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Submarine (1943)

Balao class

USS Sand Lance (SS-381)

Preceded by:

Gato (1941)

Succeeded by:

Tench (1944)

Registry

Ship Code Builder Laid Launch Comm Decomm Fate
Balao SS-285 Portsmouth N Yd26/06/194227/10/194204/02/194301/08/1963Sunk as target
Billfish SS-286 Portsmouth N Yd23/07/194212/11/194220/04/194320/07/1946Sold/Scrapped
Bowfin SS-287 Portsmouth N Yd23/07/194207/12/194201/05/194322/04/1954Preserved
Cabrilla SS-288 Portsmouth N Yd18/08/194224/12/194224/05/194330/06/1968Sold/Scrapped
Capelin † SS-289 Portsmouth N Yd14/09/194220/01/194304/06/194312/1943 †Loss by mine
Cisco † SS-290 Portsmouth N Yd29/10/194224/12/194210/05/194328/09/1943 †Loss by aircraft
Crevalle SS-291 Portsmouth N Yd14/09/194222/02/194324/06/194320/07/1946Sold/Scrapped
Devilfish SS-292 Cramp31/03/194230/05/194301/09/194430/09/1946Sunk as target
Dragonet SS-293 Cramp26/04/194218/04/194306/03/194414/04/1946Sunk as target
Escolar † SS-294 Cramp10/06/194218/04/194302/06/194419/10/1944 †Loss by surface ship
Hackleback SS-295 Cramp15/08/194230/05/194307/11/194420/03/1946Sold/Scrapped
Lancetfish † SS-296 Cramp30/09/194215/08/194312/02/194524/03/1945 †Foundered
Ling SS-297 Cramp02/11/194215/08/194308/06/194526/10/1946Preserved
Lionfish SS-298 Cramp15/12/194207/11/194301/11/194415/12/1953Preserved
Manta SS-299 Cramp15/01/194307/11/194318/12/194406/12/1955Sunk as target
Moray SS-300 Cramp21/04/194314/05/194426/01/194512/04/1946Sunk as target
Roncador SS-301 Cramp21/04/194314/05/194427/03/194507/08/1946Sold/Scrapped
Sabalo SS-302 Cramp05/06/194304/06/194419/06/194501/07/1971Sunk as target
Sablefish SS-303 Cramp05/06/194304/06/194418/12/194501/11/1969Sold/Scrapped
Seahorse SS-304 Mare Island N Yd01/07/194209/01/194331/03/194302/03/1946Sold/Scrapped
Skate SS-305 Mare Island N Yd01/08/194204/03/194315/04/194311/12/1946Sunk as target
Tang † SS-306 Mare Island N Yd15/01/194317/08/194315/10/194325/10/1944 †Internal explosion/fire
Tilefish SS-307 Mare Island N Yd10/03/194325/10/194328/12/194304/05/1960Transferred
Apogon SS-308 Electric Boat09/12/194210/03/194316/07/194329/04/1946Sunk as atomic target
Aspro SS-309 Electric Boat27/12/194207/04/194331/07/194301/09/1962Sunk as target
Batfish SS-310 Electric Boat27/12/194205/05/194321/08/194301/11/1969Preserved
Archerfish SS-311 Electric Boat22/01/194328/05/194304/09/194301/05/1968Sunk as target
Burrfish SS-312 Electric Boat24/02/194318/06/194314/09/194311/05/1961Sunk as target
Perch SS-313 Electric Boat05/01/194312/09/194307/01/194401/12/1971Sold/Scrapped
Shark † SS-314 Electric Boat28/01/194317/10/194314/02/194424/10/1944 †Loss by surface ship
Sealion SS-315 Electric Boat25/02/194331/10/194308/03/194420/02/1970Sunk as target
Barbel † SS-316 Electric Boat11/03/194314/11/194303/04/194404/02/1945 †Loss by aircraft
Barbero SS-317 Electric Boat25/03/194312/12/194329/04/194430/06/1964Sunk as target
Baya SS-318 Electric Boat08/04/194302/01/194420/05/194430/10/1972Sold/Scrapped
Becuna SS-319 Electric Boat29/04/194330/01/194427/05/194407/11/1969Preserved
Bergall SS-320 Electric Boat13/05/194316/02/194412/06/194418/10/1958Transferred
Besugo SS-321 Electric Boat27/05/194327/02/194419/06/194421/03/1958Transferred
Blackfin SS-322 Electric Boat10/06/194312/03/194404/07/194415/09/1972Sunk as target
Caiman SS-323 Electric Boat24/06/194330/03/194417/07/194430/06/1972Transferred
