USS Triton (SS-201)

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The USS Triton (SS-201) off the Aleutian Islands
The USS Triton (SS-201) off the Aleutian Islands
Overview
Shipyard

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard , Kittery , Maine

Keel laying July 5, 1939
Launch March 25, 1940
1. Period of service flag
period of service

August 15, 1940-15. March 1943

Whereabouts sunk on March 15, 1943 near the Bismarck Archipelago
Technical specifications
displacement

1475  ts surfaced
2370 ts submerged

length

93.6 meters

width

8.3 meters

Draft

4.45 meters (maximum)

Diving depth 76 meters
crew

5 officers ,
54 NCOs and
men

drive

4 × 1350 PS diesel engines
(total 5400 PS)
4 × electric motors
(total 2740 PS)

speed

Surfaced 20.4 knots submerged
8.75 knots

Range

11,000  nautical miles at 10 knots

Armament

10 × 53.3 cm torpedo tubes
(6 in the bow; 4 in the stern), 24 pieces on board
1 × 7.6 cm (3 inch) gun
zx .30 machine guns

The USS Triton (SS-201) was a US Navy submarine that took part in the recapture of the Aleutians during the Pacific War .

It belonged to the Tambor class of diesel-electric submarines. It was the third ship of this name after USS Triton (YT-10) and USS Triton (ID-3312) , but the first submarine.

history

The launch took place on March 25, 1940; The godmother of the ship's christening was the wife of Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King .

The first in command was Lieutenant Commander Willis A. Lent.

training

The first trips and testing took place in the Caribbean in the period from January 14 to March 26, 1941. On the coasts between Portsmouth and New London, other exercises were carried out, in particular the laying of mines. The Triton was moved to the Pacific; for this she left Portsmouth on July 1, 1941 and passed the Panama Canal on July 12, 1941 . On July 20, she reached the port of San Diego. On July 29, she was transferred to Hawaii with the USS Trout . The boats reached Pearl Harbor on August 4th.

Second World War

The Triton was the first US submarine to open fire on the Japanese enemy after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor .

On March 15, 1943, the boat was sunk by three Japanese destroyers.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Norman Friedman: US Submarines Through 1945: An Illustrated Design History . United States Naval Institute, Annapolis, Maryland 1995, ISBN 1-55750-263-3 , pp. 285-304.
  2. ↑ Triton III (SS-201). In: Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command, July 23, 2015; accessed September 30, 2015 (American English).
  3. ↑ USS Triton III (SS-201) in Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Retrieved November 15, 2019 .
  4. ^ A b c Norman Friedman: US Submarines Through 1945: An Illustrated Design History . United States Naval Institute, Annapolis, Maryland 1995, ISBN 1-55750-263-3 , pp. 305-312.
  5. ↑ a b [1] at navsource.org.
  6. ↑ a b c d Triton III (SS-201). Retrieved November 17, 2019 (American English).
  7. ↑ Long Lancers. Retrieved November 17, 2019 .
  8. ^ Triton (SS-201) of the US Navy - American Submarine of the Tambor class - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved November 18, 2019 .