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Carbonero (SS-337) (AGSS-337)

Radio Call Sign: November - Kilo - Charlie - Lima
Balao Class Submarine: Laid down, 16 December 1943, at the Electric Boat Co., Groton, CT.; Launched, 15 October 1944; Commissioned, USS Carbonero (SS 337), 7 February 1945; Assigned to the Guided Missile Program, April 1947, and as a Loon Launcher May 1949; Fleet snorkel conversion late 1951; Regulus guidance equipped submarine 1953; equipment removed early 1962; and re-designated Auxiliary Submarine (AGSS-337) on 30 June 1969; Attack Submarine (SS-337) on 1 October 1969; Decommissioned, and struck from the Naval Register, 1 December 1970; Final Disposition, sunk as a target by Pogy (SSN-647) off Pearl Harbor, HI, 27 April 1975. Carbonero earned one battle star for her World War II service.
Partial data submitted by Yves Hubert.

As built to the 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; Cruising Range, 11,000 miles surfaced at 10kts; Submerged Endurance, 48 hours at 2kts; Operating Depth, 400 ft; Complement 66; Armament: Loon launch ramp; ten 21" torpedo tubes, six forward, four aft, one 4"/50 or 5"/25 deck gun, one 40mm gun; Patrol Endurance 75 days; Propulsion, diesel-electric reduction gear with four main generator engines., GM diesel, HP 5400, fuel capacity, 118,000 gal., four main GE motors with 2,740 shp, two 126-cell main storage batteries, two propellers.
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Electric Boat 140k Trains brought the building material for submarine construction at Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn., circa summer 1943, possibly for the following boats:
Chub (SS-329),
Brill (SS-330),
Bugara (SS-331),
Bullhead (SS-332),
Bumper (SS-333),
Cabezon (SS-334),
Dentuda (SS-335),
Capitaine (SS-336), or
Carbonero (SS-337).
Photo from the Photo Essay How To Build A Submarine at Electric Boat Co. New London, Conn.
Photographer: Bernard Hoffman, courtesy of life.time.com
Electric Boat 493k Steel under giant rolls being shaped for submarine construction at Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn., circa August 1943, probably for one of the following boats:
Chub (SS-329),
Brill (SS-330),
Bugara (SS-331),
Bullhead (SS-332),
Bumper (SS-333),
Cabezon (SS-334),
Dentuda (SS-335),
Capitaine (SS-336), or
Carbonero (SS-337). 		NARA FILE #: 80-G-468488, photographed by Lt. Comdr. Charles Fenno Jacobs, USNR. Photo # HD-SN-99-02475, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
Electric Boat 784k Welders work on hull of new submarine at Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn., circa August 1943. This sub is probably one of the following:
Chub (SS-329),
Brill (SS-330),
Bugara (SS-331),
Bullhead (SS-332),
Bumper (SS-333),
Cabezon (SS-334),
Dentuda (SS-335),
Capitaine (SS-336), or
Carbonero (SS-337). 		NARA FILE #: 80-G-468489, photographed by Lt. Comdr. Charles Fenno Jacobs, USNR. Photo # HD-SN-99-02474, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
Carbonero47kCarbonero's (SS-337) emblem screaming from the conning tower, circa 1945. Photo courtesy of H. F. Carlson, submitted by Gary Carlson.
Carbonero19kCommemorative postal cover on the occasion of the Carbonero's (SS-337) commissioning, 7 February 1945. Courtesy of Jack Treutle (of blessed memory).
Carbonero1.86kCarbonero (SS-337) circa 1949 with what appears to be the Loon launch ramp on her deck. Photo # USN 1042975 scanned by Ryan Crierie, via flickr, courtesy of Stephen Gower.
Carbonero827kCarbonero (AGSS-337), with Loon 821, 26 August 1949. Photo # USN 48056 scanned by Ryan Crierie, via flickr, courtesy of Stephen Gower.
SubRonFive 2.48k Note that the last 2 submarines positions are incorrectly labeled in the photo, but are listed correctly here.
SubRonFive picture 30 December 1949 featuring from upper left corner to right: Florikan (ASR-9), Pomodon (SS-486), Volador (SS-490), Catfish (SS-339), Cusk (SS-348), Diodon (SS-349), Carp (SS-338), Carbonero (SS-337), & Nereus (AS-17).		 Text I.D. courtesy of John Spivey.
USN photo courtesy of usscusk.com.
Carbonero158kCarbonero (SS-337) firing a Loon missile, 1951.USN photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org.
CarboneroNRGUIDED MISSILES can definitely be launched from a submarine deck. Here's proof: the Carbonero (SS-337) firing a "loon". Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo & text by Evening Star. Evening Star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 12 March 1950, Image 101, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
Carbonero1.80kCarbonero (SS-337) off the south end of Mare Island on trials on 14 February 1952. Note the Loon missile launcher aft of the sail. USN photo # 11988-2-52, courtesy of Darryl L. Baker.
Carbonero208kAft plan view looking forward of Carbonero (SS-337) at Mare Island on 18 February 1952. She is outboard of Diodon (SS-349) and Segundo (SS-398) is forward. Note Loon launcher on the after deck. USN photo # 12023-2-52, courtesy of Darryl L. Baker.
Carbonero213kForward plan view looking aft of Carbonero (SS-337) at Mare Island on 18 February 1952. She is outboard of Diodon (SS-349) and Guitarro (SS-363), Hardhead (SS-365) and Juneau (CLAA-119) are aft. Note Loon launcher on the after deck. USN photo # 12024-2-52, courtesy of Darryl L. Baker.
