List of Balao-class submarines
Ships in class

List of Balao-class submarines

Section Title: Ships in class
Table Section Text: None

Ship Name	Hull No.	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned/ Recommissioned	Decommissioned	Fate

Balao	SS-285	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine	26 June 1942	27 October 1942	4 February 1943	20 August 1946	AGSS 1 April 1960; struck 1 August 1963, sunk as target 4 September 1963, conning tower preserved as memorial at US Navy Museum, Washington Navy Yard, DC

4 March 1952	11 July 1963

Billfish	SS-286	23 July 1942	12 November 1942	20 April 1943	1 November 1946	PT 1960-1968, AGSS 1 December 1962; struck 1 April 1968, sold for scrap 17 March 1971

1 January 1960	1 April 1968

Bowfin	SS-287	23 July 1942	7 December 1942	1 May 1943	12 February 1947	PT 1960-1971, AGSS 1 December 1962, IXSS 30 June 1971; struck 1 December 1971, memorial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

27 July 1951	22 April 1954

10 January 1960	1 December 1971

Cabrilla	SS-288	18 August 1942	24 December 1942	24 May 1943	7 August 1946	PT 1960-1968, AGSS 1 December 1962; struck 30 June 1968, memorial at Galveston, Texas 1968-1971, sold for scrap 18 April 1972

May 1960	30 June 1968

Capelin	SS-289	14 September 1942	20 January 1943	4 June 1943	N/A	Lost to unknown cause, circa 2 December 1943

Cisco	SS-290	29 October 1942	24 December 1942	10 May 1943	Lost to Japanese air and surface attack, 28 September 1943

Crevalle	SS-291	14 November 1942	22 February 1943	24 June 1943	29 July 1946	AGSS 1 April 1960, PT 1962-1968; struck 15 April 1968, sold for scrap 17 March 1971

6 September 1951	19 August 1955

11 April 1957	9 March 1962

Devilfish	SS-292	Cramp Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	31 March 1942	30 May 1943	1 September 1944	30 September 1946	AGSS 1 December 1962; struck 1 March 1967, used for explosives tests, scuttled in Chesapeake Bay 17 September 1961

Dragonet	SS-293	28 April 1942	18 April 1943	6 March 1944	16 April 1946	Struck 1 June 1961, sunk as target 14 August 1968

Escolar	SS-294	10 June 1942	18 April 1943	2 June 1944	N/A	Lost to unknown cause, probably Japanese mine, 17 October 1944

Hackleback	SS-295	15 August 1942	30 May 1943	7 November 1944	20 March 1946	AGSS 1 December 1962; struck 1 March 1967, sold for scrap 4 December 1968

Lancetfish	SS-296	Cramp Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania/Boston Naval Shipyard	30 September 1942	15 August 1943	12 February 1945	24 March 1945	Flooded and sank Boston Naval Shipyard 15 March 1945, raised but not repaired, listed with the reserve fleet; struck 9 June 1958, sold for scrap 20 August 1959

Ling	SS-297	2 November 1942	15 August 1943	8 June 1945	26 October 1946	PT 1960-1971, AGSS 1 December 1962, IXSS 30 June 1971; struck 1 December 1971, memorial at Hackensack, New Jersey

March 1960	1 December 1971

Lionfish	SS-298	Cramp Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania/Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine	15 December 1942	7 November 1943	1 November 1944	16 January 1946	PT 1960-1971, AGSS 1 December 1962, IXSS 30 June 1971; struck 20 December 1971, memorial at Fall River, Massachusetts

31 January 1951	15 December 1953

1 March 1960	20 December 1971

Manta	SS-299	15 January 1943	7 November 1943	18 December 1944	10 June 1946	AGSS 16 August 1949, target ship 1949-1953, PT 1960-1967, hull tests 1967-1969; struck 30 June 1967, sunk as target 16 July 1969

2 August 1949	6 December 1955

1 April 1960	30 June 1967

Moray	SS-300	Cramp Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	21 April 1943	14 May 1944	26 January 1945	12 April 1946	AGSS 1 December 1962; struck 1 April 1967, sunk as target 18 June 1970

