USS Plaice

USS Plaice was a Balao-class submarine diesel-electric submarine of the United States Navy. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine laid her keel on 28 June 1943. She entered service on 12 February 1944, having been launched on 15 November 1943.

She was one of 111 ships of her class. The class followed the Gato-class submarine and was succeeded by the Tench-class submarine.

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 Plaice (SS-390) until 7 September 1963. She then passed to the Brazilian Navy, serving as Bahia (S-12) from 7 September 1963. She was in commission for 568 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned in November 1947. She recommissioned on 18 May 1963. She was struck from the register on 1 April 1973.

She was broken up for scrap in 1973.

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