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Angler (SS-240) (SSK-240) (AGSS-240)

Radio Call Sign: November - Alpha - Hotel - Foxtrot
 Tactical Voice Radio Call: "SLEEPY HOLLOW"
Gato Class Submarine: Laid down, 9 November 1942, at the Electric Boat Co., Groton, CT.; Launched, 4 July 1943; Commissioned USS Angler (SS-240), 10 October 1943; Decommissioned, 12 February 1946; Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet; Recommissioned, 2 April 1951; Decommissioned in October 1952, for conversion to a Hunter-Killer Submarine, at the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics, Groton CT. Redesignated (SSK-240) in February 1953; Recommissioned USS Angler (SSK-240), 10 September 1953; Redesignated (SS-240) in 1960; Redesignated Auxiliary Submarine (AGSS-240) in 1963; Decommissioned, 1 April 1967; Assigned to Naval Reserve Training at Philadelphia, PA; Struck from the Naval Register, 15 December 1971; Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 1 February 1974, to Union Minerals and Alloys Corp., of New York City. Angler won six battle stars for her World War II service.

Specifications: Displacement, Surfaced: 1,526 t., Submerged: 2,424 t.; Length 311' 9"; Beam 27' 3"; Draft 15' 3"; Speed, Surfaced 20.25 kts, Submerged 8.75 kts; Complement 6 Officers 54 Enlisted; Operating Depth, 300 ft; Submerged Endurance, 48 hrs at 2 kts; Patrol Endurance 75 days; Cruising Range, 11,000 miles surfaced at 10 kts; Armament, ten 21" torpedo tubes, six forward, four aft, 24 torpedoes, one 3"/50 deck gun, two .50 cal. machine guns, two .30 cal. machine guns; Propulsion, diesel electric reduction gear with four General Motors main generator engines, 5,400HP, Fuel Capacity, 97,140 gal., four General Electric main motors, 2,740HP, two 126-cell main storage batteries, twin screws.
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Angler 13k Commemorative post marking Angler's (SS-240) keel laying on 9 November 1942.
 Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
Angler 18k Commemorative post marking Angler's (SS-240) keel laying on 9 November 1942.
 Courtesy of petloveshack.com.
Angler 107k Commemorative post marking the launching of the Angler (SS-240) on 4 July 1943.
 Courtesy of Darryl Baker.
Angler 20k Commemorative post marking Angler's (SS-240) commissioning on 10 October 1943.
 Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
Angler 124k Crew of the Angler (SS-240), lining the rails and masts coming into port, probably at Pearl Harbor, circa 1945.
 US Navy photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org.
Angler 240k Painting of Angler's WWII emblem by Harold F.(Carl) Carlson. Photo submitted by Gary Carlson.
Angler 264k Angler (SS-240) sometime between 1945 and 1949.
 Photo courtesy of John Hummel. Photo added 03/09/09.
Angler 602k Angler (SSK-240) underway off New London CT., sometime in the 1960's as converted to SSK.
Photo courtesy of John Hummel. Photo added 03/09/09.
Angler 22k Angler (SSK-240), surfaced and underway, circa early 1950's.
 US Navy photo courtesy of George M. Arnold.
New London 210k Fulton (AS-11) at the state pier New London, CT in March 1953. Submarines present include Entemedor (SS-340), Halfbeak (SS-352), Angler (SS-240),Razorback (SS-394), Tusk (SS-426), and Hardhead (SS-365). SS P&T Leader is across the pier. US Naval Historical Center photo # NH-905254 courtesy of aimm.museum.(Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum at North Little Rock). Courtesy of CAPT Joseph A. Enright, USN (ret).
Angler 233k Angler (SSK-240), circa mid 1950's, diving. Note the flag attached to the sail.
 US Navy photo courtesy of John Hummel.
Angler 122k Starboard side view of the Angler (SSK-240), 1963.
Photo from the collection of Arthur Laughrun courtesy of Jerry Laughrun.
Angler 118k New London pier scene, circa 1960's.
 Photo from the collection of Arthur Laughrun courtesy of Jerry Laughrun.
Angler & Hake 98k Angler(SSK-240) & Hake (SS-256) at the Phila. Navy Yard, summer of 1968.
Photo courtesy of John Hummel.
Angler & Hake 72k John Hummel poses near the Angler's (SSK-240) door, with the & Hake (SS-256) moored nearby at the Phila. Navy Yard in the early 1970's.
 Photo courtesy of John Hummel.
Angler 107k Angler (SSK-240), at the Phila. Navy Yard in the early 1970's.
 Photo courtesy of John Hummel.
View the Angler (SS / SSK / AGSS-240)
DANFS history entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site.
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U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
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Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Full Fathom Five, U.S. Submarine War Against Japan
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