USS Mackerel (SS-204)

Mackerel on 22 March 1941.
History
United States
NameMackerel
BuilderElectric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut
Laid down6 October 1939
Launched28 September 1940
Commissioned31 March 1941
Decommissioned9 November 1945
Stricken28 November 1945
FateSold for scrap, 24 April 1947
General characteristics
Class & typeMackerel-class submarine
Displacement
  • 825 tons (838 t) surfaced
  • 1,190 tons (1,209 t) submerged
Length243 ft 1 in (74.09 m)
Beam22 ft 1 in (6.73 m)
Draft13 ft ¼ in (4.0 m)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 16 knots (30 km/h) surfaced
  • 11 knots (20 km/h) submerged
Range6,500 nautical miles (12,000 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) (service)
Test depth250 ft (76 m)
Complement4 officers, 33 enlisted
Armament

USS Mackerel (SS-204), the lead ship of her class of submarines, was the first ship of the United States Navy named for the mackerel. Mackerel and her near-sister Marlin (designed and built by Portsmouth Navy Yard) were prototype small submarines which the Navy was exploring to replace the aging S-class submarines.

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