USS Tang (SS-563)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/USS_Tang_(SS-563)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:marine gptkb:ship
gptkbp:armament	torpedo tubes
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal gptkb:Navy_E_Ribbon gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkbp:beam	27 ft
gptkbp:builder	gptkb:Portsmouth_Naval_Shipyard
gptkbp:class	gptkb:marine
gptkbp:commissioned	25 October 1951
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement	83
gptkbp:decommissioned	2 February 1980
gptkbp:displacement	1,570 tons (surfaced) 2,410 tons (submerged)
gptkbp:fate	sold to Turkey
gptkbp:homeport	gptkb:San_Diego
gptkbp:hullNumber	gptkb:SS-563
gptkbp:laidDown	18 April 1949
gptkbp:launched	19 June 1951
gptkbp:length	268 ft
gptkbp:namedAfter	gptkb:USS_Tang_(SS-306)
gptkbp:notableEvent	served in Korean War and Vietnam War eras first American submarine designed and built after World War II
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion	diesel-electric
gptkbp:status	retired
gptkbp:struck	2 February 1980
gptkbp:transferredTo	gptkb:Turkish_Navy
gptkbp:TurkishName	gptkb:TCG_Pirireis_(S-343)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:United_States_Navy_submarines
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	USS Tang (SS-563)