USS Sealion (SS-195)

GPTKB entity

Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkb:ship
gptkbp:armament 8 × 21 in torpedo tubes
1 × 3 in/50 caliber deck gun
gptkbp:beam 27 ft 3 in
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Electric_Boat_Company
gptkbp:causeOfSinking Japanese air attack
gptkbp:class gptkb:marine
gptkbp:commissioned 27 November 1939
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement 54
gptkbp:decommissioned 10 December 1941
gptkbp:displacement 1,450 tons (surfaced)
2,350 tons (submerged)
gptkbp:draught 14 ft 4 in
gptkbp:fate sunk
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Sealion (SS-195)
gptkbp:laidDown 25 June 1938
gptkbp:launched 25 May 1939
gptkbp:length 310 ft 6 in
gptkbp:locationSunk gptkb:Cavite_Navy_Yard,_Philippines
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:bird
gptkbp:notableEvent first US submarine lost in World War II
sunk to prevent capture by Japanese forces
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:speed 8.75 knots (submerged)
21 knots (surfaced)
gptkbp:struckFromNavalRegister 25 January 1942
gptkbp:sunkBy 10 December 1941
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sargo-class
gptkb:Fore_River_Shipyard,_Quincy,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7