USS Silversides Submarine Museum

49441 Muskegon, MI, United States of America (USA) (Michigan )

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
USS Silversides (SS/AGSS-236) is a Gato-class submarine, the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the silversides. Silversides was one of the most successful submarines in the Pacific Theater of World War II, with 23 confirmed sinkings.

Silversides became a part of the Combined Great Lakes Navy Association in Chicago, Illinois, behind Chicago's Naval Armory on 24 May 1973. For years, the submarine was tended by a small crew of dedicated volunteers, drawn to her illustrious history and technical marvels. They donated tens of thousands of man-hours to restore her, maintained her at their own expense, and served as docents and chaperones.

Considerable rewiring was done to bring light to all areas of the boat, the plumbing underwent investigation for leaks sprung in once-frozen pipes and a crew set about surveying the Fairbanks Morse 38D8 ​1⁄8 nine-cylinder, 1,535 hp (1,145 kW), opposed-piston engines. The seven-cylinder auxiliary engine was brought back to life in 1975.

She was moved to Navy Pier in 1979. That July, the first main engine, No. 3, was brought back to life for the first time since 1946. The No. 4 engine was restored in time for the 1984 US Submarine Veterans of World War II convention. In 1987, the submarine was moved to Muskegon, Michigan, to serve as the centerpiece of the new Great Lakes Naval Memorial & Museum.

USS Silversides Submarine Museum

Originally opened as the Great Lakes Naval Memorial & Museum, the museum is now known as the USS Silversides Submarine Museum, which also includes USCGC McLane (WSC-146) (a United States Coast Guard cutter) and a museum building.

History

Name: Silversides
Builder: Mare Island Naval Shipyard
Laid down: 4 November 1940
Launched: 26 August 1941
Commissioned: 15 December 1941
Decommissioned: 17 April 1946
Struck: 30 June 1969
Status :Museum ship at Muskegon, Michigan

General characteristics

Displacement: 
1,549 t surfaced
2,463 t submerged

Length:  95.02 m
Beam:  8.31 m
Draft:  5.2 m maximum

Propulsion:    
4 × Fairbanks-Morse Model 38D8-​1⁄8 9-cylinder opposed-piston diesel engines driving electrical generators
2 × 126-cell Sargo batteries
4 × high-speed Elliott electric motors with reduction gears
2 × propellers
5,400 hp (4.0 MW) surfaced
2,740 hp (2.04 MW) submerged

Speed:    
21 knots 39 km/h;s urfaced
9 knots 17 km/h; submerged

Range:
20,000 km; surfaced at 10 knots (19 km/h)
Endurance:    
48 hours at 2 knots (4 km/h)  submerged
 75 days on patrol

Test depth:    300 ft (90 m)
Complement: 6 officers, 54 enlisted

Armament:    
10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
6 forward, 4 aft
24 torpedoes
1 × 4-inch (102 mm) / 50 caliber deck gun
Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon

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