 Sennet (SS-408) in the Antarctic Ocean during Operation Highjump in 1946. The Southern Ocean, also known as the Great Southern Ocean, the Antarctic Ocean and the South Polar Ocean, comprises the southernmost waters of Operation Highjump (OpHjp, officially titled The United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program 1946-47, was a United States Navy operation organized by Rear |
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| Builder: | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine[1] |
| Laid down: | 8 March 1944[1] |
| Launched: | 6 June 1944[1] |
| Commissioned: | 22 August 1944[1] |
| Decommissioned: | 2 December 1968[1] |
| Struck: | 2 December 1968[1] |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap, 15 June 1973[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Balao class diesel-electric submarine[2] |
| Displacement: | 1,526 tons (1,550 t) surfaced[2] 2,401 tons (2,440 t) submerged[2] |
| Length: | 311 ft 8 in (95. The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS often called the Portsmouth Navy Yard, is a United States Navy Shipyard located in Kittery on the southern Kittery is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 9543 at the 2000 census Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Propulsion The propulsion of the Balao class submarines was generally similar to that of the preceding ''Gato'' class. A number of vehicles use a diesel-electric Powertrain for providing locomotion. A submarine is a Watercraft that can operate independently below water as distinct from a Submersible that has only limited underwater capability This article is about the tonne or metric ton For other tons see Ton. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. 0 m)[2] |
| Beam: | 27 ft 3 in (8. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International 3 m)[2] |
| Draft: | 16 ft 10 in (5. 1 m) maximum[2] |
| Propulsion: |
4 × Fairbanks-Morse Model 38D8-⅛ 10-cylinder opposed piston diesel engines driving electrical generators[2][3] |
| Speed: | 20. 25 knots (38 km/h) surfaced[4] 8. (For the South African airport with IATA code "KMH" see Johan Pienaar Airport. 75 knots (16 km/h) submerged[4] |
| Range: | 11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) surfaced at 10 knots (19 km/h)[4] |
| Endurance: | 48 hours at 2 knots (3. A nautical mile or sea mile is a unit of Length. It corresponds approximately to one minute of Latitude along any meridian. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand 7 km/h) submerged[4] 75 days on patrol |
| Test depth: | 400 ft (120 m)[4] |
| Complement: | 10 officers, 70–71 enlisted[4] |
| Armament: | 10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (six forward, four aft) 24 torpedoes [4] 1 × 5-inch (127 mm) / 25 caliber deck gun [4] four machine guns |
USS Sennet (SS-408), a Balao-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the sennet, a barracuda. The modern torpedo (historically called an automotive automobile locomotive or fish torpedo is a self-propelled explosive Projectile weapon launched above or below The term caliber or calibre designates the interior Diameter of a tube or the exterior diameter of a wire or rod Propulsion The propulsion of the Balao class submarines was generally similar to that of the preceding ''Gato'' class. A submarine is a Watercraft that can operate independently below water as distinct from a Submersible that has only limited underwater capability The barracuda is a Ray-finned fish known for its large size (up to 16 ft in length and up to a foot in width for some species) and fearsome appearance
Sennet was laid down on 8 March 1944 by the Portsmouth Navy Yard in Kittery, Maine; launched on 6 June 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS often called the Portsmouth Navy Yard, is a United States Navy Shipyard located in Kittery on the southern Kittery is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 9543 at the 2000 census The ceremonies involved in naming and launching naval ships are based in traditions thousands of years old Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roscoe W. Downs; and commissioned on 22 August 1944, Commander George E. Commissioning is the act or ceremony of placing a ship in active service Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Porter in command.
