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Clamagore (SS-343)

Radio Call Sign: November - Juliet - Delta - Uniform
Balao Class Submarine: Laid down, 16 March 1944, at the Electric Boat Co., Groton, CT.; Launched, 25 February 1945; Commissioned USS Clamagore (SS-343), 28 June 1945; Converted to a Guppy type submarine in 1948; Decommissioned, 27 June 1975; Struck from the Naval Register, 27 June 1975; Final Disposition, Donated as Museum Ship at Patriot's Point, Charleston, South Carolina since 11 May 1981.
Partial data submitted by Ron Reeves, HTC, USNR (ret.)

Specifications: Displacement, Surfaced: 1,526 t., Submerged: 2,242 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 6 Officers, 60 Enlisted; Armament, ten 21" torpedo tubes, six forward, four aft, 24 torpedoes, one 5"/25 deck gun, one 40mm gun, one 20mm gun, two .50 cal. machine guns; Patrol Endurance 75 days; Propulsion, diesel-electric reduction gear with four main generator engines., General Motors diesel engines, HP 5400, Fuel Capacity 118,000, four General Electric motors, HP 2,740, two 126-cell main storage batteries, two propellers.
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Clamagore26kCommemorative postal cover on the occasion of Clamagore's (SS-343) commissioning at the Electric Boat Co., Groton, CT., 28 June 1945.US Navy photo courtesy of Jack Treutle.
Clamagore42kStarboard photo of the Clamagore (SS-343) in 1946. She operated off Key West with various fleet units and with the Fleet Sonar School, voyaging on occasion to Cuba and the Virgin Islands until 5 December 1947, when she entered Philadelphia Naval Shipyard for modernization and installation of snorkel. USN photo courtesy of home.sc.rr.com. Text courtesy of DANFS.
Clamagore42kBow on view of the Clamagore (SS-343) pierside at Key West in 1946. USN photo courtesy of home.sc.rr.com.
480, 343 & 34783kMedregal (SS-480), Clamagore (SS-343) & Cubera (SS-347), at Key West in 1948.Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
Clamagore229kClamagore (SS-343) sometime after her GUPPY conversion, circa post 1948.US Navy photo courtesy of usssubvetsofwwii.org.
Clamagore80k Clamagore (SS-343) in Naples, Italy 1954 as viewed from the Norris (DD-859).Courtesy of Bill Paterson LTjg via Dave Cupples MM/2 USS Norris. Photo added 12/19/09.
Clamagore62kClamagore (SS-343) sailing down the river to the sub base at New London CT, in one of her final configurations, with the shark fin arrays with the standard BQG-4 PUFFS system. This photo was taken in the 1960's timeframe. Text courtesy of DANFS & QM2(SS) David Johnston, USNR. USN photo courtesy of John Hummel.
Clamagore107kClamagore (SS-343), 15 Febrary 1967 off Puerto Rico. US Navy photo by PH3 Higgins.
Sub Ron 831k Sub Ron 8: Clamagore (SS-343),(front) Cobbler (SS-344) on her starboard side Corporal (SS-346) on her port side, Blenny (SS-324) bringing up the rear. Circa 1968-71, location unknown.Courtesy of John Hummel.
Sub Ron 8323k Sub Ron 8 from a different perspective: Closest is the Blenny (SS-324) , to the starboard side, Corporal (SS-346) , ahead of her is the Clamagore (SS-343) and to her starboard side Cobbler (SS-344) , circa 1968-71, location unknown.Courtesy of John Hummel.
Clamagore78kAn Acrylic painting by the artist Dante H. Bertoni entitled "Berthing the Newly Arrived Submarine Clamagore (SS-343),1971. Painting # 88-161-AP.
Courtesy of the USNHC.
Clamagore20k Soviet Krupny class destroyer taken thru periscope of Clamagore (SS-343), date and location unknown.Courtesy of John Hummel.
Clamagore23kCommemorative postal cover marking the decommissioning of the Clamagore (SS-343), 12 June 1975.Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
Clamagore28kClamagore (SS-343) against pier, Tiru (SS-416), Blenny (SS-324) & Albacore (AGSS-569), circa early 80's at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.Courtesy of John Hummel. Photo I.d. submitted by Ron Reeves, HTC, USNR (ret.)
Clamagore30kClamagore (SS-343) at Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum, Charleston, SC. 1989.Courtesy of Wendell McLaughlin.
Clamagore16kCommemorative postal cover issued on the occasion of the Clamagore's (SS-343) 50th anniversary commissioning, 28 June 1995.Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
Clamagore43kClamagore (SS-343) at Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum, Charleston, SC. 2002.Courtesy of George M. Arnold.
Clamagore39kClamagore (SS-343) at Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum, Charleston, SC. 2002.Courtesy of George M. Arnold.
Clamagore47kStern tubes of the Clamagore (SS-343) have lost their pristine shine after 62 years, April 2007.Courtesy of Robert Hall.
Clamagore42kClamagore (SS-343) at Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum, Charleston, SC. April 2007.Courtesy of Robert Hall via Fabio Peņa.
View the Clamagore (SS-343)
DANFS history entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site.
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association
Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
USS Clamagore (SS-343)
USS Clamagore SS-343, Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum, Charleston, SC
Clagmore Association
Guppy Submarines
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