Submarine Mero (SS-378)

Mero

Country	United States
Ship Class	Balao-class Submarine
Hull Number	SS-378
Builder	Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
Laid Down	22 Jul 1944
Launched	17 Jan 1945
Commissioned	17 Aug 1945
Decommissioned	15 Jun 1946
Displacement	1,550 tons standard; 2,463 tons submerged
Length	312 feet
Beam	27 feet
Draft	17 feet
Machinery	Four General Motors Model 16-278A V16 diesel engines (5,400 shp), four General Electric electric motors (2,740 shp), two 126-cell Sargo batteries, two propellers
Bunkerage	116,000 gallons fuel
Speed	20 knots
Range	11,000nm at 10 knots surfaced, 48 hours at 2 knots submerged
Crew	81
Armament	6x533mm forward torpedo tubes, 4x533mm aft torpedo tubes, 24 torpedoes, 1x127mm 25cal gun, 1x40mm Bofors gun, 1x20mm Oerlikon cannon, 2x .50cal machine guns
Submerged Speed	8.75 knots

Contributor: C. Peter Chen

ww2dbaseUSS Mero was launched in Jan 1945 as the last submarine built by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company of Wisconsin, United States. Having been commissioned two days after Emperor Showa announced his intention to surrender and thus missing WW2, her shakedown cruise on Lake Michigan, during which she visited Detroit, Michigan; Cleveland, Ohio; and Chicago, Illinois, was a fairly leisurely one compared to war time shakedown cruises; at Chicago, she was even docked at the Michigan Avenue Bridge (now DuSable Bridge) for public tours. In 1960, after conversion into a fleet snorkel submarine, she was leased to Turkey under the Military Assistance Program. She served with Turkey under the name Hizirreis (S 344). In 1973, she was sold to Turkey as she neared the end of her service life. Starting in 1977, she was cannibalized for parts, and was finally sold for scrap in 1980.

ww2dbaseSource: Wikipedia

Last Major Revision: Aug 2012

Submarine Mero (SS-378) 互動地圖

Photographs

USS Mero in Lake Michigan, northern United States, Sep 1945

52 submarines and 4 submarine tenders of the US Navy Reserve Fleet, Mare Island Navy Yard, California, United States, circa Jan 1946

Mero Operational Timeline

22 Jul 1944	The keel of submarine Mero was laid down by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States.
17 Jan 1945	Submarine Mero was launched at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States, sponsored by the wife of Henry G. Taylor.
17 Aug 1945	USS Mero was commissioned into service with Commander John H. Turner in command.
25 Aug 1945	USS Mero departed from port and prepared for her shakedown cruise.
6 Sep 1945	USS Mero began her shakedown cruise on Lake Michigan in northern United States.
2 Nov 1945	USS Mero completed her shakedown cruise and was placed in a floating drydock for transit down the Mississippi River.
29 Nov 1945	USS Mero arrived at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States via a floating drydock down the Mississippi River.
6 Dec 1945	USS Mero departed New Orleans, Louisiana, United States for the Panama Canal Zone.
19 Jan 1946	USS Mero departed the Panama Canal Zone.
5 Feb 1946	USS Mero arrived at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii.
22 Feb 1946	USS Mero departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii.
1 Mar 1946	USS Mero arrived at San Francisco Bay, California, United States.
14 Mar 1946	USS Mero arrived at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States and was assigned to the 19th Fleet.
15 Jun 1946	USS Mero was decommissioned from service at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States and was assigned to the Pacific Reserve Fleet.
20 Apr 1960	USS Mero was decommissioned from US Navy service at San Francisco, California, United States and was leased to Turkey.
23 Aug 1960	Submarine Hizirreis (S 344) was commissioned into Turkish Navy service at Gölcük Naval Shipyard, Turkey.
1 Aug 1973	Submarine Mero was struck from the US Navy Register and Mero/Hizirreis was sold to Turkey.
9 Oct 1980	Submarine Hizirreis was sold for scrap.

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