Mero got underway for shakedown in Lake Michigan 25 August; thence, between 6 September and 17 November she cruised the Great Lakes and visited several ports including Detroit, Cleveland, and Chicago. The Mero tied up at The Michigan Avenue bridge in Chicago and was open to visitors who were allowed aboard for a tour of the boat. Placed in floating drydock 9 November – 2 November, she reached New Orleans via the Mississippi River 29 November, on 6 December sailed for the Canal Zone, trained there a month, then sailed for Pearl Harbor 19 January 1946.
Mero reached Pearl 5 February and operated out of there until sailing for the west coast 22 February. Arriving San Francisco Bay 1 March, after preinactivation overhaul, she steamed to Mare Island 14 March to join the 19th Fleet, and decommissioned there 15 June 1946. Assigned to the Pacific Reserve Fleet, she remained berthed at Mare Island until converted to a Fleet Snorkel submarine in 1960.
Turkish Navyedit
For other ships with the same name, see TCG Hızırreis.
On 20 April 1960, Mero was transferred on loan to Turkey under the Military Assistance Program. The Turkish Navy renamed her TCG Hızırreis (S 344). After her voyage from San Francisco, Hızırreis was commissioned into Turkish Navy service on 23 August 1960.
On 1 August 1973, Hızırreis was formally sold to Turkey and struck from the U.S. Naval Vessel Register. She was discarded by the Turkish Navy in 1977 and used for spare parts.
^ abcdefghBauer, 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. ISBN0-313-26202-0.
mero, balao, class, submarine, ship, united, states, navy, named, mero, several, large, groupers, found, warm, ocean, waters, historyunited, statesname, buildermanitowoc, shipbuilding, company, manitowoc, wisconsin, laid, down22, july, 1944, launched17, januar. USS Mero SS 378 a Balao class submarine was a ship of the United States Navy named for the mero any of several large groupers found in warm ocean waters HistoryUnited StatesNameUSS Mero SS 378 BuilderManitowoc Shipbuilding Company Manitowoc Wisconsin 1 Laid down22 July 1944 1 Launched17 January 1945 1 Commissioned17 August 1945 1 Decommissioned15 June 1946 1 Recommissioned29 December 1959 1 Decommissioned20 April 1960 1 Stricken1 August 1973 2 FateTransferred to Turkey 20 April 1960 2 sold to Turkey 1 August 1973 1 TurkeyNameTCG Hizirreis S 344 Acquired20 April 1960Commissioned23 August 1960FateDiscarded 1977 used for spare partsGeneral characteristicsClass and typeBalao class diesel electric submarine 2 Displacement1 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 Propulsion4 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 submergedSpeed20 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 Endurance48 hours at 2 knots 3 7 km h submerged 3 75 days on patrolTest depth400 ft 120 m 3 Complement10 officers 70 71 enlisted 3 Armament10 21 inch 533 mm torpedo tubes 6 forward 4 aft 24 torpedoes 4 1 5 inch 127 mm 25 caliber deck gun 4 Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon Contents 1 Construction and commissioning 2 Operational history 2 1 United States Navy 2 2 Turkish Navy 3 References 4 External linksConstruction and commissioning editMero was laid down by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company at Manitowoc Wisconsin on 22 July 1944 launched on 17 January 1945 sponsored by Mrs Henry G Taylor and commissioned at Manitowoc on 17 August 1945 She was the last submarine built at Manitowoc Operational history editUnited States Navy edit Mero got underway for shakedown in Lake Michigan 25 August thence between 6 September and 17 November she cruised the Great Lakes and visited several ports including Detroit Cleveland and Chicago The Mero tied up at The Michigan Avenue bridge in Chicago and was open to visitors who were allowed aboard for a tour of the boat Placed in floating drydock 9 November 2 November she reached New Orleans via the Mississippi River 29 November on 6 December sailed for the Canal Zone trained there a month then sailed for Pearl Harbor 19 January 1946 Mero reached Pearl 5 February and operated out of there until sailing for the west coast 22 February Arriving San Francisco Bay 1 March after preinactivation overhaul she steamed to Mare Island 14 March to join the 19th Fleet and decommissioned there 15 June 1946 Assigned to the Pacific Reserve Fleet she remained berthed at Mare Island until converted to a Fleet Snorkel submarine in 1960 Turkish Navy edit For other ships with the same name see TCG Hizirreis On 20 April 1960 Mero was transferred on loan to Turkey under the Military Assistance Program The Turkish Navy renamed her TCG Hizirreis S 344 After her voyage from San Francisco Hizirreis was commissioned into Turkish Navy service on 23 August 1960 On 1 August 1973 Hizirreis was formally sold to Turkey and struck from the U S Naval Vessel Register She was discarded by the Turkish Navy in 1977 and used for spare parts References 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 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 a b c d e f U S Submarines Through 1945 pp 305 311 a b U S Submarines Through 1945 pp 305 311 This article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entries can be found here and here External links editPhoto gallery of Mero at NavSource Naval History History of Turkish Submarines Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Mero amp oldid 1152684340, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