Roncador	SS-301	21 April 1943	14 May 1944	8 June 1945	26 October 1946	PT 1960-1971, AGSS 1 December 1962, IXSS 30 June 1971; struck 1 December 1971, sold for scrap 1 February 1973, conning tower internals preserved at US Navy Museum, Washington Navy Yard, DC, external fairwater preserved at Naval Base Point Loma, San Diego, California

February 1960	1 December 1971

Sabalo	SS-302	5 June 1943	4 June 1944	19 June 1945	7 August 1946	FS 1952; struck 1 July 1971, sunk as target 21 February 1973

1 June 1951	1 July 1971

Sablefish	SS-303	5 June 1943	4 June 1944	18 December 1945	1 November 1969	FS 1951, AGSS 30 June 1969; struck 1 November 1969, sold for scrap 29 July 1971

Seahorse	SS-304	Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California	1 July 1942	9 January 1943	31 March 1943	2 March 1946	AGSS 1 December 1962; struck 1 March 1967, sold for scrap 4 December 1968

Skate	SS-305	1 August 1942	4 March 1943	15 April 1943	11 December 1946	Operation Crossroads nuclear weapons tests July 1946; sunk as target 5 October 1948, struck 21 October 1948

Tang	SS-306	15 January 1943	17 August 1943	15 October 1943	N/A	Lost due to circular run of own torpedo, 24 October 1944

Tilefish	SS-307	10 March 1943	25 October 1943	15 December 1943	12 October 1959	FS 1960, transferred to Venezuela as Carite 4 May 1960; struck 1 December 1960, decommissioned by Venezuela for spare parts 28 January 1977

30 Jan 1960	4 May 1960

Apogon	SS-308	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine	9 December 1942	10 March 1943	16 July 1943	N/A	Converted to remote control, sunk in Operation Crossroads nuclear weapons tests 25 July 1946; struck 25 February 1947

Aspro	SS-309	27 December 1942	7 April 1943	31 July 1943	30 January 1946	AGSS 1 July 1960; struck 1 September 1962, sunk as target 16 November 1962

23 September 1951	30 April 1954

Batfish	SS-310	27 December 1942	5 May 1943	21 August 1943	6 April 1946	AGSS 1 December 1962, PT 1960-1969; struck 1 November 1969, memorial at Muskogee, Oklahoma

7 March 1952	January 1960

January 1960	1 November 1969

Archerfish	SS-311	22 January 1943	28 May 1943	4 September 1943	12 June 1946	AGSS 22 February 1960; struck 1 May 1968, sunk as target 19 October 1968

7 March 1952	21 October 1955

1 August 1957	1 May 1968

Burrfish	SS-312	24 February 1943	18 June 1943	13 September 1943	10 October 1946	SSR 1 February 1949, SS 15 January 1961, transferred to Canada as Grilse 11 May 1961; returned to US and struck 19 July 1969, sunk as target 19 November 1969

2 November 1948	17 December 1956

17 January 1961	11 May 1961

Perch	SS-313	Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut	5 January 1943	12 September 1943	7 January 1944	15 January 1947	SSP 20 January 1948, ASSP 31 January 1950, APSS 24 October 1956, PT 1967-1971, LPSS 1 January 1969, IXSS 30 June 1971; struck 1 December 1971, sold for scrap 15 January 1973

20 May 1948	31 March 1960

11 November 1961	27 May 1967

Shark	SS-314	28 January 1943	17 October 1943	14 February 1944	N/A	Lost to Japanese surface attack, 24 October 1944

Sealion	SS-315	25 February 1943	31 October 1943	8 March 1944	16 February 1946	SSP 5 April 1948, ASSP 31 January 1950, APSS 24 October 1956, PT 1960-1961, LPSS 1 January 1969; struck 15 March 1977, test hulk, sunk as target 8 July 1978

2 November 1948	30 June 1960

20 October 1961	20 February 1970

Barbel	SS-316	11 March 1943	14 November 1943	3 April 1944	N/A	Lost to Japanese air attack, 4 February 1945

