USS Requin (SS-481)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkb:ship
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Bofors_40_mm_gun
gptkb:Oerlikon_20_mm_cannon
1 × 5 in (127 mm) deck gun
10 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
gptkbp:awards gptkb:American_Campaign_Medal
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:World_War_II_Victory_Medal
gptkbp:beam 27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Portsmouth_Naval_Shipyard
gptkbp:commissioned 28 April 1945
gptkbp:convertedTo gptkb:radar_picket_submarine
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement 81
gptkbp:decommissioned 3 December 1968
gptkbp:displacement 1,526 tons (surfaced)
2,424 tons (submerged)
gptkbp:draught 17 ft (5.2 m)
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Requin (SS-481)
gptkbp:hullNumber gptkb:SS-481
gptkbp:laidDown 24 August 1944
gptkbp:launched 1 January 1945
gptkbp:length 311 ft 9 in (95.03 m)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Carnegie_Science_Center
gptkbp:museumSince 1990
gptkbp:namedAfter requin (French for shark)
gptkbp:naval_registry_number 481
gptkbp:notableEvent never fired a torpedo in combat
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:ship
gptkbp:previous_homeport gptkb:Portsmouth,_New_Hampshire
gptkb:St._Petersburg,_Florida
gptkb:Tampa,_Florida
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:reclassified gptkb:AGSS-481
gptkb:SS-481
gptkb:SSR-481
gptkbp:serves gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:speed 20.25 knots (surfaced)
8.75 knots (submerged)
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Mrs._Sarah_T._Helmick
gptkbp:status gptkb:ship
gptkbp:website https://carnegiesciencecenter.org/exhibits/uss-requin-submarine/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:marine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4