Submarine Mero (SS-378)

Mero

國家	美國
艦級	Balao 級潛艇
Hull Number	SS-378
造船廠	Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States
安放龍骨日期	1944年7月22日
下水日期	1945年1月17日
服役日期	1945年8月17日
除役日期	1946年6月15日
排水量	1,550 tons standard; 2,463 tons submerged
長度	312 feet
寬度	27 feet
吃水	17 feet
動力來源	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
燃料儲存量	116,000 gallons fuel
速度	20 knots
續航力	11,000nm at 10 knots surfaced, 48 hours at 2 knots submerged
乘員	81
武裝	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.

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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

1944年7月22日	The keel of submarine Mero was laid down by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States.
1945年1月17日	Submarine Mero was launched at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States, sponsored by the wife of Henry G. Taylor.
1945年8月17日	USS Mero was commissioned into service with Commander John H. Turner in command.
1945年8月25日	USS Mero departed from port and prepared for her shakedown cruise.
1945年9月6日	USS Mero began her shakedown cruise on Lake Michigan in northern United States.
1945年11月2日	USS Mero completed her shakedown cruise and was placed in a floating drydock for transit down the Mississippi River.
1945年11月29日	USS Mero arrived at New Orleans, Louisiana, United States via a floating drydock down the Mississippi River.
1945年12月6日	USS Mero departed New Orleans, Louisiana, United States for the Panama Canal Zone.
1946年1月19日	USS Mero departed the Panama Canal Zone.
1946年2月5日	USS Mero arrived at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii.
1946年2月22日	USS Mero departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii.
1946年3月1日	USS Mero arrived at San Francisco Bay, California, United States.
1946年3月14日	USS Mero arrived at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States and was assigned to the 19th Fleet.
1946年6月15日	USS Mero was decommissioned from service at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, United States and was assigned to the Pacific Reserve Fleet.
1960年4月20日	USS Mero was decommissioned from US Navy service at San Francisco, California, United States and was leased to Turkey.
1960年8月23日	Submarine Hizirreis (S 344) was commissioned into Turkish Navy service at Gölcük Naval Shipyard, Turkey.
1973年8月1日	Submarine Mero was struck from the US Navy Register and Mero/Hizirreis was sold to Turkey.
1980年10月9日	Submarine Hizirreis was sold for scrap.

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