Barbero	SS-317	25 March 1943	12 December 1943	29 April 1944	30 June 1950	SSA 5 April 1948, ASSA 31 January 1950, SSG 25 October 1955; struck 1 July 1964, sunk as target 7 October 1964

28 October 1955	30 June 1964

Baya	SS-318	8 April 1943	2 January 1944	20 May 1944	14 May 1946	AGSS 16 August 1949 (sonar tests); struck 30 October 1972, sold for scrap October 1973

10 February 1948	30 October 1972

Becuna	SS-319	29 April 1943	30 January 1944	27 May 1944	7 November 1969	G IA 1951, AGSS 1 October 1969, SS 30 June 1971; struck 15 August 1973, memorial at Philadelphia, PA

Bergall	SS-320	13 May 1943	16 February 1944	12 June 1944	18 October 1958	FS 1952, transferred to Turkey 18 October 1958 as Turgutreis; sold to Turkey and struck 15 February 1973, decommissioned by Turkey 5 April 1983, renamed Ceryah Botu 6, receiving ship at Gölcük Naval Base until sold for scrap in 2000

Besugo	SS-321	27 May 1943	27 February 1944	19 June 1944	21 March 1958	AGSS 1 December 1962, FS 1966, transferred to Italy 31 March 1966 as Francesco Morosini; returned to US custody and struck 15 November 1975, sold for scrap 16 April 1976

Blackfin	SS-322	10 June 1943	12 March 1944	4 July 1944	19 November 1948	G IA 1951; struck 15 September 1972, sunk as target 13 May 1973

15 May 1951	15 September 1972

Caiman	SS-323	24 June 1943	30 March 1944	17 July 1944	30 June 1972	G IA 1951, sold to Turkey 30 June 1972 as Dumlupinar (S339); decommissioned by Turkey 6 February 1983, renamed Ceryan Botu (Y-1247), battery charging hulk at Gölcük Naval Base; sold for scrap 15 September 1986

Blenny	SS-324	8 July 1943	9 April 1944	27 July 1944	7 November 1969	G IA 1951, AGSS 1 October 1969, SS 30 June 1971; struck 15 August 1973, scuttled 7 June 1989 as part of artificial reef near Ocean City, Maryland

Blower	SS-325	15 July 1943	23 April 1944	10 August 1944	16 November 1950	FS 1950, transferred to Turkey 16 November 1950 as Dumlupinar (D-6); struck 20 December 1950 (probably purchased by Turkey), lost due to collision with MV Naboland 4 April 1953.

Blueback	SS-326	29 July 1943	7 May 1944	28 August 1944	23 May 1948	Transferred to Turkey 23 May 1948 as 2. İnönü, struck 28 May 1948, FS 1953; decommissioned by Turkey 30 November 1973 and returned to US custody, fate unknown

Boarfish	SS-327	12 August 1943	21 May 1944	23 September 1944	23 May 1948	Transferred to Turkey 23 May 1948 as Sakarya, struck 28 May 1948, FS 1953; decommissioned by Turkey 12 December 1975, returned to US custody and sold for scrap 1980

Charr	SS-328	26 August 1943	28 May 1944	23 September 1944	28 June 1969	FS 1951, AGSS 1 July 1966, PT 1969-1971, IXSS 30 June 1971; struck 20 December 1971, sold for scrap 17 August 1972

28 June 1969	20 December 1971

Chub	SS-329	16 September 1943	18 June 1944	21 October 1944	23 May 1948	Transferred to Turkey 25 May 1948 as Gür, struck 28 May 1948, FS 1953; decommissioned by Turkey 12 December 1975 and returned to US custody, sold for scrap 22 May 1976

Brill	SS-330	23 September 1943	25 June 1944	26 October 1944	23 May 1948	Transferred to Turkey 25 May 1948 as 1. İnönü, struck 28 May 1948, FS 1953; decommissioned by Turkey 29 November 1972 and returned to US custody, fate unknown

