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Pintado (SS-387) (AGSS-387)

Radio Call Sign: November - Kilo - Mike - Zulu

Balao Class Submarine: Laid down, 7 May 1943, at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME.; Launched, 15 September 1943; Commissioned USS Pintado (SS-387), 1 January 1944; Decommissioned, 6 March 1946; Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet; Reclassified Auxiliary Research Submarine, (AGSS-387), 1 December 1962; Struck from the Naval Register, 1 March 1967; Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 4 Feb. 1969, to Zidell Explorations, Inc., Portland, OR. for $ 55,459.00, removed 19 Feb. 1969. The conning tower is at the Chester Nimitz Museum at Fredericksburg, TX.
Partial data submitted by Ron Reeves, HTC, USNR (ret.)

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.

Size	Image Description	Source
82k	Pintado (SS-387) being launched at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME., 15 September 1943.	USN photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org.
15k	Commemorative postal cover marking Pintado's (SS-387) commissioning, 1 January 1944.	Courtesy of Jack Tretule.
83k	Proteus (AS-19) at Midway Naval Base between 14 and 28 May 1944. The submarines alongside are (from left to right): Bang (SS-385); Pintado (SS-387); and Pilotfish (SS-386).	U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph, NH # 93498
150k	Starboard view of the Pintado (SS-387) entering Pearl Harbor, circa 1944/45.	USN photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org.
415k	Pintado (SS-387) underway, portside view, circa 1944/45, location unknown.	USN photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org./subnet.com
211k	Pintado (SS-387) underway, portside view, circa 1944/45, location unknown.	USN photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org.
189k	Drawing of the Pintado (SS-387) underway, circa 1944/45.	USN photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org.
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.
131k	Guests at Mare Island on Armed Forces Day 1950 wait their turn to tour the Pintado (SS-387) laid up at the Pacific Reserve Fleet at Mare Island on 15 May 1950.	US Navy photo # 6268-5-50, courtesy of Darryl Baker. Photo added 09/14/06.
324k	The conning tower of the Pintado (SS-387) at the Chester Nimitz Museum at Fredericksburg, TX. March 2002.	Photo courtesy of Christian White.
188k	View of the 20mm gun deck and conning tower of the Pintado (SS-387) at the Chester Nimitz Museum at Fredericksburg, TX. March 2002.	Photo courtesy of Christian White.
115k	Insignia of the Pintado (SS-387) at the Chester Nimitz Museum at Fredericksburg, TX. March 2002.	Photo courtesy of Christian White.
345k	Right side view of the conning tower sail on 9 Jul 2003 of the Fleet Submarine Pintado (SS-387) on display in the rear court yard of the National Museum of the Pacific War, located at the intersection of Main Street and Washington Street, in Fredericksburg, Texas (TX). Former USN WWII Admiral (ADM) Chester Nimitz was born here and grew up here as a child.	USN photo # DN-SD-06-10428, by Don S. Montgomery, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil & submitted by Bill Gonyo. Photo added 09/14/06.