USS Springer
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Springer |
| Builder | Mare Island Naval Shipyard |
| Laid down | 30 October 1943 |
| Launched | 3 August 1944 |
| Commissioned | 18 October 1944 |
| Decommissioned | January 1947 |
| Recommissioned | 24 September 1960 |
| Decommissioned | 23 January 1961 |
| Stricken | 1 September 1972 |
| Identification | Hull number: SS-414 |
| Fate | Transferred to Chile, 23 January 1961, sold, 1 September 1972 |
| Chile | |
| Name | Thomson |
| Commissioned | 23 January 1961 |
| Identification | Pennant number: SS-22 |
| Fate | Stripped for spare parts and sold for scrapping after 1 September 1972 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Balao-class diesel-electric submarine |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 311 ft 10 in (95.05 m) |
| Beam | 27 ft 4 in (8.33 m) |
| Draft | 16 ft 10 in (5.13 m) maximum |
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| Speed |
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| Range | 11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) surfaced at 10 knots (19 km/h) |
| Endurance |
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| Test depth | 400 ft (120 m) |
| Complement | 10 officers, 70–71 enlisted |
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USS Springer (SS-414) was a Balao-class submarine of the United States Navy, named after the springer, a Grampus.
Springer was laid down on 3 October 1943 at Vallejo, Calif., by the Mare Island Navy Yard; launched on 3 August 1944, sponsored by Mrs. M. S. Tisdale; and commissioned on 18 October 1944.
Springer sailed for San Diego on 3 December to conduct sea trials and shakedown training. After availability, she departed Mare Island for Hawaii on 8 January 1945 and arrived at Pearl Harbor the following week. On 4 February, she steamed to Guam; topped off her stores and oil; and, on 17 February, sailed for the Ryukyu Islands to begin her first war patrol.