Bugara	SS-331	21 October 1943	2 July 1944	15 November 1944	1 October 1970	FS 1951, AGSS 30 June 1969, SS 1 October 1969; struck 1 October 1970, slated to be sunk as target but sank under tow 1 June 1971

Bullhead	SS-332	21 October 1943	16 July 1944	4 December 1944	N/A	Lost to Japanese air attack, 6 August 1945

Bumper	SS-333	6 November 1943	6 August 1944	9 December 1944	16 November 1950	FS 1950, transferred to Turkey 16 November 1950 as Çanakkale, struck 20 December 1950; decommissioned by Turkey 8 November 1976, fate unknown

Cabezon	SS-334	18 November 1943	27 August 1944	30 December 1944	24 October 1953	AGSS 1 December 1962, PT 1960-1970; struck 15 May 1970, sold for scrap 28 December 1971

April 1960	15 May 1970

Dentuda	SS-335	18 November 1943	10 September 1944	30 December 1944	11 December 1946	Operation Crossroads nuclear weapons tests July 1946, PT 1946-1967, AGSS 1 December 1962; struck 30 June 1967, sold for scrap 12 February 1969

11 December 1946	30 June 1967

Capitaine	SS-336	2 December 1943	1 October 1944	26 January 1945	10 February 1950	AGSS 1 July 1960, FS 1966, transferred to Italy 4 March 1966 as Alfredo Cappellini; struck and sold to Italy 5 December 1977, fate unknown

23 February 1957	4 March 1966

Carbonero	SS-337	16 December 1943	15 October 1944	7 February 1945	1 December 1970	Loon missile test launcher 1949, FS 1952, AGSS 30 June 1969, SS 1 October 1969, struck 1 December 1970, sunk as target 27 April 1975

Carp	SS-338	23 December 1943	12 November 1944	28 February 1945	18 March 1968	FS 1952, AGSS 1 May 1968, PT 1968-1971, IXSS 30 June 1971; struck 20 December 1971, sold for scrap 26 July 1973

18 March 1968	20 December 1971

Catfish	SS-339	6 January 1944	19 November 1944	19 March 1945	1 July 1971	G II 1949, struck and sold to Argentina 1 July 1971 as Santa Fe (S-21); damaged, grounded, and abandoned following British air attack 25 April 1982, scuttled 10 February 1985

Entemedor	SS-340	3 February 1944	17 December 1944	6 April 1945	10 December 1948	G IIA 1952; struck and sold to Turkey 31 July 1972 as Preveze; decommissioned by Turkey 20 March 1986, fate unknown

24 October 1950	31 July 1972

Chivo	SS-341	21 February 1944	14 January 1945	28 April 1945	1 July 1971	G IA 1951; struck and sold to Argentina 1 July 1971 as Santiago del Estero (S-22); decommissioned by Argentina January 1981, sold for scrap 1983

Chopper	SS-342	2 March 1944	4 February 1945	25 May 1945	27 August 1969	G IA 1951, AGSS 15 September 1969, PT 1969-1971, IXSS 30 June 1971; struck 1 October 1971, salvage and rescue hulk, sunk 21 July 1976 while being rigged as underwater target

Clamagore	SS-343	16 March 1944	25 February 1945	28 June 1945	12 June 1973	G II 1948, G III 1962; struck 12 June 1975, memorial at Patriots' Point, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Cobbler	SS-344	3 April 1944	1 April 1945	8 August 1945	21 November 1973	G II 1949, G III 1962; struck and sold to Turkey 21 November 1973 as Çanakkale; decommissioned by Turkey 22 January 1998, fate unknown

Cochino	SS-345	13 April 1944	20 April 1945	25 August 1945	N/A	G II 1949; lost due to battery fire 26 August 1949

Corporal	SS-346	27 April 1944	10 June 1945	9 November 1945	21 November 1973	G II 1948, G III 1962; struck and sold to Turkey 21 November 1973 as 2. İnönü; decommissioned by Turkey 2 September 1996, fate unknown

Cubera	SS-347	11 May 1944	17 June 1945	19 December 1945	5 January 1972	G II 1948; struck and sold to Venezuela 5 January 1972 as Tiburon; decommissioned by Venezuela and sold for scrap February 1987

