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Lizardfish (SS-373)

Radio Call Sign: November - Kilo - Kilo - Foxtrot

Balao Class Submarine: Laid down, 14 March 1944, at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, WI.; Launched, 16 July 1944; Commissioned USS Lizardfish (SS-373), 30 December 1944; Decommissioned, 24 June 1946, at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA.; Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Mare Island Group; Recommissioned, 16 March 1959; Converted to a Fleet Snorkel Submarine at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Honolulu, HI.; Decommissioned, and transferred (loaned) to Italy, 9 January 1960; renamed Evangelista Torricelli (S-512); Struck from the Naval Register, 1 July 1976; Final Disposition, discarded by the Italian Navy in 1976, fate unknown. Lizardfish received one battle star for 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; Cruising Range, 11,000 miles surfaced at 10kts; Submerged Endurance, 48 hours at 2kts; Operating Depth, 400 ft; Complement 6 Officers 54 Enlisted; Armament, ten 21" torpedo tubes, six forward, four aft, 24 torpedoes, one 5"/25 deck gun, one 40mm, one 20mm, two .50 cal. machine guns; Patrol Endurance 75 days; ; Propulsion, diesel-electric reduction gear with four General Motors main generator diesel engines, 5,400 hp, Fuel Capacity, 116,000 gals., four General Electric main motors with 2,740 hp, two 126-cell main storage batteries, two propellers.

Size	Image Description	Source
65k	Lamprey (SS-372),under construction, left hand side in the water, at the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, WI., April-May, 1944. The crane is holding a subsection of the Menhaden (SS-377) and the Lizzardfish (SS-373) is on the building ways on the right.	*Editors Note: There are over 200 images submitted on these pages covering the following submarines that were constructed at the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co, Manitowoc, WI,: SS-265 through SS-274, and SS-361 through SS-380. None of them would have seen the light of day if it were not for the efforts of Curator, Asst. Director, Bill Thiesen of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, and Larry Bohn,* who sent them to NavSource for publication. A special debt of gratitude is owed to these two men and the *Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, home of the Cobia* (SS-245) for allowing these photographs to be seen by the lovers of naval history worldwide.
41k	Lizardfish (SS-373), being launched at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, WI., 16 July 1944.	Submitted by Larry Bohn, courtesy of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, home of the Cobia (SS-245) .
55k	Watercolor print by the artist Tom Denton of the side launching of a Manitowoc built boat.	Courtesy of submarineart.com
38k	Lizardfish (SS-373), about to hit the water with a splash at her launching at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, WI., 16 July 1944.	Submitted by Larry Bohn, courtesy of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, home of the Cobia (SS-245) .
33k	Lizardfish (SS-373), at an even keel following her launching at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, WI., 16 July 1944.	Submitted by Larry Bohn, courtesy of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, home of the Cobia (SS-245) .
91k	Lizardfish (SS-373), starboard view, during sea trials on Lake Michigan, July 1944.	Submitted by Larry Bohn, courtesy of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, home of the Cobia (SS-245) .
31k	Lizardfish (SS-373), starboard view, during sea trials on Lake Michigan, July 1944	Submitted by Larry Bohn, courtesy of the Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, home of the Cobia (SS-245) .
36k	Starboard side view of what might bt the Lizardfish (SS-373) with the SS radar in front of the periscopes.	USNI photo. Photo i.d. by John D. Alden, author of The Fleet Submarine in the U.S. Navy: A Design and Construction History.
40k	Sperry (AS-12), Tilefish (SS-307) , Brill (SS-330), Trepang (SS-412), Jallao (SS-368), Spot(SS-413), and Lizardfish (SS-373), late 1945 - early 46.	Courtesy of John Hummel.
137k	Reserve fleet at Mare Island, circa Jan 1946. There are 52 submarines and 4 Sub Tenders in this photo. This photo is a Berthing list identifying the ships in the picture.	Photo commerating 50 years, U. S. Submarine Veterans of WW II 1996 calendar, courtesy of Darryl Baker.
453k	Photo of the Reserve fleet at Mare Island, circa Jan 1946. There are 52 submarines and 4 Sub Tenders in this photo. Whether coincidental or on purpose, the number of boats in the photo is the same as that which were lost in WW II. From back to front and left to right, first group of 12 boats: Sandlance (SS-381) Tunny (SS-282) Aspro (SS-309) Lionfish (SS-298) Guvania (SS-362) Sunfish (SS-281) Macabi (SS-375) Gurnard (SS-254) Pampanito (SS-383) Mingo (SS-261) Guitarro (SS-363) Bashaw (SS-241) From back to front and left to right, second group of 12 boats: Sealion (SS-315) Hammerhead (SS-364) Bream (SS-243) Seahorse (SS-304) Tinosa (SS-283) Pintado (SS-387) Mapiro (SS-376) Pipefish (SS-388) Moray (SS-300) Batfish (SS-310) Hackleback (SS-295) Bluegill (SS-242) From back to front and left to right, third group of 12 boats: Hawkbill (SS-366) Menhaden (SS-377) Perch (SS-313) Loggerhead (SS-374) Barbero (SS-317) Baya (SS-318) Hardhead (SS-365) Spadefish (SS-411) Springer (SS-414) Devilfish (SS-292) Kraken (SS-370) Dragonet (SS-293) From back to front and left to right, fourth group of 12 boats: Lamprey (SS-372) Piranha (SS-389) Manta (SS-299) Pargo (SS-264) Rancador (SS-301) Archerfish (SS-311) Mero (SS-378) Sawfish (SS-276) Spot (SS-413) Lizardfish (SS-373) Jallao (SS-368) Icefish (SS-367) From back to front and left to right, last group of 4 boats: Steelhead (SS-280) Puffer (SS-268) Stickleback (SS-415) Trepang (SS-412) From back to front, Submarine Tenders group of 4 ships: Pelias (AS-14) Aegir (AS-23) Euryale (AS-22) Griffin (AS-13)	Photo commerating 50 years, U. S. Submarine Veterans of WW II 1996 calendar, courtesy of Darryl Baker
84k	Lizardfish (SS-373) following her conversion to a Fleet Snorkel Submarine, late 50's.	Courtesy of John Hummel.

Italian Service

121k	Transfer ceremony on the deck of the ex-Lizardfish (SS-373) after being transferred (loaned) to Italy, 9 January 1960 and renamed Evangelista Torricelli (S-512).	USN photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org.
151k	Italian crewmembers of the ex-Lizardfish (SS-373) near the 5/25 inch deck gun after being transferred (loaned) to Italy, 9 January 1960 and renamed Evangelista Torricelli (S-512).	USN photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org.
56k	Starboard side view of the Evangelista Torricelli (S-512) underway, circa 1960.	USN photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org.
228k	Five Italian boats at Naples in 1968. From top to bottom: Pietro Calvi (S-503), a former boat of WWII vintage – Italian built, Alfredo Cappellini (S-507), ex-Capitaine (SS-336), Francesco Morosini (S-508), ex-Besugo (SS-321), Leonardo Da Vinci (S-510), ex-Dace (SS-247), & Evangelista Torricelli (S-512), ex-Lizardfish (SS-373).	Photo courtesy of Maurizio Brescia Collection.
218k	Submarine Evangelista Torricelli (S-512) at La Spezia, circa 1977, awaitng breaking up.	Photo courtesy of Maurizio Brescia Collection.

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