Submarines (SS, SSN)

Post-War Construction

Type Pennant # Original Name Shipbuilder Location Hull # LDT Price ($mm) FY Contract Award Keel Laying Launch Delivery C to K K to L L to D K to D Disposition
SS 550 K-1/Barracuda Electric Boat Groton CT 133 765   48   1-Jul-49 2-Mar-51 10-Nov-51   609 253 862 Originally SSK 1, later SST 3, scrapped 1974
SS 551 K-2/Bass Mare Island NSY Vallejo CA   765   49   23-Feb-50 2-May-51 16-Nov-52   433 564 997 Originally SSK 2, scrapped 1967
SS 552 K-3/Bonita Mare Island NSY Vallejo CA   765   49   29-May-50 21-Jun-51 11-Jan-52   388 204 592 Originally SSK 3, scrapped 1967
SS 553 Kinn Rheinstaal NSW Emden, Germany   477           15-Aug-64         Funded for Norwegian Navy as S 316, scuttled 1990
SS 554 Springeren Copenhagen RDY Copenhagen, Denmark   646       3-Jan-61 26-Apr-63 22-Oct-64   843 545 1,388 Funded for Danish Navy as S 329, museum in Aalborg
AGSS 555 Dolphin Portsmouth NSY Kittery ME   950     10-Aug-60 19-Dec-64 6-Aug-68 31-Jan-69 1,592 1,326 178 1,504 Struck 2007, to be museum
SS 556                               Funded for Norwegian Navy
SS 557-562                               Cancelled
SS 563 Tang Portsmouth NSY Kittery ME   1,560   47 16-May-47 18-Apr-49 19-Jun-51 25-Oct-51 703 792 128 920 To Turkey 1980 as Piri Reis (S343): struck 2004\
SS 564 Trigger Electric Boat Groton CT 131 1,560   47   24-Feb-49 14-Jun-51 31-Mar-52   840 291 1,131 To Italy 1973 as Livio Piomarta (S 515): scrapped 1986
SS 565 Wahoo Portsmouth NSY Kittery ME   1,560   48   24-Oct-49 16-Oct-51 30-May-52   722 227 949 Scrapped 1984
SS 566 Trout Electric Boat Groton CT 134 1,560   48 14-May-48 1-Dec-49 21-Aug-51 27-Jun-52 566 628 311 939 Struck 2007, to be scrapped
SS 567 Gudgeon Portsmouth NSY Kittery ME   1,560   49 27-Mar-49 30-Jun-50 11-Jun-52 21-Nov-52 460 712 163 875 To Turkey 1983 as Hizir Reis (S 342): to Istanbul Marine Museum 2004
SS 568 Harder Electric Boat Groton CT 135 1,560   49   30-Jun-50 3-Dec-51 19-Aug-52   521 260 781 To Italy 1974 as Romeo Romei (S 516): scrapped 1988
AGSS 569 Albacore Portsmouth NSY Kittery ME   1,850   51 24-Nov-50 15-Mar-52 1-Aug-53 15-Mar-54 477 504 226 730 To Portsmouth NH as museum 1985
AGSS 570