Cusk	SS-348	25 May 1944	28 July 1945	5 February 1946	24 September 1969	SSG (Loon missile test launcher) 20 January 1948, FS 1954, SS 1 July 1954, AGSS 30 June 1969; struck 24 September 1969, sold for scrap 26 June 1972

Diodon	SS-349	1 June 1944	10 September 1945	18 March 1946	15 January 1971	G II 1948; struck 15 January 1971, sold for scrap 12 May 1972

Dogfish	SS-350	22 June 1944	27 October 1945	29 April 1946	28 July 1972	G II 1948; struck and sold to Brazil 28 July 1972 as Guanabara, deleted by Brazil and sold for scrap 1983

Greenfish	SS-351	29 June 1944	21 December 1945	7 June 1946	19 December 1973	G II 1948, G III 1961; struck and sold to Brazil 19 December 1973 as Amazonas, struck by Brazil 15 October 1992, sold for scrap 30 January 2004

Halfbeak	SS-352	6 July 1944	19 February 1946	22 July 1946	1 July 1971	G II 1948; struck 1 July 1971, sold for scrap 13 June 1972

Dugong	SS-353	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Cancelled 23 October 1944 as of 29 July 1944

Eel	SS-354

Espada	SS-355

Jawfish, ex-Fanegal	SS-356	Cancelled 29 July 1944

Ono, ex-Friar	SS-357

Garlopa	SS-358

Garrupa	SS-359

Goldring	SS-360

Hardhead	SS-365	Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, Wisconsin	7 July 1943	12 December 1943	18 April 1944	10 May 1946	G IIA 1953; struck and sold to Greece 26 July 1972 as Papanikolis, decommissioned by Greece 31 December 1992, fate unknown

6 February 1952	22 May 1952

24 March 1953	26 July 1972

Hawkbill	SS-366	7 August 1943	9 January 1944	17 May 1944	20 September 1946	G IB 1952; transferred to the Netherlands 21 April 1953 as Zeeleeuw, struck and sold to the Netherlands 20 February 1970; decommissioned by the Netherlands and sold for scrap 24 November 1970

10 December 1952	21 April 1953

Icefish	SS-367	4 September 1943	20 February 1944	10 June 1944	21 June 1946	G IB 1952; transferred to the Netherlands 21 February 1953 as Walrus; returned to US custody and struck 15 July 1971, sold for scrap 15 August 1971

5 May 1952	29 July 1952

10 December 1952	21 February 1953

Jallao	SS-368	29 September 1943	12 March 1944	8 July 1944	30 September 1946	G IIA 1954; struck and sold to Spain 26 June 1974 as Narcíso Monturiol (S-35); decommissioned by Spain on unknown date, scuttled 31 December 1984

4 December 1953	26 June 1974

Kete	SS-369	25 October 1943	9 April 1944	31 July 1944	N/A	Lost, possibly to Japanese submarine attack or mine, circa 20 March 1945

Kraken	SS-370	13 December 1943	30 April 1944	8 September 1944	4 May 1948	FS 1959; transferred to Spain 24 October 1959 as Almirante García de los Reyes, decommissioned by Spain 16 September 1974, struck and sold to Spain 1 November 1974, recommissioned by Spain 1 September 1975 due to casualty to Narciso Monturiol (S-33), decommissioned by Spain April 1981, struck by Spain and sold for scrap 1 April 1982

1959	24 October 1959

Lagarto	SS-371	12 January 1944	28 May 1944	14 October 1944	N/A	Lost to Japanese surface attack 4 May 1945

Lamprey	SS-372	28 February 1944	18 June 1944	17 November 1944	3 June 1946	Transferred to Argentina 21 August 1960 as Santiago del Estero; struck and sold to Argentina 1 September 1971, scrapped for spare parts 1971

1960	21 August 1960

Lizardfish	SS-373	14 March 1944	16 July 1944	30 December 1944	24 June 1946	FS 1959; transferred to Italy 9 January 1960 as Evangelista Torricelli; struck 1 July 1976 (or 15 July 1978), fate unknown

