USS Cisco

Last updated

USS Cisco;0829003.jpg
History
US flag 48 stars.svgUnited States
NameCisco
Builder Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine [1]
Laid down29 October 1942 [1]
Launched24 December 1942 [1]
Commissioned10 May 1943 [1]
FateSunk by Japanese aircraft west of Mindanao, 28 September 1943 [2]
General characteristics
Class and type Balao-class diesel-electric submarine [2]
Displacement
  • 1,526 long tons (1,550 t) surfaced [2]
  • 2,414 long tons (2,453 t) submerged [2]
Length311 ft 9 in (95.02 m) [2]
Beam27 ft 3 in (8.31 m) [2]
Draft16 ft 10 in (5.13 m) maximum [2]
Propulsion
Speed
  • 20.25 knots (37.50 km/h; 23.30 mph) surfaced
  • 8.75 knots (16.21 km/h; 10.07 mph) submerged [6]
Range11,000  nmi (20,000 km; 13,000 mi) surfaced at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) [6]
Endurance
  • 48 hours at 2 knots (3.7 km/h; 2.3 mph) submerged [6]
  • 75 days on patrol
Test depth400 feet (120 m) [6]
Complement10 officers, 70–71 enlisted [6]
Armament

USS Cisco (SS-290), a Balao-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the cisco, a whitefish of the Great Lakes.

Contents

Construction and commissioning

Cisco's keel was laid down by the Portsmouth Navy Yard in Kittery, Maine. She was launched on 24 December 1942, sponsored by Mrs. A. C. Bennett, through her proxy, Mrs. N. Robertson, and commissioned on 10 May 1943 with Commander James W. Coe in command. [7]

Service history

Cisco reported to the United States Pacific Fleet. She sailed from Panama on 7 August 1943 for Brisbane, Australia, arriving 1 September to assume local patrol duties, until 18 September, when she docked at Darwin, Australia. She put out on her first war patrol 20 September 1943, but never returned. Japanese records tell of sighting a submarine leaking oil on 28 September in an area where Cisco is known to have been the only submarine then operating. Japanese records state this submarine was sunk by bombs and depth charges. Japanese records state that the submarine was attacked by Nakajima B5N (Allied reporting name "Kate") attack bombers of the 954 Naval Air Squadron and the gunboat Karatsu (originally the U.S. Navy gunboat USS Luzon, captured by Japanese forces and put to work against her former owners). [8] Cisco is thus presumed to have been lost in action 28 September 1943. The only survivor from the crew was taken sick in Darwin and sent ashore to the Navy hospital prior to Cisco's final voyage.

Related Research Articles

USS <i>Corvina</i> Submarine of the United States

USS Corvina (SS-226), a Gato-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the corvina.

USS Barbel (SS-316), a Balao-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the barbel, a fish commonly called a minnow or carp.

USS <i>Capelin</i> Submarine of the United States

USS Capelin (SS-289), a Balao-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the capelin, a small fish of the smelt family. She is credited with having sunk 3,127 gross register tons of shipping on her single war patrol.

USS <i>Runner</i> (SS-275) Submarine of the United States

USS Runner (SS-275) was a Gato-class submarine, the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the runner, an amberfish inhabiting subtropical waters, so called for its rapid leaps from the water.

USS <i>Herring</i> Submarine of the United States

USS Herring (SS-233), a Gato-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the herring.

USS <i>Escolar</i> Submarine of the United States

USS Escolar (SS-294), a Balao-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the escolar.

USS <i>Darter</i> (SS-227) United States Navy Gato-class submarine

USS Darter (SS-227), a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the darter.

USS <i>Flier</i> Gato-class submarine of the United States Navy

USS Flier (SS-250) was a Gato-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the flier.

USS <i>Lionfish</i> Submarine of the United States

USS Lionfish (SS-298), a Balao-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy named for the lionfish, a scorpaenid fish native to the Pacific and an invasive species found around the Caribbean. She was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1986, and is now on display at Battleship Cove in Fall River, Massachusetts.

USS <i>Flounder</i> Submarine of the United States

USS Flounder (SS-251), a Gato-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the flounder.

USS <i>Pipefish</i> Submarine of the United States

USS Pipefish (SS-388/AGSS-388), a Balao-class submarine in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. She was sold for scrap in 1969.

USS <i>Cero</i> (SS-225) Submarine of the United States

USS Cero (SS-225), a Gato-class submarine, was the first submarine and second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the cero.

USS <i>Mingo</i> (SS-261) Submarine of the United States

USS Mingo (SS-261) — a Gato-class submarine — was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the mingo snapper.

USS <i>Muskallunge</i> Submarine of the United States

USS Muskallunge (SS-262), a Gato-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the muskallunge.

USS <i>Puffer</i> (SS-268) Submarine of the United States

USS Puffer (SS-268), a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the puffer.

USS <i>Redfin</i> Submarine of the United States

USS Redfin (SS/SSR/AGSS-272), a Gato-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the redfin, any of several North American fishes with reddish fins.

USS <i>Cabrilla</i> Submarine of the United States

USS Cabrilla (SS/AGSS-288), a Balao-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the cabrilla, an edible fish inhabiting the Mediterranean Sea and waters off the coast of California.

USS <i>Devilfish</i> Submarine of the United States

USS Devilfish (SS/AGSS-292), a Balao-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the devil fish.

USS <i>Parche</i> (SS-384) Submarine of the United States

The first USS Parche (SS-384/AGSS-384) was a United States Navy submarine. She bore the name of a butterfly fish, Chaetodon capistratus. Parche was a Balao-class submarine that operated in World War II.

USS <i>Spadefish</i> (SS-411) Submarine of the United States

The first USS Spadefish (SS/AGSS-411), a Balao-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the spadefish. Although she was commissioned late in the war and spent only one year in the Pacific war zone, she was able to run up a record of 88,091 tons in 21 ships and numerous trawlers sunk.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Friedman, Norman (1995). U.S. Submarines Through 1945: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. pp. 285–304. ISBN   1-55750-263-3.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775–1990: Major Combatants. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 275–280. ISBN   0-313-26202-0.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775–1990: Major Combatants. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 270–280. ISBN   978-0-313-26202-9. OCLC   24010356.
  4. ↑ U.S. Submarines Through 1945 p. 261
  5. ↑ U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311.
  7. ↑ "SS-290, U.S.S. Cisco". Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
  8. ↑ 米潜水艦「シスコ」(USS Cisco SS-290，艦長J・W・コー少佐)、フィリピン沖で海軍第954航空隊(九七艦攻)、河用砲艦「唐津」の攻撃を受け沈没

9°47′N121°44′E / 9.783°N 121.733°E / 9.783; 121.733

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.