USS Albacore

Sunk

Type	Submarine
Class	Gato
War	Second World War
Main guns	1 × 3″ gun

Sank the light cruiser Tenryū in 1942. At the Philippine Sea one of her torpedoes hit Taihō, which blew up six hours later. Lost with all hands off Hokkaido in November 1944, probably to a mine.

Albacore (SS-218) in Measure 9 camouflage (dull black) off Groton, 9 May 1942. Note the large conning tower and periscope sheers. taken from http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/photos/albacore-ii.jpg Photo: US gov, Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
6 forward, 4 aft
24 torpedoes
1 × 3-inch (76 mm) / 50 caliber deck gun
Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon

Builder	General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut
Laid down	21 April 1941
Launched	17 February 1942
Commissioned	1 June 1942
Displacement	1,525 long tons (1,549 t) surfaced, 2,424 long tons (2,463 t) submerged
Length	311 ft 9 in (95.02 m)
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h) surfaced; 9 kn (17 km/h) submerged
Complement	6 officers, 54 enlisted

As built, from the ship's Wikipedia article. Figures there may cover later refits too.

Career

Launched

17 February 1942

Battle of the Philippine Sea

Survived

19–20 June 1944

Torpedoed Taihō