1959	9 January 1960

Loggerhead	SS-374	1 April 1944	13 August 1944	9 February 1945	16 June 1946	PT 1960-1967, AGSS 1 December 1962; struck 30 June 1967, sold for scrap 29 August 1969

1 June 1960	30 June 1967

Macabi	SS-375	1 May 1944	19 September 1944	29 March 1945	16 June 1946	Transferred to Argentina 11 August 1960 as Santa Fe (S-11); struck and sold to Argentina 1 September 1971, scrapped for spare parts 1972

6 May 1960	11 August 1960

Mapiro	SS-376	30 May 1944	9 November 1944	30 April 1945	16 March 1946	FS 1960; transferred to Turkey 18 March 1960 as Pirireis, struck and sold to Turkey 1 August 1973; decommissioned by Turkey 20 November 1973, used as battery charging hulk through 1975, sold for scrap 1980

1960	18 March 1960

Menhaden	SS-377	21 June 1944	20 December 1944	22 June 1945	31 May 1946	G IIA 1953; struck 15 August 1973, underwater target 1976; sold for scrap 1988

7 August 1951	13 August 1952

6 March 1953	13 August 1971

Mero	SS-378	22 July 1944	17 January 1945	17 August 1945	15 June 1946	FS 1960 (references vary as to completion of this); transferred to Turkey 20 April 1960 as Hizireis, struck and sold to Turkey 1 August 1973; sold for scrap 9 October 1980

1960	20 April 1960

Needlefish	SS-379	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Cancelled 29 July 1944

Nerka	SS-380

Sand Lance	SS-381	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine	12 March 1943	25 June 1943	9 October 1943	14 February 1946	Transferred to Brazil 7 September 1963 as Rio Grande do Sul, struck 1 September 1972; returned to US control 12 October 1972, sold for scrap 1 June 1974

6 April 1963	7 September 1963

Picuda	SS-382	15 March 1943	12 July 1943	16 October 1943	25 September 1946	Proposed for minelayer conversion that was cancelled 1952, G IIA 1953, transferred to Spain 1 October 1972 as Narcíso Monturiol, struck and sold to Spain 18 November 1974; decommissioned by Spain 30 April 1977, fate unknown

19 June 1953	1 October 1972

Pampanito	SS-383	6 November 1943	15 December 1945	PT 1960-1971, AGSS 1 December 1962, IXSS 30 June 1971; struck 20 December 1971, memorial in San Francisco, CA

April 1960	20 December 1971

Parche	SS-384	9 April 1943	24 July 1943	20 November 1943	11 December 1946	Target in Operation Crossroads nuclear weapons tests July 1946, PT 1948-1969, AGSS 1 December 1962; struck 8 November 1969, sold for scrap 18 June 1970

10 February 1948	8 November 1969

Bang	SS-385	30 April 1943	30 August 1943	4 December 1943	12 February 1947	G IIA 1952; transferred to Spain 1 October 1972 as Cosme García, struck and sold to Spain 18 November 1974; decommissioned by Spain and sold for scrap 30 December 1982

1 February 1951	15 May 1952

4 October 1952	1 October 1972

Pilotfish	SS-386	15 May 1943	30 August 1943	16 December 1943	29 August 1946	Sunk in Operation Crossroads nuclear weapons tests 25 July 1946, later raised; struck 25 February 1947, sunk as target 16 October 1948

Pintado	SS-387	7 May 1943	15 September 1943	1 January 1944	6 March 1946	AGSS 1 December 1962; struck 1 March 1967, sold for scrap 19 February 1969

Pipefish	SS-388	31 May 1943	27 October 1943	22 January 1944	19 March 1946	AGSS 1 December 1962; struck 1 March 1967, sold for scrap 4 February 1969

Piranha	SS-389	21 June 1943	5 February 1944	31 May 1946	AGSS 1 December 1962; struck 1 March 1967, sold for scrap 11 August 1970

Plaice	SS-390	28 June 1943	15 November 1943	12 February 1944	November 1947	Transferred to Brazil 7 September 1963 as Bahia, sold to Brazil 1972, struck 1 April 1973; sold for scrap 1978 when Brazilian preservation efforts failed

