USS Tarpon

Survived

Type	Submarine
Class	Porpoise
War	Second World War
Main guns	1 × 4″ gun

Porpoise-class submarine. Sank the German raider Michel off Japan on 17 October 1943, the last German raider at sea. Sank under tow to the breakers in 1957.

USS Tarpon (SS-175) underway on the surface, circa 1937. Original caption: "Photo # NH 41921 USS Tarpon underway, circa 1937" — removed caption Photo: The original uploader was ScottyBoy900Q at English Wikipedia., Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Armament and specifications

Armament

6 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (four forward, two aft, 16 torpedoes)
(two external bow torpedo tubes added 1942; total 18 torpedoes)
1 × 4 in (100 mm)/50 caliber deck gun
two .30 cal (7.62 mm) machineguns

Builder	Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut
Laid down	22 December 1933
Launched	4 September 1935
Commissioned	12 March 1936
Displacement	1,316 tons (1,337 t) standard, surfaced 1,968 tons (2,000 t) submerged
Length	287 ft 0 in (87.48 m) (waterline) 298 ft 0 in (90.83 m) (overall)
Speed	19.5 knots (36 km/h) surfaced 8.25 knots (15 km/h) submerged
Complement	5 officers, 49 enlisted

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

Career

Launched

4 September 1935

Sinking of Michel

Survived

17 October 1943

Fate

Survived

Sold for breaking up, 8 June 1957; foundered off Cape Hatteras, 26 August 1957[page needed]