Blenny SS-324 Electric Boat08/07/194309/04/194427/07/194407/11/1969Sunk as artifical reef
Blower SS-325 Electric Boat15/07/194323/04/194410/08/194416/11/1950Transferred
Blueback SS-326 Electric Boat29/07/194307/05/194428/08/194423/05/1948Transferred
Boarfish SS-327 Electric Boat12/08/194321/05/194423/09/194425/05/1948Transferred
Charr SS-328 Electric Boat26/08/194328/05/194423/09/194428/06/1969Sold/Scrapped
Chub SS-329 Electric Boat16/09/194318/06/194421/10/194423/05/1948Transferred
Brill SS-330 Electric Boat23/09/194325/06/194426/10/194423/05/1948Transferred
Bugara SS-331 Electric Boat21/10/194302/07/194415/11/194401/10/1970Sunk under tow
Bullhead † SS-332 Electric Boat21/10/194316/07/194404/12/194406/08/1945 †Loss by aircraft
Bumper SS-333 Electric Boat04/11/194306/08/194409/12/194416/11/1950Transferred
Cabezon SS-334 Electric Boat18/11/194327/08/194430/12/194424/10/1953Sold/Scrapped
Dentuda SS-335 Electric Boat18/11/194310/09/194430/12/194411/12/1946Sold/Scrapped
Capitaine SS-336 Electric Boat02/12/194301/10/194426/01/194504/03/1966Transferred
Carbonero SS-337 Electric Boat16/12/194315/10/194407/02/194501/12/1970Sunk as target
Carp SS-338 Electric Boat23/12/194312/11/194428/02/194518/03/1968Sold/Scrapped
Catfish SS-339 Electric Boat01/01/194419/11/194419/03/194501/07/1971Transferred
Entemedor SS-340 Electric Boat03/02/194417/12/194406/04/194531/07/1972Transferred
Chivo SS-341 Electric Boat21/02/194414/01/194528/04/194501/07/1971Transferred
Chopper SS-342 Electric Boat02/03/194404/02/194525/05/194527/08/1969Sunk as target
Clamagore SS-343 Electric Boat16/03/194425/02/194528/06/194512/06/1973Preserved
Cobbler SS-344 Electric Boat03/04/194401/04/194508/08/194521/11/1973Transferred
Cochino † SS-345 Electric Boat13/04/194420/04/194525/08/194526/08/1949 †Loss, unknown cause
Corporal SS-346 Electric Boat27/04/194410/06/194509/11/194521/11/1973Transferred
Cubera SS-347 Electric Boat11/05/194417/06/194519/12/194505/01/1972Transferred
Cusk SS-348 Electric Boat25/05/194427/10/194505/02/194624/09/1969Sold/Scrapped
Diodon SS-349 Electric Boat01/06/194410/09/194518/03/194615/01/1971Sold/Scrapped
Dogfish SS-350 Electric Boat22/06/194427/10/194529/04/194628/07/1972Transferred
Greenfish SS-351 Electric Boat29/06/194421/12/194507/06/194619/12/1973Transferred
Halfbeak SS-352 Electric Boat06/07/194419/02/194622/07/194601/07/1971Sold/Scrapped
Dugong SS-353 Electric Boat----Cancelled
Eel SS-354 Electric Boat----Cancelled
Espada SS-355 Electric Boat----Cancelled
Jawfish SS-356 Electric Boat----Cancelled
Ono SS-357 Electric Boat----Cancelled
Garlopa SS-358 Electric Boat----Cancelled
Garrupa SS-359 Electric Boat----Cancelled
Goldring SS-360 Electric Boat----Cancelled
Hardhead SS-365 Manitowoc SB07/07/194312/12/194318/04/194426/07/1972Transferred
Hawkbill SS-366 Manitowoc SB07/08/194309/01/194417/05/194421/04/1953Transferred
Icefish SS-367 Manitowoc SB04/09/194320/02/194410/06/194421/02/1953Transferred
Jallao SS-368 Manitowoc SB29/09/194312/03/194408/07/194426/06/1974Transferred
Kete † SS-369 Manitowoc SB25/10/194309/04/194431/07/194403/1945 †Loss, unknown cause
Kraken SS-370 Manitowoc SB13/12/194330/04/194408/09/194404/05/1946Transferred
Lagarto † SS-371 Manitowoc SB12/01/194428/05/194414/10/194403/05/1945 †Loss by surface ship
Lambrey SS-372 Manitowoc SB22/02/194418/06/194417/11/194421/08/1960Transferred
Lizardfish SS-373 Manitowoc SB14/03/194416/07/194430/12/194409/01/1960Transferred