18 May 1963	7 September 1963

Pomfret	SS-391	14 July 1943	27 October 1943	19 February 1944	April 1952	G IIA 1953; transferred to Turkey 1 July 1971 as Oruçreis, struck and sold to Turkey 1 August 1973, decommissioned 15 September 1986, fate unknown

5 December 1952	1 July 1971

Sterlet	SS-392	4 March 1944	18 September 1948	FS 1952, BQR-4 bow sonar 1955; struck 1 October 1968, sunk as target 31 January 1969

26 August 1950	30 September 1968

Queenfish	SS-393	27 July 1943	30 November 1943	11 March 1944	1 March 1963	AGSS 1 July 1960; struck 1 March 1963, sunk as target 14 August 1963

Razorback	SS-394	9 September 1943	27 January 1944	3 April 1944	August 1952	G IIA 1954; struck and sold to Turkey 30 November 1970 as Muratreis, decommissioned by Turkey 8 August 2001, memorial in North Little Rock, Arkansas

January 1954	30 November 1970

Redfish	SS-395	12 April 1944	27 June 1968	AGSS 1 July 1960; struck 30 June 1968, sunk as target 6 February 1969

Ronquil	SS-396	22 April 1944	1 May 1952	G IIA 1953; struck and transferred to Spain 1 July 1971 as Isaac Peral; struck by Spain 1982, fate unknown

16 January 1953	1 July 1971

Scabbardfish	SS-397	27 September 1943	29 April 1944	5 January 1948	FS 1965; transferred to Greece 26 February 1965 as Triaina, struck and sold to Greece 31 January 1976; decommissioned by Greece 12 January 1979, but used for training until at least 1982, fate unknown

24 October 1964	26 February 1965

Segundo	SS-398	14 October 1943	5 February 1944	9 May 1944	1 August 1970	FS 1951; struck 8 August 1970, sunk as target

Sea Cat	SS-399	30 October 1943	21 February 1944	16 May 1944	2 December 1968	AGSS 30 September 1949, SS 11 December 1951, FS 1952, AGSS 29 June 1968; struck 2 December 1968, test hulk 1968-1972, sold for scrap 18 May 1973

Sea Devil	SS-400	18 November 1943	28 February 1944	24 May 1944	9 September 1948	AGSS 1 July 1960; struck 1 April 1964, sunk as target 24 November 1964

3 March 1951	19 February 1954

17 August 1957	17 February 1964

Sea Dog	SS-401	1 November 1943	28 March 1944	3 June 1944	27 June 1956	AGSS 1 December 1962, PT 1960-1968; struck 2 December 1968, sold for scrap 2 January 1971, but sale cancelled and sunk as target 18 May 1973

February 1960	2 December 1968

Sea Fox	SS-402	2 November 1943	13 June 1944	15 October 1952	G IIA 1953; struck and sold to Turkey 14 December 1970 as Burakreis, decommissioned by Turkey 1 July 1996, battery charging hulk until sold for scrap in 2003

5 June 1953	14 December 1970

Atule	SS-403	2 December 1943	6 March 1944	21 June 1944	8 September 1947	G IA 1951, AGSS 1 October 1969, SS 30 June 1971; struck 15 August 1973, sold to Peru 31 July 1974 as Pacocha; lost in a collision 26 August 1988, raised 23 July 1989, used for spare parts and presumably scrapped

8 March 1951	6 April 1970

Spikefish	SS-404	29 January 1944	26 April 1944	30 June 1944	2 April 1963	AGSS 1 July 1962; struck 1 May 1963, sunk as target 4 August 1964

Sea Owl	SS-405	7 February 1944	7 May 1944	17 July 1944	15 November 1969	FS 1951, BQR-4 bow sonar 1955, AGSS 30 June 1969; struck 15 November 1969, sold for scrap 3 June 1971

