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Skipjack (SS-184)
Keel Laying / Pre WW II

Radio Call Sign: November - Alpha - Romeo - Bravo

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WW II / Sinking

Salmon Class Submarine: Laid down, 22 July 1936, at Electric Boat Co., Groton, CT.; Launched, 23 October 1937; Commissioned, USS Skipjack (SS-184), 30 June 1938; Decommissioned, 28 August 1946; Struck from the Naval Register, 13 September 1948; Final Disposition, sunk as a target, 11 August 1948, off the coast of California. Skipjack earned seven battle stars for World War II service.

Specifications: Displacement, Surfaced: 1,449 t., Submerged: 2,198 t.; Length 308' ; Beam 26' 1"; Draft 14' 2"; Speed, Surfaced 21 kts, Submerged 9 kts; Complement 5 Officers 50 Enlisted; Armament, eight 21" torpedo tubes, 24 torpedoes, one 3"/50 deck gun, two .50 caliber machine guns, two .30 caliber machine guns; Propulsion, diesel-electric, four Hoover, Owens, Rentschler Co. diesel engines, (replaced in 1943-1944 with four General Motors 278A diesel engines), 5,500 hp, Fuel Capacity, 96,025 gals. four Elliot Motor Co. electric motors, 3,300 hp, Battery Cells 252, twin propellers.

Size	Image Description	Source
20k	Commemorative postal cover marking the keel laying of Skipjack (SS-184), 22 July 1936, at Electric Boat Co., Groton, CT.	Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
19k	Commemorative postal cover marking the keel laying of Skipjack (SS-184), 22 July 1936, at Electric Boat Co., Groton, CT.	Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
32k	Commemorative postal cover marking the Skipjack's (SS-184) launching, 23 October 1937.	Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
82k	Bow view of the Skipjack (SS-184) off Provincetown, Massachusetts, during trials, 14 May 1938.	Photograph # 19-N-19055, from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.
54k	Skipjack (SS-184) off Provincetown, Massachusetts, during trials, 14 May 1938.	Photograph # 19-N-19023, from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.
64k	Skipjack (SS-184) off Provincetown, Massachusetts, during trials, 14 May 1938.	Photograph # 19-N-19024, from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.
60k	Broadside view of the Skipjack (SS-184) off Provincetown, Massachusetts, during trials, 14 May 1938.	Photograph # 19-N-19053, from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.
53k	Skipjack (SS-184) off Provincetown, Massachusetts, during trials, 14 May 1938.	Photograph # 19-N-19039, from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.
52k	Stern view of the Skipjack (SS-184) off Provincetown, Massachusetts, during trials, 14 May 1938.	Photograph # 19-N-19031, from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.
67k	Skipjack (SS-184) submerging off Provincetown, Massachusetts, during trials, 14 May 1938.	Photograph # 19-N-19026, from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.
69k	Skipjack (SS-184) running submerged at periscope depth, off Provincetown, Massachusetts, during trials, 14 May 1938.	Photograph # 19-N-19051, from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.
68k	Stern view of the Skipjack (SS-184), off Provincetown, Massachusetts, during trials, 14 May 1938.	Photograph # 19-N-19054, from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.
138k	Skipjack's (SS-184) data plaque, photographed circa June 1938.	Official U.S. Navy Photograph, # 19-N-18862, from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.
17k	Commemorative postal cover marking the commissioning of Skipjack (SS-184), 30 June 1938.	Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
60k	Commemorative postal cover on the occasion of Navy Day 1938 honoring the six Salmon-class (SS-182-187) submarines: Salmon (SS-182) Seal (SS-183), Skipjack (SS-184) Snapper (SS-185) Stingray (SS-186) & Sturgeon (SS-187).	US Navy photo courtesy of Darryl Baker.
92k	Skipjack (SS-184) running up the Thames River after departing the Electric Boat Company shipyard at Groton, Connecticut, to go to the Naval Submarine Base for commissioning ceremonies, 30 June 1938. The city of New London is in the background.	Photographed by the Electric Boat Company. Photograph # 19-N-19833, from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.
43k	Commemorative postal cover marking Snapper (SS-185), Stingray (SS-186), Skipjack (SS-184), Plunger (SS-179), Cachalot (SS-170), Salmon (SS-182), Perch (SS-176) & Pollack (SS-180) participating in Fleet Problem XX, 28 January 1939.	Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
56k	The Skipjack (SS-184) was assigned to Submarine Squadron (SubRon) 6 and departed for fleet maneuvers in the Caribbean and South Atlantic. Photo might be from the period following her return to New London on 10 April 1939.	U.S. Navy photo courtesy of USNI.Text courtesy of DANFS.
59k	Panoramic photograph of Holland (AS-3) moored at Buoy 19, San Diego, CA, 1940, with eleven submarines alongside. Submarines are (from left to right): Salmon (SS-182); Seal (SS-183); Stingray (SS-186); Perch (SS-176); Pollack (SS-180); Cachalot (SS-170); Cuttlefish (SS-171); Skipjack (SS-184); Sturgeon (SS-187); Snapper (SS-185) and Sargo (SS-188). SS-182 through SS-187 were members of Submarine Division 15, commanded by R.W. Christie. Richmond (CL-9), flagship of the Commander Submarine Force, Pacific, is in the right distance.	US Navy photo # NH 68481, from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center, courtesy of US Naval Institute, James C Fahey Collection.
85k	Workers at Mare Island check the bottom of the Skipjack (SS-184) on 6 July 1941 during her overhaul there through July and August. She is about to be repainted.	USN / Mare Island photo # 1552-41, courtesy of ussubvetsofworldwarii.org. Partial text courtesy of DANFS.