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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Builder | Electric Boat Company,Groton, Connecticut[1] |
| Laid down | 23 December 1943[1] |
| Launched | 12 November 1944[1] |
| Commissioned | 28 February 1945[1] |
| Decommissioned | 18 March 1968[1] |
| Stricken | 20 December 1971[1] |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 26 July 1973[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Balao classdiesel-electricsubmarine[2] |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 311 ft 9 in (95.02 m)[2] |
| Beam | 27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)[2] |
| Draft | 16 ft 10 in (5.13 m) maximum[2] |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | |
| Range | 11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) surfaced at 10 knots (19 km/h)[3] |
| Endurance |
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| Test depth | 400 ft (120 m)[3] |
| Complement | 10 officers, 70–71 enlisted[3] |
| Armament | 2 5”/25 wet mount deck guns |
USSCarp (SS/AGSS/IXSS-338), aBalao-classsubmarine, was the second ship of theUnited States Navy to be named for thecarp.
Carp (SS-338) was launched 12 November 1944 byElectric Boat Company,Groton, Connecticut; sponsored by Mrs. W. E. Hess; andcommissioned 28 February 1945.
Carp departedNew London 14 April 1945, conducted training atBalboa, Panama, and arrived atPearl Harbor 21 May. On her first and only war patrol (8 June – 7 August),Carp cruised off the coast ofHonshū, destroying small craft and patrolling for thecarriers of the3rd Fleet engaged in air strikes on the mainland. Undergoing refit atMidway when hostilities ended,Carp returned toSeattle 22 September.
Carp received onebattle star for her service inWorld War II. Her single war patrol was designated as "successful".
Based inSan Diego asflagship forSubmarine Division 71,Carp operated along the West Coast with occasional training cruises to Pearl Harbor. Between 13 February and 15 June 1947 she made a simulated war patrol to the Far East, and in 1948 and 1949Carp made two exploratory cruises to extreme northern waters, adding to the knowledge of an increasingly important strategic area for submarine operations.
Converted to aFleet Snorkel-type submarine in February 1952, which added to her submerged speed and endurance,Carp supportedUnited Nations' forces in theKorean War during her cruise of 22 September 1952–April 1953 to the Far East. Arriving at Pearl Harbor, her new home port 15 March 1954,Carp remained on active duty with the fleet from that port through July 1959. During this time she continued to make cruises to the Far East, one of which included a good-will visit toAustralia and participation in aSoutheast Asia Treaty Organization exercise, and toAlaskan waters.
On 1 August 1959Carp departed Pearl Harbor for her new assignment with theAtlantic Fleet. Arriving atNaval Station Norfolk inNorfolk, Virginia, 28 August 1959, the submarine conducted type exercises and training off theUnited States East Coast and in theCaribbean Sea through 1967.
Carp was redesignated an Auxiliary Submarine,AGSS-338, in 1968, and Miscellaneous SubmarineIXSS-338 in 1971.
Around 1971,Carp was moored atSouth Boston Naval Annex, across the harbor fromLogan International Airport at about the point whereInterstate 90 now crosses. She was used for training. Herbattery room was converted into atelevision lounge, and herrudder waswelded in place; otherwise,Carp seemed fully operational to trainees.
Carp was struck from theNaval Vessel Register on 20 December 1971 and sold for scrapping in 1973. Herconning tower has been preserved atSeawolf Park onPelican Island just north ofGalveston, Texas.
Combat Action Ribbon
World War II Victory Medal
Navy Occupation Service Medal with "ASIA" clasp
China Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal with star
Korean Service Medal.svg)
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation (Republic of Korea)
United Nations Korea Medal (United Nations)
Korean War Service Medal (Republic of Korea)
This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entries can be foundhere andhere.