Sennet was fitted out by 18 September. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated She held training exercises and torpedo-tube testing off the coast of Connecticut and Rhode Island until 22 October. Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Rhode Island ( officially named the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, is a state in the New England region of the United States Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus The submarine then tested mines and torpedoes for the Mine Warfare Test Station, Solomons Island, Md. On 11 November, Sennet proceeded to the operations area off Balboa, C. Z., and conducted further training exercises. A naval mine is a self-contained Explosive device placed in water to destroy Ships or Submarines Unlike Depth charges mines are deposited Solomons is a community and Census-designated place (CDP in Calvert County, Maryland, United States. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Balboa is a district of Panama City, located at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal. The Panama Canal Zone (Zona del Canal de Panamá was a 553 square mile (1432 km² territory inside of Panama, consisting of the Panama Canal and an area generally The submarine departed Balboa on 29 November for Pearl Harbor and arrived there on 16 December 1944. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Pearl Harbor is a Harbor on the Island of O{{okina}}ahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Sennet's topside armament was increased to two 5 inch guns, two 40 millimeter guns, and three . 50 caliber machine guns before departing Pearl Harbor for her first war patrol on 5 January 1945. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar
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First and second patrols, January – March 1945
Sennet patrolled north of the Bonin Islands until 28 January. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted She made two attacks on a large tanker with three escorts on 21 January but scored no hits. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. The following week, the submarine sank one 500-ton picket boat and damaged another.
Sennet refitted at Saipan from 31 January to 7 February when she began her second war patrol off southern Honshū, Japan. Saipan (saɪˈpæn /saɪˈpɑn/ or /ˈsaɪpæn/ in English is the largest Island and Capital of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince or Honshu is the largest Island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait, north of For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. On 13 February, two 300-ton picket boats were sunk by the combined gunfire of Sennet, Haddock (SS-231), and Lagarto (SS-371). Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed First war patrol July – September 1942 After shakedown and training cruises off New England, Haddock sailed for the Pacific 19 June January – March 1945 Lagarto, accompanied by, departed Pearl Harbor on 24 January 1945, escorted initially by.
Three days later, the submarine attacked an enemy minelayer with an offset spread of torpedoes from her stern tubes and went deep, to 200 feet (60 m). Minelaying is the act of deploying explosive mines Historically this has been carried out by ships submarines and aircraft Two torpedoes were heard to explode. While going deep, Sennet was rocked hard by two aircraft bombs which exploded beneath her. The submarine surfaced an hour later and saw a large oil slick and approximately 40 Japanese clinging to debris but no trace of Nariu which had sunk.
Third and fourth patrols, April – August 1945
Sennet was refitted by Apollo (AS-25) in Apra Harbor, Guam, 9 March – 2 April. Source Apra Harbor is a Deep-water port on the western side of Guam in the Mariana Islands. Guam ( Chamorro: cha Guåhån) officially the Territory of Guam, is an island in the western Pacific Ocean and is an organized unincorporated Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Patrolling off Honshū again from 3 April to 16 May, she was surfaced off Miki Saki on 16 April when she was twice straddled by torpedoes fired from patrol boats. Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Three days later, the submarine torpedoed and sank the cargo ship, Hagane Maru. On 22 April, Sennet attempted to save a P-51 pilot who had bailed out near her but the man went under only 100 feet (30 m) from the ship. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Attempts to find him were in vain.
A repair ship was attacked on 28 April with two electrical torpedoes. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title The first blew the bow off and the second hit under the mainmast. Hatsushima sank by her stern. On 1 May, Sennett fired five steam torpedoes at an Asashio-class destroyer but it maneuvered and avoided them. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Ships, commissioned 31 August 1937 sunk 3 March 1943, commissioned 31 October 1937 sunk 20 February 1943, commissioned 31 October At the end of this patrol, the submarine sailed to Pearl Harbor for upkeep and leave.
Sennet's most profitable patrol was from 1 July to 9 August in the Sea of Japan. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus The Sea of Japan is a Marginal sea of the western Pacific Ocean, bordered by Japan, Korea, North Korea and Russia During the patrol, she sank one passenger-cargo ship, two cargo ships, and one tanker totaling 13,105 tons.
