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T-2 (SST-2) / Marlin (SST-2)


T-1 Class Submarine: Laid down, 1 May 1952, at Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT; Launched, 14 October 1953; Commissioned, USS T-2 (SST-2), 20 November 1953; Renamed USS Marlin (SST-2), 15 July 1956; Decommissioned, and simultaneously struck from the Naval Register, 31 January 1973, at Naval Station Key West FL.; Final Disposition, assigned as a museum ship, 20 August 1974, at Omaha, Nebraska.

Specifications: Displacement, Surfaced: 303 t., Submerged: 347 t.; Length 131' 3"; Beam 13' 7"; Draft 12' 2" (mean); Speed, Surfaced 10 kts, Submerged 10.5 kts; Complement 18; Armament, one 21" torpedo tube; Propulsion, diesel-electric, single screw.
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Marlin240kMarlin (SST-2) slides down the launching ways at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT;, 14 October 1953. Photo courtesy of Bill Lee.
Marlin 511k T-2 (SST-2), bow view, at Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT., 27 November 1953. US National Archives photo # 80-G-199162, from NARA, College Park, Maryland, courtesy of Sean Hert.
Marlin 479k T-2 (SST-2), quarter view, at Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT., 27 November 1953. US National Archives photo # 80-G-199163, from NARA, College Park, Maryland, courtesy of Sean Hert.
Marlin349kT-Boats Complete Cruise
THE T-2 (SST-2), second "target" submarine to be constructed for the Navy and under the command of Lieut. Edward Holt, arrived at Key West recently after her cruise from New London, Conn. Accompanying the T-2, was the T-1 (SST-1), commanded by Lieut. Joseph M. Snyder, Jr. Both subs will serve as units of Submarine Squadron Twelve, based at Key West. An idea of the midget size of the subs may be gathered from comparison of the size of the men shown on deck.
Official U.S. Navy Photo.
Image and text provided by University of Florida.
Photo from The Key West Citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 05 March 1954, Image 5, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
Dogfish, T1 & T236kThe Dogfish (SS-350) with T-1 (SST-1) inboard & T-2 (SST-2) outboard, circa post 1953.USN photo courtesy of Electric Boat / ussdogfish.com.
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NR Color Photos Are Made Of Submerged Sub Last Night
—Equipment used in last night's operation to photograph a submarged sub was carried to the scene off Sand Key in this mobile barge. In background is the Marlin (SST-2) submarine and two boats of the Underwaters Swimmers' School.
Official U.S. Navy Photo.
Image and text provided by University of Florida.
Photo & text by The Key West Citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 23 November 1954, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
Marlin183kSubmarine races featuring the T-2 (SST-2) & the accompanying Medregal (SS-480) off her port bow, circa mid 1950's. Contributed by John Hummel, USN (Retired).
Marlin286kT-2 (SST-2), underway, circa 1955.USN photo from Jane's Fighting Ships, 1956-57 submitted by Robert Hurst.
Marlin120kMarlin (SST-2), taken somewhere along the east coast of Florida during the late 1950's or early 1960's. Courtesy of Kenneth J. Lusk.
Mackerel302kMackerel (SST-1) inboard, and Marlin (SST-2), outboard.Photo # MM00005518 from the Ida Woodward Baron Collection in the Florida Keys Public Library via flickr.com courtesy of Robert Hurst.
Marlin136kPort side view of the Marlin (SST-2) off Key West, 16 August 1962. USN photo courtesy of St. Marys Submarine Museum, submitted by Thomas Denton, Submarine Art, www.submarineart.com
Mackerel70k Squadron 12, Key West Fla, in Mid 60's: Marlin (SST-2) and Mackerel (SST-1).Photo courtesy of John Hummel, USN (Retired).
Marlin153kMarlin (SST-2) and a tug in the floating dry dock at the Naval Station Key West C 1970. Photo MM00003287x from the Ida Woodward Barron Collection, Florida Keys Public Libraries via flickr.com courtesy of Robert Hurst.
Marlin338kMarlin (SST-2) and the Mackerel (SST-1) in the floating drydock at the Naval Station Key West on 23 January 1973. Photo MM00003290x from the Ida Woodward Barron Collection, Florida Keys Public Libraries via flickr.com courtesy of Robert Hurst.
Marlin349kCutlass (SS-478), Trutta (SS-421), Odax (SS-484),Tirante (SS-420), Marlin (SST-2) & Mackerel (SST-1), alongside for inspection. Wright Langley Collection. Florida Keys Public Libraries. Photo # MM00046694x. via Robert Hurst.
Marlin216kThe Marlin (SST-2), the T-1 and the Quillback (SS-424) at the pier at the Naval Station Key West in March 1973. Photo from the Ida Woodward Baron Collection in the Florida Keys Public Library via flickr.com courtesy of Steven Gower.
Marlin 430k Four page PDF Welcome Aboard the Marlin (SST-2). USN photos courtesy of Scott Koen & ussnewyork.com.
Marlin614kSailors from Strategic Command and Navy Operational Support Center, Omaha prepare the surface of the T-1 class submarine Marlin (SST-2), for painting at the U.S. Naval Museum in Freedom Park on 25 August 2009. The community service project was part of Omaha Navy Week. Navy Weeks are designed to show Americans the investment they have made in their Navy and increase awareness in cities that do not have a significant Navy presence. USN photo # N-3867C-004 by Lieutenant Amy Carmickle, courtesy navy.news.mil via Bill Gonyo.
Marlin 703k Three views of Marlin (SST-2) at Freedom Park, 2016. Photos courtesy of D. Gallagher.

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