Loggerhead SS-374 Manitowoc SB01/04/194413/08/194409/02/194516/06/1946Sold/Scrapped
Macabi SS-375 Manitowoc SB01/05/194419/09/194429/03/194511/08/1960Transferred
Mapiro SS-376 Manitowoc SB30/05/194409/11/194430/04/194516/03/1946Transferred
Menhaden SS-377 Manitowoc SB21/06/194420/12/194422/06/194513/08/1971Sunk (inactive)
Mero SS-378 Manitowoc SB22/07/194417/01/194517/08/194515/06/1946Transferred
Needlefish SS-379 Manitowoc SB----Cancelled
Nerka SS-380 Manitowoc SB----Cancelled
Sand Lance SS-381 Portsmouth N Yd12/03/194325/06/194309/10/194307/09/1963Transferred
Picuda SS-382 Portsmouth N Yd15/03/194312/07/194316/10/194301/10/1972Transferred
Pampanito SS-383 Portsmouth N Yd15/03/194312/07/194306/11/194315/12/1945Preserved
Parche SS-384 Portsmouth N Yd09/04/194324/07/194320/11/194311/12/1946Sold/Scrapped
Bang SS-385 Portsmouth N Yd30/04/194330/08/194304/12/194301/10/1972Transferred
Pilotfish SS-386 Portsmouth N Yd15/05/194330/08/194316/12/194325/07/1946Sunk as atomic target
Pintado SS-387 Portsmouth N Yd07/05/194315/09/194301/01/194406/03/1946Sold/Scrapped
Pipefish SS-388 Portsmouth N Yd31/05/194312/10/194322/01/194419/03/1946Sold/Scrapped
Piranha SS-389 Portsmouth N Yd21/06/194327/10/194305/02/194431/05/1946Sold/Scrapped
Plaice SS-390 Portsmouth N Yd28/06/194315/11/194312/02/19441947Transferred
Pomfret SS-391 Portsmouth N Yd14/07/194327/10/194319/02/194401/07/1971Transferred
Sterlet SS-392 Portsmouth N Yd14/07/194327/10/194305/02/194430/09/1968Sunk as target
Queenfish SS-393 Portsmouth N Yd27/07/194330/11/194311/03/194401/03/1963Sunk as target
Razorback SS-394 Portsmouth N Yd09/09/194327/01/194403/04/194430/11/1970Transferred
Redfish SS-395 Portsmouth N Yd09/09/194327/01/194412/04/194427/06/1968Sunk as target
Ronquil SS-396 Portsmouth N Yd09/09/194327/01/194422/04/194401/07/1971Transferred
Scabbardfish SS-397 Portsmouth N Yd27/09/194327/01/194429/04/194426/02/1965Transferred
Segundo SS-398 Portsmouth N Yd14/10/194305/02/194409/05/194401/08/1970Sunk as target
Sea Cat SS-399 Portsmouth N Yd30/10/194321/02/194416/05/194402/12/1968Sold/Scrapped
Sea Devil SS-400 Portsmouth N Yd18/11/194328/02/194424/05/194417/02/1964Sunk as target
Sea Dog SS-401 Portsmouth N Yd01/11/194328/03/194403/06/194427/06/1946Sold/Scrapped
Sea Fox SS-402 Portsmouth N Yd02/11/194328/03/194413/06/194414/12/1970Transferred
Atule SS-403 Portsmouth N Yd25/11/194306/03/194421/06/194406/04/1970Transferred
Spikefish SS-404 Portsmouth N Yd29/01/194426/04/194430/06/194402/04/1963Sunk as target
Sea Owl SS-405 Portsmouth N Yd07/02/194407/05/194417/07/194415/11/1969Sold/Scrapped
Sea Poacher SS-406 Portsmouth N Yd23/02/194420/05/194431/07/194415/11/1969Transferred
Sea Robin SS-407 Portsmouth N Yd01/03/194425/05/194407/08/194401/10/1970Sold/Scrapped
Sennet SS-408 Portsmouth N Yd08/03/194406/06/194422/08/194402/12/1968Sold/Scrapped
Piper SS-409 Portsmouth N Yd15/03/194426/06/194423/08/194416/06/1967Sold/Scrapped
Threadfin SS-410 Portsmouth N Yd18/03/194426/06/194430/08/194410/12/1952Transferred
Spadefish SS-411 Mare Island N Yd27/05/194308/01/194409/03/194403/05/1946Sold/Scrapped
Trepang SS-412 Mare Island N Yd25/06/194323/03/194422/05/194427/06/1946Sunk as target
Spot SS-413 Mare Island N Yd24/08/194319/05/194403/08/194412/01/1962Transferred
Springer SS-414 Mare Island N Yd30/10/194303/08/194418/10/194423/01/1961Transferred
Stickleback † SS-415 Mare Island N Yd01/03/194401/01/194529/03/194528/05/1958 †Loss in collision
