersed with training exercises.
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The following 5&nbsp;years fell into a pattern for Greenfish—local operations out of Pearl Harbor, [[special operations]], exercises along the American coast, and periodic overhauls. ''Greenfish'' entered Pearl Harbor Shipyard [[15 December]] [[1960]] for a FRAM ([[Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization]]) overhaul and extensive conversion to a [[GUPPY III]] class ship. This included cutting ''Greenfish'' in half and adding a {{convert|15|ft|m|0|adj=on}} section of hull to permit more batteries and other equipment.


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Based at Pearl Harbor, she participated in various ASW exercises while maintaining the high tempo of training and readiness for her crew. From 30 March 1964 to 4 September she underwent overhaul; and, after a cruise to the Pacific Coast and back, ''Greenfish'' departed for the Far East 27 January 1965. She arrived Japan early in February and during the next 4&nbsp;months operated with the 7th Fleet in waters from Japan to the [[Philippines]]. She returned to Pearl Harbor 1 August, continued type training into 1966, and deployed once again to the Western Pacific 1 February 1966. She completed her duty with the 7th Fleet 1 July and returned to Hawaii later that month to resume readiness exercises out of Pearl Harbor. Into 1967 she continued to serve in the Pacific Fleet's submarine force. In 1970 she underwent a yard overhaul at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, San Francisco, CA. She then underwent weapons alignment in Bangor, WA. Greenfish Transited the Panama Canal and proceeded to Sub base New London. She made a Med cruise and North Atlantic cruise in 1971 and a springboard exercise in 1972.
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Conversion completed, ''Greenfish'' departed [[28 July]] [[1961]] for shakedown, operations at Pearl Harbor, and in December sailed to serve with the 7th Fleet. In addition to special operations, the submarine participated in various fleet and ASW exercises and visited several ports, including Hong Kong, Manila, and Okinawa. Returning to Pearl Harbor June 1962, ''Greenfish'' engaged in local operations until October, when the [[Cuban missile crisis]] sent her to [[Japan]] to strengthen the 7th Fleet. Upon return to Hawaii December 1962, she underwent a brief overhaul and then resumed her peace time schedule of local and special operations interspersed with training exercises.

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Based at Pearl Harbor, she participated in various ASW exercises while maintaining the high tempo of training and readiness for her crew. From [[30 March]] [[1964]] to [[4 September]] she underwent overhaul; and, after a cruise to the Pacific Coast and back, ''Greenfish'' departed for the Far East [[27 January]] [[1965]]. She arrived Japan early in February and during the next 4&nbsp;months operated with the 7th Fleet in waters from Japan to the [[Philippines]]. She returned to Pearl Harbor [[1 August]], continued type training into 1966, and deployed once again to the Western Pacific [[1 February]] [[1966]]. She completed her duty with the 7th Fleet [[1 July]] and returned to Hawaii later that month to resume readiness exercises out of Pearl Harbor. Into 1967 she continued to serve in the Pacific Fleet's submarine force.


== Brazilian submarine ''Amazonas'' (S-16) ==
== Brazilian submarine ''Amazonas'' (S-16) ==


{{other ships|Brazilian ship Amazonas}}
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''Greenfish'' was decommissioned, struck from the US [[Naval Register]] 29 October 1973, and transferred (sold) under terms of the Security Assistance Program to [[Brazil]], [[19 December]] [[1973]], where she was renamed ''' ''Amazonas'' (S-16)''', the eighth [[Brazilian Navy]] ship to be named for the [[Amazon River]]. She was struck [[15 October]] [[1992]], originally to be transformed into a [[museum ship]] at the centro Histórico da Marinha in [[Rio de Janeiro]]. However, she was ultimately judged to be in too bad condition, and was scrapped in 2001.

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''Greenfish'' was decommissioned, struck from the US [[Naval Register]] 29 October 1973, and transferred (sold) under terms of the Security Assistance Program to [[Brazil]], 19 December 1973, where she was renamed ''' ''Amazonas'' (S-16)''', the eighth [[Brazilian Navy]] ship to be named for the [[Amazon River]]. She was struck 15 October 1992, originally to be transformed into a [[museum ship]] at the centro Histórico da Marinha in [[Rio de Janeiro]]. However, she was ultimately judged to be in too bad condition, and was scrapped in 2001.


== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*{{navsource|08/08351|Greenfish}}
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*http://home.earthlink.net/~drobrien/decommissioning.html
*https://web.archive.org/web/20041209232805/http://home.earthlink.net/~drobrien/decommissioning.html


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Greenfish (SS-351) c. 1960s.
Greenfish (SS-351) c. 1960s with the three distinctive shark-fin domes of the PUFFS sonar.
History
United States
NameUSS Greenfish
BuilderElectric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut[1]
Laid down29 June 1944[1]
Launched21 December 1945[1]
Commissioned7 June 1946[1]
Decommissioned29 October 1973[1]
Stricken29 October 1973[2]
FateTransferred to Brazil, 19 December 1973[1]
Brazil
NameAmazonas
Acquired19 December 1973
Stricken15 October 1992
IdentificationS-16
FateScrapped in 2001
General characteristics
Class and typeBalao-class diesel-electric submarine[2]
Displacement
  • 1,526 tons (1,550 t) surfaced[2]
  • 2,424 tons (2,463 t) submerged[2]
Length311 ft 9 in (95.02 m)[2]
Beam27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)[2]
Draft16 ft 10 in (5.13 m) maximum[2]
Propulsion
Speed
  • 20.25 knots (38 km/h) surfaced[3]
  • 8.75 knots (16 km/h) submerged[3]
Range11,000 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 depth400 ft (120 m)[3]
Complement10 officers, 70–71 enlisted[3]
Armament
General characteristics (Guppy II)
Class and typenone
Displacement
  • 1,870 tons (1,900 t) surfaced [6]
  • 2,440 tons (2,480 t) submerged [6]
Length307 ft (93.6 m) [5]
Beam27 ft 4 in (7.4 m) [5]
Draft17 ft (5.2 m) [5]
Propulsion
  • Snorkel added[6]
  • Batteries upgraded to GUPPY type, capacity expanded to 504 cells (1 × 184 cell, 1 × 68 cell, and 2 × 126 cell batteries) [6]
  • 4 × high-speed electric motors replaced with 2 × low-speed direct drive electric motors [6]
Speed
  • Surfaced:
  • 18.0 knots (20.7 mph; 33.3 km/h) maximum
  • 13.5 knots (15.5 mph; 25.0 km/h) cruising
  • Submerged:
  • 16.0 knots (18.4 mph; 29.6 km/h) for ½ hour
  • 9.0 knots (10.4 mph; 16.7 km/h) snorkeling
  • 3.5 knots (4.0 mph; 6.5 km/h) cruising [6]
Range15,000 nm (28,000 km) surfaced at 11 knots (13 mph; 20 km/h) [5]
Endurance48 hours at 4 knots (5 mph; 7 km/h) submerged [5]
Complement
  • 9–10 officers
  • 5 petty officers
  • 70 enlisted men [5]
Sensors and
processing systems
  • WFA active sonar
  • JT passive sonar
  • Mk 106 torpedo fire control system [5]
Armament
General characteristics (Guppy III)
Class and typenone
Displacement
  • 1,975 tons (2,007 t) surfaced [6]
  • 2,450 tons (2,489 t) submerged [6]
Length321 ft (97.8 m) [5]
Beam27 ft 4 in (7.4 m) [5]
Draft17 ft (5.2 m) [5]
Speed
  • Surfaced:
  • 17.2 knots (19.8 mph; 31.9 km/h) maximum
  • 12.2 knots (14.0 mph; 22.6 km/h) cruising
  • Submerged:
  • 14.5 knots (16.7 mph; 26.9 km/h) for ½ hour
  • 6.2 knots (7.1 mph; 11.5 km/h) snorkeling
  • 3.7 knots (4.3 mph; 6.9 km/h) cruising [6]
Range15,900 nm (29,400 km) surfaced at 8.5 knots (10 mph; 16 km/h) [5]
Endurance36 hours at 3 knots (3 mph; 6 km/h) submerged [5]
Complement
  • 8–10 officers
  • 5 petty officers
  • 70-80 enlisted men [5]
Sensors and
processing systems
  • BQS-4 active search sonar
  • BQR-2B passive search sonar
  • BQG-4 passive attack sonar [5]

USS Greenfish (SS-351) was a Balao-class submarine of the United States Navy. It was named for the greenfish.

Greenfish (SS-351) was launched by the Electric Boat Co., Groton, Connecticut, 21 December 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Thomas J. Doyle; and commissioned 7 June 1946.

Greenfish's shakedown cruise 22 July to 13 September 1946, took her to Barranquilla, Colombia; the Canal Zone; Callao, Peru; and St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Exercises out of New London and in Chesapeake Bay carried her through the year, and the early months of 1947 found Greenfish back in the Caribbean for fleet exercises. On 11 February 1947 she effected one of the first transfers of personnel from an aircraft carrier, Franklin D. Roosevelt, to a submarine by helicopter.

USS Greenfish torpedo sinks U-234 off Cape Cod, Mass 20 November 1947.

