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U.S.S. CUBERA
(SS-347)LIBERTY OR DEATH
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USS CUBERA (SS-347) - a Balao class submarine
In Commission 1945 to 1972SS-347 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAY | 1944 | - | Keel Date: 11 MAY 1944 at Electric Boat Company Groton CT | ||
| JUN | 1945 | - | Launch Date: 17 JUN 1945 | ||
| DEC | 1945 | - | Commissioned: 19 DEC 1945 | ||
| AUG | 1959 | - | MAR | 1960 | Task Force Alfa |
| OCT | 1960 | - | MAR | 1961 | Mediterranean |
| APR | 1963 | - | MAY | 1963 | Great Lakes |
| AUG | 1964 | - | NOV | 1964 | Mediterranean |
| APR | 1965 | - | AUG | 1965 | Mediterranean |
| MAR | 1968 | - | SEP | 1968 | Dry Dock |
| SEP | 1968 | - | JUL | 1970 | key west florida |
| JUN | 1971 | - | JUL | 1971 | Guantanamo Bay |
| JAN | 1972 | - | Decommissioned: 5 JAN 1972 | ||
SS-347 General Specifications
Class: Balao class submarine
Complement: 10 Officers and 70 Enlisted
Displacement: 1526 tons
Length: 311 feet 9 inches
Beam: 27 feet 3 inches
Draft: 16 feet 10 in
Range: 11 000 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition: Scrapped 1989
USS CUBERA (SS-347)
Cubera (SS-347) was launched 17 June 1945 by Electric Boat Co Groton Conn.; sponsored by Mrs J. Taber; commissioned 19 December 1945 Lieutenant Commander R. W. Paine Jr. in command; and reported to the Atlantic Fleet.
After shakedown training off New London Cubera arrived at Key West Fla. 19 March 1946. She tested sonar equipment provided services to experimental antisubmarine warfare development projects in the Florida Straits and joined in fleet exercises until 4 July 1947 when she sailed to Philadelphia Naval Shipyard for extensive modernization.
Returning to Key West 9 March 1948 Cubera continued to
operate locally out of this port
as well as taking part in fleet
exercises in the Caribbean and Atlantic until 3 July 1952 when she
arrived at Norfolk
her new home port. Through 1957 Cubera
conducted local operations
and participated in fleet exercises in
the Caribbean
as well as cruising to Sydney
Nova Scotia
in June
1955. During 1959 and 1960
she was assigned to TF "Alfa
" a force
conducting constant experiments to improve antisubmarine warfare
techniques. With this group she cruised the western Atlantic from
Nova Scotia to Bermuda.
[Note: The above USS CUBERA (SS-347) history may or may not contain text provided by crew members of the USS CUBERA (SS-347) or by other non-crew members and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]