Carbonero38kLCDR J. O. House, Jr. relieves CDR W. P. Murphy of command of Carbonero (SS-337) at Mare Island on 30 September 1953. USN photo # 18794-9-53, courtesy of Darryl L. Baker.
Cusk278kCusk (SS-348) crew photo 1953.
The boat on the right of the picture (port side of Cusk) is the Spinax (SSR-489). The boat on the left of the photo (starboard side of Cusk) is harder to identify, but it might be the Carbonero (SS-337). The structure on the after deck looks a lot like a Loon missile launch ramp, and Carbonero was the only other boat equipped to fire this missile. However, other photos of Carbonero show the ramp mounted much closer to the conning tower fairwater; her installation was more temporary in nature than Cusk's and she lacked a water-tight hangar.
The Destroyer Hall (DD-583) can be seen in the right rear of the photo.		Photo courtesy of Vern Maxson, LCDR,USNR-R-RETIRED (SS). Text courtesy of David Johnston
Carbonero372kCarbonero (SS-337) dockside at Pearl Harbor, HI, 1959. Photo courtesy of Ron Phillipi.
COC 1.34k This unusual view shows eleven vessels of Submarine Squadron Five (nine submarines, a submarine rescue vessel and a submarine tender) moored side by side for a recent change of command ceremony at San Diego, California. Captain Eugene B. Fluckey, USN, Medal of Honor recipient, relieved Captain Francis B. Scanland, USN, as Commander, Submarine Squadron Five on 1 August 1955. Nested alongside the submarine tender Nereus (AS-17) are: Tunny (SSG-282), Cusk (SS-348), Carbonero (SS-337), Tilefish (SS-307), Spinax (SSR-489), Rock (SSR-274), Remora (SS-487), Catfish (SS-339), and Volador (SS-490), and the submarine rescue vessel, Florikan (ASR-9). Photograph released 3 August 1955. Photo # USN 681919 courtesy of the National Museum of the U.S. Navy, via flickr.com.
COC 681k Nereus (AS-17) with nine submarines;
Tunny (SSG-282),
Cusk (SS-348),
Carbonero (SS-337),
Tilefish (SS-307),
Spinax (SSR-489),
Rock (SSR-274),
Remora (SS-487),
Catfish (SS-339),
Volador (SS-490)
and the Submarine Rescue Vessel Florikan (ASR-9) moored alongside at San Diego.		 USN photo from "All Hands" magazine, November 1955, courtesy of Scott Koen & ussnewyork.com
Carbonero1.37kFourteen page History & Welcome Aboard the Carbonero (SS-337), circa 1961. Photos courtesy of Scott Koen & ussnewyork.com.
Carbonero220kThe Jenkins (DD-447) in Hong Kong Harbor December 1961 next to Carbonero (SS-337). Photo courtesy of photo taken by Jim Stewart via Fred Willshaw.
Carbonero209kPort quarter bow view of the Carbonero (SS-337), underway, 1962. USN photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org.
Carbonero185k Carbonero (SS-337), cruising off the coast of Hawaii, 1963. USN photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org.
Carbonero182kStarboard side view of the Carbonero (SS-337), cruising off the coast of Hawaii, 1963. USN photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org.
Carbonero & Gudgeon48kCarbonero (SS-337) about to tie up inboard of the Gudgeon (SS-567) at Pearl Harbor, circa 1963. USN photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org.
Carbonero220kLCDR. Horace Madison Leavitt, Jr. was the Commanding Officer of the Carbonero (SS-337) from 9 September 1965 to 27 July 1967. Photo courtesy of Bill Gonyo.
Carbonero60kCarbonero (SS-337) berthing at Victoria Quay, Fremantle - Australia in May 1967. Text courtesy of Ric Hedman & Jack Treutle (of blessed memory).
Carbonero49kMaking a wide swarth to starboard, Carbonero (SS-337), cruises off the coast of Hawaii, with Diamond Head in the background. USN photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org.
Carbonero52k Carbonero (SS-337), moored alongside with the oiler Genesee (AOG-8), date and location unknown. USN photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org. Photo i.d. courtesy of William F. Fessenden.
Carbonero 120k The Frigate Bird test of a fully-armed Polaris missile took place in the east-central Pacific on 6 May 1962. The launching ship, Ethan Allen (SSBN-608) was stationed 1,300 miles southeast of the Hawaiian islands and established an aim point some 1,100 miles away – 525 miles east-northeast of Christmas Island, from which most of the support efforts were staged.
Seen through the periscope of Carbonero (SS-337) submerged 25 miles from the aim point, this graphic illustration shows Frigate Bird's mushroom-shaped cloud boiling skyward from its original burst altitude of 11,000 feet. The range clock at the upper right indicates 1433, which was the local time at the launching point. (Local time at the aim point was one hour earlier.) 		Text courtesy of navy.mil.
Photo appeared in an article from the Fall 2004 edition of Undersea Warfare.
Photo courtesy of Robert Hurst.
Carbonero58k Montage of the end of the Carbonero (SS-337); sunk as a target by Pogy (SSN-647) firing a MK48 torpedo off Pearl Harbor, HI., 27 April 1975. USN photo courtesy of Bob Shouse.
Fremantle 365k This plaque was unveiled 20 March 1995 by His Excellency Major General P.M. Jeffery OA MC, Governor of Western Australia to commemorate the sacrifices made by Allied submarines that operated out of Fremantle, Western Australia during WW II. Photo courtesy of Ron Reeves (of blessed memory).
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