Tiru SS-416 Mare Island N Yd17/04/194416/09/194701/09/194801/07/1975Sunk as target
Trumpetfish SS-425 Cramp23/08/194313/05/194529/01/194615/10/1973Transferred
Tusk SS-426 Cramp23/08/194308/07/194511/04/194618/10/1973Transferred
Turbot SS-427 Cramp13/11/1943---Cancelled, scrapped
Ulua SS-428 Cramp13/11/1943---Cancelled, scrapped
Transfers:
Ship Code Former Code Comm Decomm Fate
Santa Fe S11 Macabi SS-375 11/08/196001/09/1971Used as spares
Santiago del Estero S12 Lambrey SS-372 21/08/196001/09/1971Used as spares
Santa Fe S21 Catfish SS-339 01/07/19711982Captured/Surrendered
Santiago del Estero S22 Chivo SS-341 01/07/197101/1981Sold/Scrapped
Guanabara S10 Dogfish SS-350 28/07/19721983Sold/Scrapped
Rio Grande do Sul S11 Sand Lance SS-381 07/09/19631972Returned, scrapped
Bahia S12 Plaice SS-390 07/09/196301/04/1973Sold/Scrapped
Goiás S15 Trumpetfish SS-425 15/10/197316/04/1990Fate unknown
Amazonas S16 Greenfish SS-351 19/12/197315/10/1992Sold/Scrapped
Grilse SS-71 Burrfish SS-312 11/05/196119/07/1969Returned
Thomson SS-20 Springer SS-414 23/01/196101/09/1972Used as spares
Simpson SS-21 Spot SS-413 12/01/19621982Fate unknown
Almirante García de los Reyes S31 Kraken SS-370 24/10/195904/1981Sold/Scrapped
Isaac Peral S32 Ronquil SS-396 01/07/197103/04/1984Fate unknown
Cosme García S34 Bang SS-385 01/10/197230/09/1982Sold/Scrapped
Narciso Monturiol (i) S35 Picuda SS-382 01/10/197230/04/1977Fate unknown
Narciso Monturiol (ii) S35 Jallao SS-368 26/06/197431/12/1984Scuttled inactive
Papanikolis S114 Hardhead SS-365 26/07/197231/12/1992Fate unknown
Triaina S86 Scabbardfish SS-397 26/02/196512/01/1979Fate unknown
Alfredo Cappellini S507 Capitaine SS-336 04/03/196605/12/1977Fate unknown
Francesco Morosini S508 Besugo SS-321 31/03/196615/11/1975Returned, scrapped
Evangelista Torricelli S512 Lizardfish SS-373 09/01/19601976Fate unknown
Walrus S802 Icefish SS-367 21/02/195315/07/1971Returned, scrapped
Zeeleuw S803 Hawkbill SS-366 21/04/195320/02/1970Sold/Scrapped
Pacocha † S48 Atule SS-403 07/197426/08/1988 †Loss in collision
Pabellón de Pica S49 Sea Poacher SS-406 01/07/19741995Fate unknown
Birinçi Inonu D1 Brill SS-330 25/05/194829/11/1972Returned
Ikinçi Inonu (i) D2 Blueback SS-326 25/05/194830/11/1973Returned
Sakarya D3 Boarfish SS-327 25/05/194812/12/1975Returned, scrapped
Gür D4 Chub SS-329 25/05/194812/12/1975Returned, scrapped
Çanakkale (i) D5 Bumper SS-333 16/11/195008/11/1976Fate unknown
Dumlupinar (i) † D6 Blower SS-325 16/11/195004/04/1953 †Loss in collision
Ikinçi Inonu (ii) S333 Corporal SS-346 21/11/197302/09/1996Fate unknown
Burak Reis S335 Sea Fox SS-402 14/12/197001/07/1996Used as spares
Murat Reis S336 Razorback SS-394 30/11/197008/08/2001Preserved
Oruç Reis S337 Pomfret SS-391 01/07/197115/09/1986Fate unknown
Dumlupinar (ii) S339 Caiman SS-323 30/06/197206/02/1983Fate unknown
Çanakkale (ii) S341 Cobbler SS-344 21/11/197322/01/1998Fate unknown
Turgut Reis S342 Bergall SS-320 18/10/195805/04/1983Sold/Scrapped
Piri Reus S343 Mapiro SS-376 18/03/196020/11/1973Sold/Scrapped
Hizir Reis S344 Mero SS-378 20/04/196009/10/1980Used as spares
Preveze S345 Entemedor SS-340 31/07/197220/03/1986Fate unknown
Birinçi Inonu S346 Threadfin SS-410 18/08/197211/08/1998Fate unknown
Hai Pao S-92 Tusk SS-426 18/10/1973-Active
Carite S-11 Tilefish SS-307 04/05/196028/01/1977Used as spares
Tiburón S-12 Cubera SS-347 05/01/197202/1987Sold/Scrapped

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