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SS-347
Ship's Log...
Ship's Chapel
History of US Navy
Submarine Design
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USS CUBERA (SS-347) was the first of 24 post-war "GUPPY-II" - converted fleet attack submarines of the Balao class. GUPPY comes from the FRAM* submarine classification "greater underwater propulsive power".
Characterized by a thicker and stronger hull, more powerful electrics, higher fuel and battery capacity than the famous Gato class WWII fleet submarine, Balao class boats like CUBERA became test subjects for pre-nuclear submarine technology development.
In the search for greater speed, stealth and range, many devices invented before and during WWII by the Germans, Dutch and British like the "snorkel" and SONAR, were perfected by the U.S. Navy and found their way into these boats.
Click the icons below to see and hear all that remains of CUBERA: Her bell, preserved as the quarterdeck gong aboard the USS COD memorial, and her diving alarm, under the stewardship of Al Sabatino.
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* Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization - a joint military/congressional commission formed after WWII to evaluate needs of the modern Navy in the cold-war scenario. There were some 50 GUPPY boats in all, in several versions, some boats being converted several times. Many boats got snorkels only and were sold to foreign allies for cash to support U.S. conversions.
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| Trivia: |
- What was the name of the marching music we suffered through during physical training with our '03 Springfield rifles at San Diego Boot Camp?
- Which ballast tank vent operating gear was in the overhead above the coffee urn in the crew's mess?
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| What's new: |
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January 2008
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- CUBERA shipmate Kenneth W. Teets has gone on eternal patrol, November 18, 2007. Godspeed, Chief Teets.
- Ships Log is now searchable!
- Added link to crew roster maintained at HullNumber.com -- shipmates go sign up!
- Al Conner, ex-GM3(SS) has given us pictures of pre-GUPPY CUBERA with guns!
- I discovered a site that has the original NAVPERS training manuals for The Fleet Submarine online in HTML form!
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