USS Darter
Wrecked
| Type | Submarine |
|---|---|
| Class | Gato |
| War | Second World War |
| Main guns | 1 × 3″ gun |
Sank Kurita's flagship Atago and crippled Takao in the Palawan Passage on 23 October 1944. Ran aground on Bombay Shoal the next night chasing Takao; Dace took off her crew and she was destroyed where she lay.
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 | Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut |
|---|---|
| Laid down | 20 October 1942 |
| Launched | 6 June 1943 |
| Commissioned | 7 September 1943 |
| 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 kn (24 mph; 39 km/h) surfaced, 9 kn (10 mph; 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
6 June 1943
Action in the Palawan Passage
Survived
23 October 1944
Ran aground the next night and was abandoned