Various exercises along the American coast and in the Caribbean occupied Greenfish until 8 January 1948, when she entered the Electric Boat Co. yards for a GUPPY II conversion. This included the installation of snorkeling equipment on Greenfish, enabling her to run her diesel engines while submerged, which required the enlargement of her "sail". In addition, more batteries were installed to increase her submerged speed and permit the ship to remain completely submerged for longer periods.

Returning to New London 21 August 1948, Greenfish sailed on her "second" shakedown cruise 1 September, with Rear Admiral James J. Fife, Commander, Submarine Force, Atlantic Fleet, aboard. She transited the Panama Canal 9 September and engaged in exercises at Balboa before returning to New London 24 September.

The new GUPPY submarine was attached to the Pacific Fleet, and sailed for Pearl Harbor 23 October. She reached her new home 25 November 1948. With the exception of ASW and harbor defense exercises in Puget Sound in 1950 and a subsequent Mare Island overhaul, Greenfish operated out of Pearl Harbor on local exercises through 1951.

Departing Pearl Harbor 15 November 1951, Greenfish sailed to Yokosuka, Japan, for Korean War duty. After a patrol 31 January to 1 March 1952, She participated in exercises at Okinawa and then returned to Hawaii 2 June. Local and special operations filled her time until 5 November 1954, when she entered the Pearl Harbor Shipyard for another modernization overhaul.

Greenfish, overhaul completed 6 July 1955, sailed for deployment with the 7th Fleet 15 September and reached Yokosuka 29 September. From 19 October to 15 November she engaged in special operations, and then embarked on a tour of Southeast Asia. Ports visited by Greenfish during her 2-month cruise included Manila, Singapore, Rangoon, where she was the first submarine ever to visit and was inspected by Burmese Prime Minister U Nu, and Hong Kong. After further exercises off Okinawa and Yokosuka, Greenfish returned to Pearl Harbor 13 March 1956.

The following 5 years fell into a pattern for Greenfish—local operations out of Pearl Harbor, special operations, exercises along the American coast, and periodic overhauls. Greenfish entered Pearl Harbor Shipyard 15 December 1960 for a FRAM (Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization) overhaul and extensive conversion to a GUPPY III class ship. This included cutting Greenfish in half and adding a 15-foot (5 m) section of hull to permit more batteries and other equipment.

Conversion completed, Greenfish departed 28 July 1961 for shakedown, operations at Pearl Harbor, and in December sailed to serve with the 7th Fleet. In addition to special operations, the submarine participated in various fleet and ASW exercises and visited several ports, including Hong Kong, Manila, and Okinawa. Returning to Pearl Harbor June 1962, Greenfish engaged in local operations until October, when the Cuban Missile Crisis sent her to Japan to strengthen the 7th Fleet. Upon return to Hawaii December 1962, she underwent a brief overhaul and then resumed her peace time schedule of local and special operations interspersed with training exercises.

Based at Pearl Harbor, she participated in various ASW exercises while maintaining the high tempo of training and readiness for her crew. From 30 March 1964 to 4 September she underwent overhaul; and, after a cruise to the Pacific Coast and back, Greenfish departed for the Far East 27 January 1965. She arrived Japan early in February and during the next 4 months operated with the 7th Fleet in waters from Japan to the Philippines. She returned to Pearl Harbor 1 August, continued type training into 1966, and deployed once again to the Western Pacific 1 February 1966. She completed her duty with the 7th Fleet 1 July and returned to Hawaii later that month to resume readiness exercises out of Pearl Harbor. Into 1967 she continued to serve in the Pacific Fleet's submarine force. In 1970 she underwent a yard overhaul at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, San Francisco, CA. She then underwent weapons alignment in Bangor, WA. Greenfish Transited the Panama Canal and proceeded to Sub base New London. She made a Med cruise and North Atlantic cruise in 1971 and a springboard exercise in 1972.

Brazilian submarine Amazonas (S-16)[edit]

For other ships with the same name, see Brazilian ship Amazonas.

Greenfish was decommissioned, struck from the US Naval Register 29 October 1973, and transferred (sold) under terms of the Security Assistance Program to Brazil, 19 December 1973, where she was renamed Amazonas (S-16), the eighth Brazilian Navy ship to be named for the Amazon River. She was struck 15 October 1992, originally to be transformed into a museum ship at the centro Histórico da Marinha in Rio de Janeiro. However, she was ultimately judged to be in too bad condition, and was scrapped in 2001.

References[edit]

  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.
  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.
  3. ^ a b c d e f U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305-311
  4. ^ a b U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o U.S. Submarines Since 1945 pp. 242
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j 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.

External links[edit]

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