USS Lamprey

USS Lamprey was a Balao-class submarine diesel-electric submarine built for the United States Navy. Her keel was laid at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, Wisconsin on 22 February 1944. She entered service on 17 November 1944, having been launched on 18 June 1944.

Her class ran to 111 ships. The class followed the Gato-class submarine and was succeeded by the Tench-class submarine.

The boat displaced 1,526 long tons surfaced and 2,424 long tons submerged. She measured 94.8 m (311 ft) long with a beam of 8.2 m (27 ft). Her designed speed was 20.2 knots, and she carried a complement of 10. Her main battery was of 127 mm (5 in) calibre.

She served with the United States Navy as USS Lamprey (SS-372) until 21 August 1960. She then passed to the Argentine Navy, serving as ARA Santiago del Estero (S-12) from 3 November 1960. She was in commission for 289 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 3 June 1946. She recommissioned in 1960. She was struck from the register on 1 September 1971.

She was broken up for scrap in 1974.

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