Sea Poacher	SS-406	23 February 1944	20 May 1944	31 July 1944	15 November 1969	G IA 1952, BQR-4 bow sonar 1955, AGSS 1 November 1969, SS 30 June 1971; struck 15 August 1973, sold to Peru 1 July 1974 as Pabellion de Pica (later La Pedrera), removed from service for pierside training 1995, fate unknown

Sea Robin	SS-407	1 March 1944	25 May 1944	7 August 1944	1 October 1970	G IA 1951; struck 1 October 1970, sold for scrap 3 June 1971

Sennet	SS-408	8 March 1944	6 June 1944	22 August 1944	2 December 1968	FS 1952; struck 2 December 1968, sold for scrap 15 June 1973

Piper	SS-409	15 March 1944	26 June 1944	23 August 1944	16 June 1967	FS 1951, BQR-4 bow sonar 1954, AGSS 15 June 1967, PT 1967-1970; struck 1 July 1970, sold for scrap June 1971

Threadfin	SS-410	18 March 1944	30 August 1944	10 December 1952	G IIA 1953; transferred to Turkey 18 August 1972 as 1. İnönü, struck 1 August 1973, sold to Turkey 18 August 1973; decommissioned by Turkey 11 August 1998, fate unknown

7 August 1953	18 August 1972

Spadefish	SS-411	Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California	27 May 1943	8 January 1944	9 March 1944	3 May 1946	AGSS 1 December 1962; struck 1 April 1967, sold for scrap 17 October 1969

Trepang	SS-412	25 June 1943	23 March 1944	22 May 1944	27 June 1946	PT 1960-1967, AGSS 1 December 1962; struck 30 June 1967, sunk as target 16 September 1969

February 1960	30 June 1967

Spot	SS-413	24 August 1943	19 May 1944	3 August 1944	19 June 1946	Transferred to Chile 12 January 1962 Simpson; struck and sold to Chile 1 August 1975, deleted by Chile 1982, fate unknown

19 August 1961	12 January 1962

Springer	SS-414	30 October 1943	3 August 1944	18 October 1944	26 June 1946	Transferred to Chile 23 January 1962 as Thomson; struck and sold to Chile 1 September 1972, deleted by Chile on unknown date, sold for scrap

24 September 1960	23 January 1961

Stickleback	SS-415	1 March 1944	1 January 1945	29 March 1945	26 June 1946	G IIA 1953; lost in a collision with USS Silverstein (DE-534) 28 May 1958

6 September 1951	14 November 1952

26 June 1953	N/A

Tiru	SS-416	17 April 1944	16 September 1947	1 September 1948	1 July 1975	Completed as G II, prototype G III 1959; struck 1 July 1975, sunk as target 19 July 1979

Trumpetfish	SS-425	Cramp Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	23 August 1943	13 May 1945	29 January 1946	15 October 1973	G II 1948, G III 1962; struck and sold to Brazil 15 October 1973 as Goias, struck by Brazil 16 April 1990, fate unknown

Tusk	SS-426	8 July 1945	11 April 1946	18 October 1973	G II 1948; struck and sold to Taiwan 18 October 1973 as Hai Pao, still in service

Turbot	SS-427	13 November 1943	12 April 1946	N/A	N/A	Cancelled and construction suspended 12 August 1945, launched incomplete, machinery test hulk at Annapolis, MD, sold for scrap 24 March 1993

Ulua	SS-428	23 April 1946	N/A	N/A	Cancelled and construction suspended 12 August 1945, launched incomplete, ordnance test hulk at Norfolk, VA 1951-1958; struck 12 June 1958, sold for scrap 30 September 1958

Unicorn	SS-429	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Cancelled 29 July 1944

Vendace	SS-430

Walrus	SS-431

Whitefish	SS-432

Whiting	SS-433

Wolffish	SS-434

Unnamed	SS-438 through SS-457	Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut

SS-458 through SS-463	Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, Wisconsin

Chicolar	SS-464

Unnamed	SS-465 through SS-474

SS-530 through SS-536	Cramp Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sentence(s)

Balao-class, hull numbers are SS-416 & SS-425–426.

final_sentence: Balao-class, hull numbers are SS-416 & SS-425–426.