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Trumpetfish (SS-425)

Radio Call Sign: November - Kilo - Tango - Charlie
Balao Class Submarine: Laid down, 23 August 1943, at William Cramp and Co. Shipbuilding Co,, Philadelphia, PA.; Launched, 13 May 1945; Commissioned USS Trumpetfish (SS-425), 29 January 1946; Decommissioned, 15 October 1973, at Charleston, SC., and simultaneously struck from the Naval Register; Final Disposition, sold to Brazil under the Mutual Security Assistance Program, Commissioned into the Brazilian Navy as Goiaz (S-15), Stricken 16 April 1990.
Partial data submitted by Ron Reeves, HTC, USNR (ret.)

Specifications: Displacement, Surfaced: 1,570 t., Submerged: 2,428 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 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., Fairbanks-Morse diesel engines, HP 5400, Fuel Capacity, 113,000 gal., Elliot Motor Co. electric motors, HP 2740, two 126-cell main storage batteries, two propellers.
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Trumpetfish 15k Rear Admiral Rafael Celestino Benitez was given his first submarine command of the Trumpetfish (SS-425) on 29 January 1946. He was her first Commanding Officer. Photo courtesy of Neil Mishalov & submitted by Bill Gonyo. Photo added 03/17/09.
Trumpetfish 41k Trumpetfish (SS-425), circa 1947 after her first GUPPY conversion.
 US Navy photo.
Trumpetfish 10k Trumpetfish (SS-425), circa 1947 after her first GUPPY conversion. Courtesy of George M. Arnold.
Amberjack & Trumpetfish 201k Amberjack (SS-522) on the left and Trumpetfish (SS-425), tied up to the pier at Pensacola, Florida., circa 1948. Photo courtesy of Jim Carroll and submitted by Mike Keating.
Amberjack & Trumpetfish 127k Amberjack (SS-522) outboard of Trumpetfish (SS-425), tied up to the pier at Pensacola, Florida., circa 1948. Photo courtesy of Jim Carroll and submitted by Mike Keating.
Trumpetfish 141k The following five photos are a series showing the FRAM conversion that was accomplished at the Charleston S.C. Navy Yard in 1961
The first is the stern portion of the Trumpetfish (SS-425), cut open and ready to receive her new plug at her FRAM conversion This conversion added 18 feet to the length of the sub.		 USN photo courtesy of Robert Hall.
Trumpetfish 32k Forming new hull sections for the Trumpetfish (SS-425), at her FRAM conversion. USN photo courtesy of Robert Hall.
Trumpetfish 53k Being offloaded from a flatbed truck, a crane swings the new hull section for the Trumpetfish (SS-425), into position. USN photo courtesy of Robert Hall.
Trumpetfish 63k A crane swings the new hull section for the Trumpetfish (SS-425), into position between her two seperated sections. USN photo courtesy of Robert Hall.
Trumpetfish 61k With a little room to spare, the new hull section for the Trumpetfish (SS-425) is into position between her two seperated sections. USN photo courtesy of Robert Hall.
Trumpetfish 45k 1961 Hull configuration of the Trumpetfish (SS-425) as a GUPPY III. 18 feet was added to the after battery and the PUFF sonar was added. Sonar was moved to Control Room. North Atlantic Sail was added at this time also. She appeared in this configuration until she was decommissioned in 1973. Courtesy of George M. Arnold. Text courtesy of usstrumpetfish.com
Trumpetfish 154k Trumpetfish (SS-425) while in Malta in 1969. The destroyer Gearing (DD-710) is off her starboard bow. USN photo courtesy of Richard J. Pasco, former TM2 (SS).
Trumpetfish 18k Commemorative post mark on the occasion of Trumpetfish's (SS-425) visit to Port Everglades, Florida on 16 June 1973. Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
Brazilian Service
Trumpetfish 29k The ex-Trumpetfish (SS-425) as the Brazilian Goiaz (S-15) entering the drydock DFlt Afonso Pena - G 25 in 1985. Brazilian Navy photo by Mario Roberto Vaz Carneiro & segurancaedefesa.com.
Courtesy of naviosdeguerrabrasileiros.hpg.ig.com.br, & submitted by Valdo Novaes.
Trumpetfish 22k The ex-Trumpetfish (SS-425) as the Brazilian Goiaz (S-15) entering the Bay of Guanabara, at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Brazilian Navy photo by Mario Roberto Vaz Carneiro & segurancaedefesa.com.
Courtesy of naviosdeguerrabrasileiros.hpg.ig.com.br, & submitted by Valdo Novaes.
Trumpetfish 56k Drills in the Torpedo room of the ex-Trumpetfish (SS-425) as the Brazilian Goiaz (S-15). Brazilian Navy photo by SDM, courtesy of naviosdeguerrabrasileiros.hpg.ig.com.br, & submitted by Valdo Novaes.
Trumpetfish 42k The commander of the the ex-Trumpetfish (SS-425) as the Brazilian Goiaz (S-15) checks his bearings. Brazilian Navy photo by SDM, courtesy of naviosdeguerrabrasileiros.hpg.ig.com.br, & submitted by Valdo Novaes.
View the Trumpetfish (SS-425)
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
USS Trumpetfish SS-425
Tench Class Submarines
Full Fathom Five, U.S. Submarine War Against Japan
The Trumpetfish in Brazilian service (in Portuguese)!
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