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Pampanito (SS-383) (AGSS-383)
Auxiliary Submarine - Present

Radio Call Sign: November - Juliet - Victor - Tango
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Construction - Reactivation

Balao Class Submarine: Laid down, 15 March 1943, at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, NH; Launched, 12 July 1943; Commissioned USS Pampanito (SS-383), 6 November 1943; Decommissioned 15 December 1945; Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet; Reactivated and place in service as a Naval Reserve Training Ship in April 1960, assigned to the Mare Island Naval Reserve Training Center; Reclassified Auxiliary Submarine (AGSS-383), 6 November 1962; Struck from the Naval Register, 20 December 1971; Final Disposition, on permanent display at the San Francisco Maritime Museum. Pampanito received six battle stars for World War II service.

Specifications: Displacement, Surfaced 1,526 t., Submerged 2,391 t.; Length 311' 8"; Beam 27' 3"; Draft 15' 3"; Speed, Surfaced 20.25 kts, Submerged 8.75 kts; Cruising Range, 11,000 miles surfaced at 10 kts; Submerged Endurance, 48 hours at 2 kts; 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 single 40mm gun mount, one single 20mm gun mount, two .50 cal. machine guns; Patrol Endurance 75 days; Propulsion, diesel-electric reduction gear, Fairbanks Morse diesel engines, 5,400 HP, Fuel Capacity, 116,000 gal., four Elliot Motor Co. electric main motors with 2,740 shp, two 126-cell main storage batteries, two propellers.
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Pampanito and Grayback 145k Bow view of the Pampanito (SS-383) approximately 1970 at Mare Island. The boat to the left of the Pampanito is the Grayback (APSS-574). The boat to the right of the Pampanito is most likely Raton (SSR-270). Other ships identifiable in the background are the Canberra (CA-70), Litchfield County (LST-901), and Sedgwick County (LST-1123). Grayback had just finished conversion to APSS and the rest of the ships were mothballed. Text info courtesy of Dave Johnston. USN photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org.
Pampanito 268k The Nereus (AS-17) squeezing through the Mare Island causeway on her way to the Pacific Reserve Fleet on 11 Dec 1971. The Pampanito (SS-383) is the submarine in the photo to the right. The shipyard dredge is forward of the Pampanito. USN photo courtesy of Darryl Baker.
Pampanito 101k ex Pampanito (SS-383), at San Francisco, 1985. © Richard Leonhardt.
Pampanito 107k Pampanito (SS-383) was drydocked during her 1987 overhaul. Along with having many topside items restored and repaired she also got a fresh coat of bottom paint. Also, hull plates welded over openings were checked. Note the detail of the bilge keel and where the shaft penetrates the hull. This view is of the port side looking forward. Courtesy of The Floating Drydock, "Fleet Subs of WW II" by Thomas F. Walkowiak.
Pampanito 97k Pampanito (SS-383) dockside in 1987. Photo from The World Encyclopedia of Submarines by John Parker courtesy of Robert Hurst. Photo added 03/12/10.
Pampanito 17k Pampanito (SS-383) appears here in the movie Down Periscope. (1996) Photo by Robert Taylor, copyright by San Francisco Maritime National Park Association [SFMNPA]. Ms. Diane Cooper curator, Pampanito (SS-383) collection.
Pampanito 130k Alameda Journal, Volume 18, Number 107, Friday, January 2007 edition showing the Pampanito (SS-383) in drydock. Courtesy of Robert M. Cieri.
Pampanito 99kPampanito's (SS-383) conning tower with 40mm & 20mm gun mount, 27 January 2007. Courtesy of Robert M. Cieri.
Pampanito 39k Pampanito (SS-383) starting to enter drydock for some much needed repairs, Jan. 2007. Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
Pampanito 56k Diver inspecting the underside of the Pampanito (SS-383) in drydock, Jan. 2007. Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
Pampanito 100k Looking up from down under of the Pampanito (SS-383) while in drydock, Jan. 2007. Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
Pampanito 321kPortside bow view Pampanito (SS-383) in drydock, Jan. 2007. Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
Pampanito 57kSome of the less glamorous parts of the underside of the Pampanito (SS-383) in drydock, Jan. 2007. Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
Pampanito 54kThe Pampanito (SS-383) would receive two coats of gray epoxy and black anti-fouling while in drydock, Jan. 2007. Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
Pampanito 73kThe Pampanito (SS-383) would receive two coats of gray epoxy and black anti-fouling while in drydock, Jan. 2007. Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
Pampanito 54kStern view of the Pampanito (SS-383) while in drydock, Jan. 2007. Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
Pampanito 67kThe Pampanito (SS-383) has her drydock flooded, or "fleeted", so the previously covered area of the boat which was resting on blocks while she was in drydock can be tended to; just barely floating the boat so they could move her aft about 3 feet then raise the drydock again so that they can get to the area where the blocks were and sandblast and paint it. Partial text and photo courtesy of Jack Treutle.
Pampanito 54kThe Pampanito (SS-383) following "fleeting". Photo courtesy of Jack Treutle.
Pampanito 59kLooking through the business end of the Pampanito (SS-383) in drydock, Feb. 2007. Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
Pampanito 100kPage 1 of the Alameda California Journal, Volume 19, Number 111 for 9 February 2007 article on the Pampanito's (SS-383) drydocking, Feb. 2007. Courtesy of Robert M. Cieri.
Pampanito 252kPage 2 of the Alameda California Journal, Volume 19, Number 111 for 9 February 2007 article on the Pampanito's (SS-383) drydocking, Feb. 2007. Courtesy of Robert M. Cieri.
Pampanito 65k Wake up time for the Pampanito (SS-383) to return to Pier 45 starts at 4:00 AM as the boat is roused by the flooding of the drydock. Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
Pampanito 27k Broadside view of the Pampanito (SS-383) on her way back home. Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
Pampanito 43k Pampanito (SS-383) returns home. Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
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U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
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Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Maritime Park Association - Welcome to USS Pampanito (SS-383)
USS Pampanito SS 383 San Francisco Bay
USS Pampanito SS-383
360 degrees of view of a (SS-383)
Ep-21 (1) - Victory At Sea ~ Full Fathom Five - HQ
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