SS-228

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/SS-228
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Bofors_40_mm_and_Oerlikon_20_mm_AA_guns
1 × 5 in deck gun
10 × 21 in torpedo tubes
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Medal_of_Honor_(to_commander)
gptkbp:beam 27 ft 3 in
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Mare_Island_Naval_Shipyard
gptkbp:class gptkb:marine
gptkbp:commissioned 15 October 1943
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement 80
gptkbp:displacement 1,526 tons (surfaced)
2,424 tons (submerged)
gptkbp:draught 17 ft
gptkbp:fate sunk by own torpedo
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SS-228
gptkbp:laidDown 15 January 1943
gptkbp:launched 17 August 1943
gptkbp:length 311 ft 9 in
gptkbp:locationSunk gptkb:Formosa_Strait
gptkbp:name gptkb:USS_Tang
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Richard_H._O'Kane
gptkbp:notableWinner most successful US submarine in WWII by ships sunk
gptkbp:numberOfPatrols 5
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:service gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sunkBy 25 October 1944
gptkbp:survived 9
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USS_Drum_(SS-228)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5