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NavSource Online: Submarine Photo Archive

Contributed by Patrick Householder

Redfish (SS-395) (AGSS-395)

Radio Call Sign: November - Kilo - Oscar - Alpha

Balao Class Submarine: Laid down, 9 September 1943, at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME.; Launched, 27 January 1944; Commissioned USS Redfish (SS-395), 12 April 1944; Designation changed to Auxiliary Submarine (AGSS-395), 1 July 1960; Decommissioned, 27 June 1968; Struck from the Naval Register, 30 June 1968; Final Disposition, sunk as a target, 6 February 1969, by Medegral (SS-480), off San Diego, CA. Redfish received two battle stars for World War II service.

Specifications: Displacement, Surfaced 1,526 t., Submerged 2,391 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 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
93k	Early 1944 photo of the Razorback (SS-394), Redfish (SS-395), Ronquil (SS-396) under construction and soon to be launched, with prefabricated sections and other building parts for the soon to be constructed Piper (SS-409) & Threadfin (SS-410) in the foreground.	Photo courtesy of John D. Alden, author of The Fleet Submarine in the U.S. Navy: A Design and Construction History.
123k	Commemorative postal cover marking the quadruple launching of the Razorback (SS-394), Redfish (SS-395), Ronquil (SS-396) & Scabbardfish (SS-397) launching, 27 January 1944 at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME.	Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
154k	Preparing for the Christening ceremony aboard the Redfish (SS-395) at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME., 27 January 1944. Two of the submarines behind the *Redfish* are either the Razorback (SS-394), Ronquil (SS-396) & Scabbardfish (SS-397). All 4 boats were launched that day.	US Navy photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org.
178k	Miss Ruth Roper holds the bottle at the Christening ceremony aboard the Redfish (SS-395) at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME., 27 January 1944. Two of the submarines behind the *Redfish* are either the Razorback (SS-394), Ronquil (SS-396) & Scabbardfish (SS-397). All 4 boats were launched that day.	US Navy photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org.
16k	Commemorative postal cover marking the Redfish's (SS-395) first day in commission, 12 April 1944.	Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
73k	Redfish (SS-395) starboard side view underway, circa 1944-45.	US Navy photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org.
20k	Redfish (SS-395), possibly taken during her trial runs, circa 1944-45.	Photo courtesy of Robert Hurst.
52k	WW II battleflag of the Redfish (SS-395).	US Navy photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org.
73k	Redfish (SS-395) starboard side view underway, after her deck guns had been removed, circa post late 1940's.	US Navy photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org.
67k	Redfish (SS-395) starboard side view underway, after her deck guns had been removed, circa post late 1940's.	US Navy photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org.
177k	Port side view of the Redfish (SS-395) underway, after her deck guns had been removed, circa post late 1940's.	US Navy photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org.
55k	Port side view of the Redfish (SS-395) underway, after her deck guns had been removed, circa post late 1940's.	US Navy photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org.
57k	Port side view of the Redfish (SS-395) underway, after her deck guns had been removed, circa post late 1940's.	US Navy photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org.
33k	Some of the crew of the Redfish (SS-395) in 1952 above the Arctic Circle.	Photo courtesy of Robert Crow (USN retired).
35k	Redfish (SS-395) in 1952 above the Arctic Circle dodging blocks of ice.	Photo courtesy of Robert Crow (USN retired).
27k	Desolate sceneery awaited the Redfish (SS-395) in 1952 above the Arctic Circle.	Photo courtesy of Robert Crow (USN retired).
32k	Redfish (SS-395) in 1952 above the Arctic Circle. The icebreaker is Burton Island (AG-88).	US Navy photo courtesy of the US Navy Arctic Submarine Laboratory. Text courtesy of Robert Crow (USN retired).
17k	Redfish (SS-395) in 1952 above the Arctic Circle. The icebreaker is Burton Island (AG-88).	Photo courtesy of Robert Crow (USN retired).
31k	Redfish (SS-395) in 1953 in the Arctic ice pack.	US Navy photo courtesy of the US Navy Arctic Submarine Laboratory.
52k	Redfish (SS-395), off Nawiliwili, Kauai, 1950s.	Photo by Patrick Householder.
138k	The Redfish (AGSS-395) arrives at Mare Island for overhaul on 21 June 1961. She was in overhaul at the yard until 27 Oct. 1961.	USN photo # 001-6-61, courtesy of Darryl Baker. Photo added 04/22/07.
65k	The wardroom aboard Redfish (AGSS-395) after modification at Mare Island as seen on 30 Oct. 1961.	USN photo # 53076-10-61, courtesy of Darryl Baker. Photo added 04/22/07.
75k	The wardroom aboard Redfish (AGSS-395) after modification at Mare Island as seen on 30 Oct. 1961.	USN photo # 53077-10-61, courtesy of Darryl Baker. Photo added 04/22/07.
86k	The washroom aboard Redfish (AGSS-395) after modification at Mare Island as seen on 30 Oct. 1961.	USN photo # 53078A-10-61, courtesy of Darryl Baker. Photo added 04/22/07.
74k	The washroom aboard Redfish (AGSS-395) after modification at Mare Island as seen on 30 Oct. 1961.	USN photo # 53078B-10-61, courtesy of Darryl Baker. Photo added 04/22/07.
32k	Spinax (SS-489), Redfish (SS-395), and Volador (SS-490) nested alongside the Nereus (AS-17), at San Diego, circa 1964-66.	Photo by Patrick Householder.