USS PAMPANITO (SS-383)
Fact Sheet
Length overall |
311' 6-1/2" |
Beam extreme Outside Plating |
27' 3-1/2" |
Displacement |
1,525 Tons Surfaced
1,806 Tons N.D.T. (with all outfit, 2/3rds supplies)
2,419 Tons Submerged
12.45 Tons Per inch at L.W.L |
Draft |
15' 8" aft
14' 10-1/2" forward |
Pressure Hull |
7/8" High Tensile Steel |
Complement |
70 Enlisted
10 Officers |
Torpedo Tubes |
10 (6 Forward, 4 aft) |
Deck Guns |
4" 50 Caliber Main Deck Gun
Upgraded 1945 to 5" 25 Caliber
40 mm Anti-aircraft
Upgraded 1945 to two 40 mm guns.
20 mm Anti-aircraft
Upgraded 1945 to twin 20 mm gun. |
Maximum Speed |
20-1/4 Knots Surfaced
9 Knots Submerged |
Engine Data |
Four Main Engines 1,600 H.P., 1,122 K.W.
One Auxiliary Engine 440 H.P., 300 K.W. |
Cruising Radius Surfaced |
11,000 miles |
Fuel Oil |
Normal 175 Tons, 55,586 gals.
Reserve 122.76 Tons, 38,530 gals. F.B.T.
Total 299.79 Tons, 94,110 gals. |
Range Submerged |
95 Miles At 5 Knots
At max. speed battery limits in approx. 30 minutes
At slow speed air limits in 16-18 hours, longer is possible but dangerous. |
Patrol Endurance |
70 Days |
Operating Depth |
400 Feet |
Max. Design Depth |
600 Feet |
Keel Laid Down |
March 15, 1943 |
Launched |
July 12, 1943 |
Commissioned |
SS-383 - November 6, 1943 |
War Record |
6 War Patrols - Pacific
6 ships sunk - 4 Damaged
73 Allied POWs Rescued |
Decommissioned |
December 15, 1945 |
Reclassified |
AGSS-383 - December 1, 1962 |
Stricken From the Navy |
IXSS-383 - December 20, 1971 |
Transferred to Maritime Park Association (formerly the National Maritime Museum Association) |
May 20, 1976 |
Opened to Public as Museum and Memorial |
March 15, 1982 |
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