1945 – 1951
When the war ended in the Pacific, Sennet was assigned to the Atlantic Fleet and operated from New London, Conn. In June 1946, she was reassigned to Submarine Squadron 6 (SubRon 6) at Balboa, C. The United States Fleet Forces Command (USFLTFORCOM of the United States Navy is the part of the Navy responsible for operations in and around the Atlantic Ocean. Naval Submarine Base New London is the United States Navy 's primary Submarine base, the "Home of the Submarine Force" and "the Submarine Capital of Z. From 10 December 1946 to 13 March 1947, Sennet participated in Operation Highjump, the third Byrd Antarctic Expedition. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Operation Highjump (OpHjp, officially titled The United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program 1946-47, was a United States Navy operation organized by Rear Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, USN ( October 25, 1888 &ndash March 11, 1957) was a pioneering American polar
Sennet operated from Balboa until 1949 when she was assigned to operate from Key West, Fla., as a unit of Submarine Squadron 12 (SubRon 12). Key West is a city in Monroe County Florida, United States. The city encompasses Key West, the namesake island the part of Stock Island Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the The ship conducted training for submarine and antisubmarine personnel at Key West and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Guantánamo Bay ( Spanish Bahía de Guantánamo) is a bay located in Guantánamo Province at the south-eastern end of Cuba The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la In 1951, Sennet was converted to a Fleet Snorkel submarine at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard and returned to her homeport. The Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program (GUPPY was initiated by the United States Navy after World War II to improve the submerged speed maneuverability and endurance The Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, formerly Navy Yard, was the first Naval shipyard of the United States.
1954 – 1973
On 4 November 1954, Sennet departed Key West on her first deployment to the Mediterranean and service with the 6th Fleet. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) The Sixth Fleet is the United States Navy's operational unit and staff of United States Naval Forces Europe, and once had its own headquarters in Gaeta From her return on 30 January 1955, until 1 August 1959, the submarine conducted training, local, and fleet operations with her squadron. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. On the latter day, Sennett was reassigned to SubRon 4 and stationed at Charleston, S.C. For the next nine years, the submarine operated from Charleston with the Atlantic Fleet. Submarine Squadron 4 (also known as SUBRON 4 is a squadron of Submarines based at US Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton Connecticut under the Naval Weapons Station Charleston (NAVWPNSTA CHASN is a base of the United States Navy located on the west bank of the Cooper River, in Berkeley County, She operated along the east coast, in the Caribbean, and in the Atlantic with her squadron until mid-1968. For the region see Caribbean. The Caribbean Sea (kəˈrɪbiən or /ˌkærɨˈbiːən/ is a tropical Sea in the Western Hemisphere
In November of that year, the submarine was found unfit for further Naval service. Sennet was struck from the Navy list on 2 December 1968. The Naval Vessel Register ( NVR) is the official inventory of ships and service craft in custody of or titled by the United States Navy. Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. On 18 May 1973, her hulk was sold to Southern Scrap Material Co. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Ltd. , New Orleans, La.
Sennett received four battle stars for World War II service. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Friedman, Norman (1995). U. S. Submarines Through 1945: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute, pp. Annapolis is the capital of the US state of Maryland, as well as the County seat of Anne Arundel County. The U S Naval Institute (USNI, based at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis Maryland, is a non-profit professional military association that seeks to offer independent 285-304. ISBN 1-55750-263-3.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U. S. Navy, 1775-1990: Major Combatants. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, pp. Westport is a coastal town located on Long Island Sound in Fairfield County, Connecticut, 47 miles north of New York City in the United 275-280. ISBN 0-313-26202-0.
- ^ U. S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 261–263
- ^ a b c d e f g h i U. S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311.
- This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships ( DANFS for short is the primary reference work for the basic facts about every Ship ever used The entries can be found here and here.
External links
- Photo gallery of Sennet at NavSource Naval History
- USS Sennet website
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