USS Clamagore (SS-343)

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USS Clamagore (SS-343) is a former U.S. Navy Balao-class submarine that served during the Cold War and was later preserved as a museum ship.

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instanceOf Balao-class submarine
United States Navy submarine
museum ship
armament 10 × 21 in torpedo tubes
awarded American Campaign Medal
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Navy Expeditionary Medal
World War II Victory Medal
beam 27 ft 3 in
builder Electric Boat Company
builtAt Groton, Connecticut
class Balao class
commissionedOn 1945-06-28
conflictServedIn Cold War
conversionCompletedBy Charleston Naval Shipyard
conversionCompletedIn 1962
convertedTo GUPPY III configuration
country United States of America
crewComplement about 80
decommissionedOn 1975-06-12
displacementSubmerged 2424 long tons
displacementSurfaced 1526 long tons
draft 17 ft
era Cold War
homeportDuringService Charleston, South Carolina
linked to: Charleston

Key West, Florida
hullNumber SS-343
laidDownOn 1943-03-16
launchedOn 1945-02-25
length 311 ft 9 in
material steel hull
maximumSpeedSubmerged 8.75 knots
maximumSpeedSurfaced 20.25 knots
museumLocation Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum
namedAfter Clamagore (a type of fish)
openToPublicFrom 1981
operator United States Navy
pennantNumber SS-343
preservedAs museum ship
propulsion diesel-electric
removedFromService 1975
role anti-submarine warfare training
fleet submarine
sponsoredBy Mrs. C. C. Carmody
status retired
strickenFromNavalRegisterOn 1975-06-12

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Balao-class submarine preservedExample USS Clamagore (SS-343)
subject linked to: Balao class
Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum exhibits USS Clamagore (SS-343)