USS Mapiro

USS Mapiro was a Balao-class submarine diesel-electric submarine in service with the United States Navy. Her keel was laid at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, Wisconsin on 30 May 1944. She entered service on 30 April 1945, having been launched on 9 November 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 Mapiro (SS-376) until 18 March 1960. She then passed to the Turkish Navy, serving as TCG Pirireis (S 343) from 24 June 1960. She was in commission for 127 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 16 March 1946. She recommissioned on 14 November 1959. She was struck from the register on 1 August 1973.

She was broken up for scrap in 1980.

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