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Greenfish (SS-351)

Radio Call Sign: November - Juliet - Tango - Tango

Balao Class Submarine: Laid down, 29 June 1944, at the Electric Boat Co., Groton, CT.; Launched, 21 December 1945; Commissioned USS Greenfish (SS-351), 7 June 1946; Guppy conversion in 1948 at Electric Boat Works, Groton, CT.; FRAM overhaul and Guppy III conversion, 15 December 1960 to 28 July 1961, at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Honolulu, HI.; Decommissioned, struck from the Naval Register, and transferred (sold) under terms of the Security Assistance Program to Brazil, 19 December 1973, renamed Amazonas (S-16); Final Disposition, struck from the Brazilian Navy, 15 October 1992, and scrapped on 30/01/2004 at the Niteroi shipyard.

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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Greenfish 17k Commemorative postal cover marking the occasion of Greenfish's (SS-351) keel being laid, 29 June 1944, at the Electric Boat Co., Groton, CT. Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
Greenfish 75k Greenfish (SS-351) underway, after Guppy conversion in 1948, place unknown. USN photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org.
Pomfret & Greenfish128k Stern view of the Pomfret (SS-391) entering Pearl Harbor, circa late 40's, early 50's. The Greenfish (SS-351) is off to Pomfret's port side.
Text courtesy of John Hummel. USN photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org.
K-3 34k Bass (SSK-2), Bonita (SSK-3),Greenfish (SS-351) and Pickerel (SS-524) at Pearl Harbor, circa 1950's. Courtesy of Grant Riddle / submarinebaseph.com.
Greenfish 25k Greenfish (SS-351) underway, date and place unknown. Courtesy George M. Arnold
Greenfish 197k Greenfish (SS-351) in drydock, possibly at Pearl Harbor Shipyard 15 December 1960 for a FRAM (Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization) overhaul and extensive conversion to a GUPPY-III class ship. Text courtesy of DANFS, USN photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org.
Greenfish 119k Greenfish (SS-351) in drydock, possibly at Pearl Harbor Shipyard 15 December 1960 for a FRAM (Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization) overhaul and extensive conversion to a GUPPY-III class ship. Text courtesy of DANFS, USN photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org.
Greenfish 54k Greenfish (SS-351) 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 ussubvetsofwwii.org.
Greenfish 74k Greenfish (SS-351) 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 ussubvetsofwwii.org.
Greenfish 56k Watercolor painting by the artist Jim Christley entitled "Northern Run", depicts the Greenfish (SS-351) in its Guppy III configuration in the mid-1960s as she keeps watch in a choppy cold ocean during a coming storm. Photo & text courtesy of subart.net.
Greenfish & Halfbeak 66k An Acrylic painting by the artist Dante H. Bertoni entitled "Crew of Greenfish (SS-351) Shape-Up on Deck, 16 December 1970." Inboard of the boat is Halfbeak (SS-352). Painting # 88-161-AQ. Courtesy of the USNHC.
Amazonas (S-16)
Greenfish 74k The ex-Greenfish (SS-351) as the Brazilian Amazonas (S-16) with the BQG-4 PUFFS system sometime probably shortly after entering Brazilian service in the early-mid 1970's. Brazilian Navy photo by SDM, courtesy of naviosdeguerrabrasileiros.hpg.ig.com.br, & submitted by Valdo Novaes.
Greenfish 30k The ex-Greenfish (SS-351) as the Brazilian Amazonas (S-16) in her final configuration, probably circa 1990's? Brazilian Navy photo by SRPM, courtesy of naviosdeguerrabrasileiros.hpg.ig.com.br, & submitted by Valdo Novaes.
Greenfish 75k The ex-Greenfish (SS-351) as the Brazilian Amazonas (S-16) being scrapped on 30/01/2004 at the Niteroi shipyard. Brazilian Navy photo by John Sins, courtesy of naviosdeguerrabrasileiros.hpg.ig.com.br, & submitted by Valdo Novaes.

View the Greenfish (SS-351)
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
Guppy Submarines
Victory at Sea: Full Fathom Five 2 of 3


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