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NavSource Online: Submarine Photo Archive

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Amberjack (SS-522)
Post Guppy Conversion Life

Radio Call Sign: November - Yankee - Juliet - Tango

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Keel Laying - Shakedown Cruise
Guppy Conversion
Decommissioning - Transfer to Brazil
Decommissioning Pamphlet

Tench Class Submarine: Laid down, 8 February 1944, at Boston Navy Yard, Boston, MA.; Launched, 15 December 1944; Commissioned USS Amberjack (SS-522), 4 March 1946; Underwent "Guppy" Modernization in 1947-48; Decommissioned, simultaneously struck from the Naval Register, 17 October 1973, at US Naval Submarine Base, Key West FL.; Transferred (sold) under the Security Assistance Program to Brazil, renamed Ceara (S-14); Final Disposition, fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement, Surfaced: 1,570 t., Submerged: 2,414 t.; Length 311' 8"; Beam 27' 4"; 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 7 Officers, 69 Enlisted; Armament, ten 21" torpedo tubes, six forward, four aft, 24 torpedoes, one 5"/25 deck gun, two single 20mm guns; two /30 cal. machine guns; Patrol Endurance 75 days; Propulsion, diesel-electric reduction gear with four main generator motors, Fairbanks-Morse diesel engines, HP 5,400. Fuel Capacity, 113,510 gal., Elliot electric motors, HP 2,740, two 126-cell main storage batteries, two propellers.

Size	Image Description	Source
101k	Early (original) photo of the Amberjack (SS-522) with a Portsmouth step sail, starboard view, circa 1947-48.	Photo courtesy of Jim Carroll and submitted by Mike Keating.
146k	The Amberjack (SS-522) with a Portsmouth step sail, circa 1947-48, portside view.	Photo courtesy of Jim Carroll and submitted by Mike Keating.
74k	Amberjack (SS-522), after initial Guppy modification. The first Guppy sail was a stepped, Portsmouth style sail, with flaired top for the radar, circa 1948.	USN photo courtesy of Mike Keating.
64k	Amberjack (SS-522), during emergency blow maneuver in 1948, possibly off New York.	Courtesy of George M. Arnold.
99k	Bow on view to a docked Amberjack (SS-522) in New York Harbor behind a *Haven Class* Hospital Ship, the Consolation (AH-15). circa 1948.	Photo courtesy of Jim Carroll and submitted by Mike Keating. Photo i.d. courtesy of David Montgomery.
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.
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.
108k	Three boats tied upto the pier in Bermuda; the Amberjack (SS-522) is the only identifiable one, circa 1948.	Photo courtesy of Jim Carroll and submitted by Mike Keating.
53k	Amberjack (SS-522) en route to Key West, FL after a daily exercise. Circa 1951/1952. I am visible on the starboard side of the bridge and wearing a white hat - I was the starboard lookout on maneuvering watch.	Photo courtesy of Robert E. Straub, RM2SS USS Guavina SS-362 (Aug. 1944 to Aug. 1946).
71k	Amberjack (SS-522), after initial Guppy modification and showing upper rudder. She has a Portsmouth style sail, circa 1952.	USN photo courtesy of Mike Keating.
22k	Amberjack (SS-522) & Grenadier (SS-525), at Key West, FL., circa mid-50's?	Photo courtesy of ussgrenadier.com.
71k	Amberjack (SS-522), in the Med 1961, with the Manley (DD-940) . Photo was taken from the Goodrich (DDR-831).	Courtesy of Leslie Levins SM2 (Retired).
36k	Amberjack (SS-522) doing high line transfer.	Courtesy of John Hummel.
318k	Amberjack (SS-522) surfacing after overhaul at the Charleston Naval Shipyard, circa Jan - May 1961.	Photo courtesy of Jack R. Bertram EM1 (SS), USN.
430k	Port side view of the Amberjack (SS-522) underway after overhaul at the Charleston Naval Shipyard, circa Jan - May 1961.	Photo courtesy of Jack R. Bertram EM1 (SS), USN.
144k	This overhead view of the Amberjack (SS-522) underway on two engines and showing a piece of plywood on the forward deck was taken in early 1963 sea trial after overhaul in Charleston, South Carolina. The photo was taken from the Cooper River bridge as the boat was exiting the harbor.	Text courtesy of Bill Roup, USN (Retired) Photo courtesy of George M. Arnold.
18k	Commemorative postal cover marking the 21st anniversary of the Amberjack's (SS-522) keel laying, 18 Feb. 1965.	Photo courtesy of Jack Treutle.
78k	Portside picture from *Amberjack's* Welcome Aboard journal. Photo was taken off Gitmo in May of 1966.	Courtesy of Mike Keating. Photo i.d. courtesy of John C. McGuckin, MM 2 SS, Lt. USNR ret.
37k	Howard W. Gilmore (AS-16) with Amberjack (SS-522) and Odax (SS-484) along side, December 1966, Charleston, SC. The photo was taken from the cruiser destroyer pier looking north.	Courtesy of Richard Leonhardt.
45k	John McGuckin operating the air manifold aboard *Amberjack* in late 1966, early 1967.	Photo courtesy of John McGuckin and submitted by Mike Keating.
551k	*Amberjack's* crew listing for the Thanksgiving day menu, 1967.	Photo courtesy of John McGuckin and submitted by Mike Keating.
851k	*Amberjack's* complete crew listing Thanksgiving day, 1967.	Photo courtesy of John McGuckin and submitted by Mike Keating.
462k	*Amberjack's* Thanksgiving day menu, 1967.	Photo courtesy of John McGuckin and submitted by Mike Keating.
50k	This series of pictures (3) were taken by my wife in 1973 while Amberjack (SS-522) dove alongside the pier in Key West in preparation to ride out an expected hurricane. LCDR Stuart Merriken was commanding at the time. He was *Amberjack's* last C.O., prior to her transfer to the Brazilian navy.	Photo courtesy of Mike Keating.
53k	Amberjack (SS-522) starting to dive.	Photo courtesy of Mike Keating.
57k	Just the sail of the Amberjack (SS-522) is visible.	Photo courtesy of Mike Keating.
70k	Cut out of the Amberjack (SS-522) in her final configuration.	Photo courtesy of Mike Keating.