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NavSource Online: Submarine Photo Archive

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Stingray (SS-186)

Radio Call Sign: November - Alpha - Romeo - Papa

Salmon Class Submarine: Laid down, 1 October 1936, at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, NH; Launched, 6 October 1937; Commissioned, USS Stingray (SS-186), 15 March 1938; Decommissioned, 17 October 1945, at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA.; Struck from the Naval Register, 3 July 1946; Final Disposition, sold for scrapping in 1947. Stingray earned twelve 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
21k	Commemorative postal cover issued on the occasion of the Stingray's (SS-186) keel laying, 1 October 1936, at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, NH.	Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
14k	Commemorative postal cover issued on the occasion of the launching of the Stingray (SS-186), 6 October 1937.	Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
45k	Commemorative postal cover issued on the occasion of Stingray's (SS-186) commissioning, 15 March 1938.	Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
27k	Commemorative postal cover issued on the occasion of Stingray's (SS-186) first day in commission, 15 March 1938.	Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
21k	Commemorative postal cover issued on the occasion of Mother's Day on the Stingray (SS-186), 8 May 1938.	Courtesy of Jack Treutle. Photo added 04/14/06.
22k	Commemorative postal cover on the occasion of the shakedown cruise of the Stingray (SS-186), September 1938.	Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
60k	Commemorative postal cover issued 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.
84k	Stingray (SS-186) foreground in port, circa 1939-1940, with two oilers in the background.	US Navy photo courtesy of John Hummel. Text courtesy of U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 94984.
110k	Stingray (SS-186) foreground operating in formation with other submarines, during Battle Force exercises, circa 1939. The other three submarines are (from left to right): Seal (SS-183); Salmon (SS-182) and Sturgeon (SS-187).	U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 77086, collection of Vice Admiral George C. Dyer, USN (Retired).
110k	Stingray (SS-186) submerging in formation with other submarines, during Battle Force exercises, circa 1939. Sturgeon (SS-187) is immediately beyond Stingray (SS-186), with the wakes further in the distance probably belonging to Seal (SS-183) and Salmon (SS-182).	U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 77089, collection of Vice Admiral George C. Dyer, USN (Retired).
107k	Stingray (SS-186) submerging in formation with other submarines, during Battle Force exercises, circa 1939. The other three submarines are (from left to right): Seal (SS-183); Salmon (SS-182) and Sturgeon (SS-187).	U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 98985, collection of Vice Admiral George C. Dyer, USN (Retired).
82k	Stingray (SS-186) underway near land, circa 1939-1940.	U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 77088, collection of Vice Admiral George C. Dyer, USN (Retired).
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.
104k	Plunger (P6) (SS-179) backing clear of a nest of submarines, alongside their tender in San Diego harbor, California, in 1940. Other identifiable submarines present are: Salmon (SS-182); Seal (SS-183); and Stingray (SS-186).	Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 68482, courtesy of the U.S. Naval Institute. James C. Fahey Collection. U.S.
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.
77k	Stingray (SS-186) port side view, off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 2 October 1942. Note barrage balloons in the distance.	Photograph # NH 19-N-36097, from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.
77k	Stingray (SS-186), port side view, off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 2 October 1942.	Photograph # NH 19-N-36095, from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.
71k	Off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, 2 October 1942. Note the two newly installed external torpedo tubes just below Stingray's (SS-186) foredeck, an effort to increase her forward firepower, and the antennas for SJ (lower antenna) and SD (atop the periscope) radars.	Photograph # NH 19-N-36098, from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.
50k	Stingray (SS-186) off San Francisco, California, on 26 January 1944, following an overhaul.	Photograph # NH 19-N-63569, from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.
69k	Stingray (SS-186) off San Francisco, California, on 26 January 1944, following an overhaul.	Official U.S. Navy Photograph # NH 98986, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
65k	Stingray (SS-186) off San Francisco, California, following overhaul, 26 January 1944. Note that the two external torpedo tubes fitted in 1942, just below deck level forward, have been removed.	Official U.S. Navy Photograph, # NH 98987, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
45k	Stingray (SS-186) stern view off San Francisco, California, following overhaul, 26 January 1944. Note heavy smoke made by her diesel engines.	Official U.S. Navy Photograph # NH 98988, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
58k	Stingray (SS-186) stern view off San Francisco, California, following overhaul, 26 January 1944.	Official U.S. Navy Photograph.
192k	Aft plan view of the S-43 (SS-154) at Bethlehem Shipbuilding in San Francisco on 26 Jan 1944. The Stingray (SS-186) is to the right, Shad (SS-235) is forward of S-43 (SS-154), and *YP-404* is berthed between *Shadand Stingray*.	US Navy photo # 642-44 courtesy of Darryl Baker.
130k	Plan view amidships, looking forward, taken at San Francisco, California, on 29 January 1944. Stingray (SS-186) loading simulated torpedos for the testing of the tubes after yard overhaul. Note that this submarine retains a 3"/50 deck gun, mounted forward of her conning tower. White outlines mark recent alterations.	Text courtesy of john Hummel. Official U.S. Navy Photograph # NH 98989, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.
106k	Plan view amidships, looking aft, taken at San Francisco, California, on 29 January 1944. Stingray (SS-186) loading simulated torpedos for the testing of the tubes after yard overhaul. Note that this submarine retains a 3"/50 deck gun, mounted forward of her conning tower. White outlines mark recent alterations.	Official U.S. Navy Photograph # NH 98990, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. Text courtesy of John Hummel.