On 2 June 1945 she started her second war patrol, and on 10 July 1945 fired torpedoes at a surfaced Japanese submarine I-162, after which Lionfish's crew heard explosions and observed smoke through their periscope, although I-162 was undamaged. She subsequently fired on two more Japanese submarines. Lionfish ended her second and last war patrol performing lifeguard duty (the rescue of downed fliers) off the coast of Japan. When World War II ended on 15 August 1945, she headed for San Francisco, California, and was decommissioned at Mare Island Navy Yard in Vallejo, California, on 16 January 1946.
Post World War IIedit
Lionfish was recommissioned on 31 January 1951, and headed for the United States East Coast for training cruises. After participating in NATO exercises and a Mediterranean cruise, she returned to the East Coast and was decommissioned at the Boston Navy Yard on 15 December 1953.
In 1960, the submarine was placed in service, but not recommissioned, as a reserve training submarine at Providence, Rhode Island.
As Lionfish was never converted to a GUPPY configuration, she is one of the very few preserved American World War II-era submarines in her "as built" configuration. Because of this state of preservation, she was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1986.[8]
^"MACRIS inventory record and NRHP nomination for USS Lionfish". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
Referencesedit
"National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form – Accompanying Photos". National Park Service. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
External linksedit
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USS Lionfish at Historic Naval Ships Association
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources USS Lionfish news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2012 Learn how and when to remove this message USS Lionfish SS 298 a Balao class submarine was the only ship of the United States Navy named for the lionfish a scorpaenid fish native to the Pacific and an invasive species found around the Caribbean She was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1986 and is now on display at Battleship Cove in Fall River Massachusetts USS Lionfish SS 298 USS LionfishHistory United States NameLionfish NamesakeLionfish BuilderCramp Shipbuilding Co Philadelphia Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Kittery Maine 1 Yard number553 Laid down15 December 1942 1 Launched7 November 1943 1 Sponsored byMrs Harold C Train Commissioned1 November 1944 1 Decommissioned16 January 1946 1 Recommissioned31 January 1951 1 Decommissioned15 December 1953 1 Stricken20 December 1971 1 StatusMuseum ship at Battleship Cove Fall River Massachusetts since 30 August 1972 2 General characteristics Class and typeBalao class submarine 2 Displacement1 526 long tons 1 550 t surfaced 2 2 424 long tons 2 463 t submerged 2 Length311 ft 6 in 94 95 m 2 Beam27 ft 3 in 8 31 m 2 Draft16 ft 10 in 5 13 m maximum 2 Propulsion4 Fairbanks Morse Model 38D8 9 cylinder opposed piston diesel engines driving electrical 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 Speed20 25 knots 37 50 km h 23 30 mph surfaced 3 8 75 knots 16 21 km h 10 07 mph submerged 3 Range11 000 nmi 20 000 km 13 000 mi surfaced at 10 knots 19 km h 12 mph 3 Endurance48 hours at 2 knots 3 7 km h 2 3 mph submerged 3 75 days on patrol Test depth400 ft 120 m 3 Complement10 officers 70 71 enlisted 3 Armament10 21 inch 533 mm torpedo tubes 6 forward 4 aft 24 torpedoes 6 1 5 inch 127 mm 25 caliber deck gun 6 Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon USS Lionfish SS 298 U S National Register of Historic PlacesU S National Historic LandmarkLocationFall River MassachusettsCoordinates41 42 22 N 71 09 47 W 41 70611 N 71 16306 W 41 70611 71 16306Built1943NRHP reference No 76002270 7 Significant datesAdded to NRHP30 September 1976Designated NHL14 January 1986 Contents 1 Construction and commissioning 2 World War II 3 Post World War II 4 Museum ship 5 In popular culture 6 Awards 7 See also 8 Citations 9 References 10 External linksConstruction and commissioning editLionfish was laid down on 15 December 1942 launched on 7 November 1943 sponsored by Mrs May Philipps Train wife of Rear Admiral Harold C Train and commissioned on 1 November 1944 Her first commanding officer was Lieutenant Commander Edward D Spruance son of World War II admiral Raymond Spruance World War II editAfter completing her shakedown cruise off New England she began her first war patrol in Japanese waters on 1 April 1945 Ten days later she avoided two torpedoes fired by a Japanese submarine On 1 May Lionfish destroyed a Japanese schooner with her deck guns After a rendezvous with the submarine USS Ray SS 271 she transported United States Army Air Forces B 29 Superfortress survivors to Saipan in the Mariana Islands and then made her way to Midway Atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands for replenishment On 2 June 1945 she started her second war patrol and on 10 July 1945 fired torpedoes at a surfaced Japanese submarine I 162 after which Lionfish s crew heard explosions and observed smoke through their periscope although I 162 was undamaged She subsequently fired on two more Japanese submarines Lionfish ended her second and last war patrol performing lifeguard duty the rescue of downed fliers off the coast of Japan When World War II ended on 15 August 1945 she headed for San Francisco California and was decommissioned at Mare Island Navy Yard in Vallejo California on 16 January 1946 Post World War II editLionfish was recommissioned on 31 January 1951 and headed for the United States East Coast for training cruises After participating in NATO exercises and a Mediterranean cruise she returned to the East Coast and was decommissioned at the Boston Navy Yard on 15 December 1953 In 1960 the submarine was placed in service but not recommissioned as a reserve training submarine at Providence Rhode Island Museum ship edit nbsp USS Lionfish as she appeared on 17 July 2019 In 1971 she was stricken from the Navy Register In 1973 she began permanent display as a memorial at Battleship Cove in Fall River Massachusetts where she is one of the museum s most popular exhibits As Lionfish was never converted to a GUPPY configuration she is one of the very few preserved American World War II era submarines in her as built configuration Because of this state of preservation she was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1986 8 In popular culture editThe submarine is featured on the DVD case of the 2007 Ubisoft game Silent Hunter 4 Wolves of the Pacific The submarine was also featured in the 2015 movie drama Subconscious Awards editAsiatic Pacific Campaign Medal with one battle star World War II Victory Medal Navy Occupation Medal with EUROPE clasp National Defense Service MedalSee also editList of National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Fall River MassachusettsCitations edit 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 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 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 U S Submarines Through 1945 pp 261 263 a b c U S Submarines Through 1945 pp 305 311 National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service 15 April 2008 MACRIS inventory record and NRHP nomination for USS Lionfish Commonwealth of Massachusetts Retrieved 25 February 2015 References edit National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form Accompanying Photos National Park Service Retrieved 5 October 2012 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS Lionfish SS 298 Battleship Cove USS Lionfish Photos on board the Submarine USS Lionfish SS 298 in Fall River MA Subconscious 2015 an independent film featuring the actual USS Lionfish as the on location filming set USS Lionfish at Historic Naval Ships Association Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Lionfish amp oldid 1209764967, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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