USS Tang (SS-563)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/USS_Tang_(SS-563)
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Tang (SS-563)
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:marine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4