USS Rasher

USS Rasher was a Gato-class diesel-electric submarine built for the United States Navy. The ship was named after Rasher. Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, Wisconsin laid her keel on 4 May 1942. She entered service on 8 June 1943, having been launched on 20 December 1942.

She was one of 76 ships of her class. The class followed the Mackerel-class submarine and was succeeded by the Balao-class submarine.

The boat displaced 1,525 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 21 knots, and she carried a complement of 60. Her main battery was of 127 mm (5 in) calibre.

She was in commission for 817 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 22 June 1946. She recommissioned on 14 December 1951. She was struck from the register on 20 December 1971.

She was broken up for scrap on 7 August 1974.

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