USS Tusk (SS-426)

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USS Tusk (SS-426) in 1949
Overview
Keel laying	August 23, 1943
Launch	July 8, 1945
1. Period of service
period of service	April 11, 1946 - October 18, 1973 (US Navy) Oct 1973 - Present (Navy of the Republic of China)
Whereabouts	Launched at Kaohsiung Naval Base since November 2015
Technical specifications
displacement	1526 ts surfaced 2424 ts surfaced
length	95.0 meters
width	8.3 meters
Draft	4.6 meters
Diving depth	120 meters
crew	6 officers, 60 sailors
drive	4 × 1350 PS diesel engines 4 × electric motors (total 2740 PS)
speed	Surfaced 20.25 knots surfaced 8.75 knots
Range	11,000  nautical miles at 10 knots

The USS Tusk (SS-426) is a conventionally powered submarine of the United States Navy of Balao-class submarine .

Building history

The boat was ordered on June 6, 1942 and on August 23, 1943 the keel was laid at William Cramp and Sons in Philadelphia . The launch took place on July 8, 1945. The boat entered service on April 11, 1946 as the USS Tusk (SS-426) .

In 1947 the boat had to be returned to the shipyard with severe damage and was converted into the so-called guppy class and extensively modernized as part of the Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program .

Sinking of the USS Cochino (SS-345)

On August 25, 1949 , an explosion occurred in the battery room on board the USS Cochino , a sister ship of the USS Tusk, due to heavy seas. Both boats tried for 14 hours to get the resulting fire under control. On August 26, 1949, another explosion occurred and the USS Cochino had to be abandoned. The crew members were picked up from the USS Tusk. The accident killed a civilian technician from the Bureau of Ships and six Tusk sailors. All victims were washed into the sea by high waves. The USS Cochino suffered no losses.

Collision with the hospital ship Consolation (AH-15)

In February 1947, the USS Tusk collided with the hospital ship USS Consolation (AH-15) during a maneuver off the African coast . Due to the severe damage to the tower of the boat, it was no longer submersible and had to make the journey home to Philadelphia over water.

Whereabouts

The boat was decommissioned on October 18, 1973 and handed over to the Navy of the Republic of China . There the boat was taken into service as Hai Pao (S-792). The boat is officially still in service and has been laid up in the port of Kaohsiung Naval Base since November 2015.

Web links

Commons : USS Tusk (SS-426)  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

• Homepage of former crew members
• USS Tusk on NavSource Online

Individual evidence

1. ↑ https://uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/3158.html