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Originally built as one of the BALAO - class submarines, the CLAMAGORE was the Navy's first submarine named after the blue parrot-fish found in the West Indies and Chesapeake Bay. The CLAMAGORE underwent the Guppy II conversion in 1948, and the Guppy III conversion in 1962, making her one of only nine submarines to receive the Guppy III conversion. Both decommissioned and stricken from the Navy list on June 27, 1975, the CLAMAGORE was donated as a museum on August 6, 1979, and was opened to the public on May 11, 1981. The submarine is located at Patriot's Point, Charleston, SC.
| General Characteristics (as GUPPY III): | Awarded: April 10, 1942 |
| Keel laid: March 16, 1944 | |
| Launched: February 25, 1945 | |
| Commissioned: June 28, 1945 | |
| Decommissioned: June 27, 1975 | |
| Builder: Electric Boat Co., Groton, CT. | |
| Propulsion system: four diesel engines, four electric motors | |
| Propellers: two | |
| Length: 322.2 feet (98.2 meters) | |
| Beam: 27.2 feet (8.3 meters) | |
| Draft: 15.4 feet (4.7 meters) | |
| Displacement: Surfaced: approx. 1,975 tons Submerged: approx. 2,870 tons | |
| Speed: Surfaced: approx. 17 knots Submerged: approx. 14 knots | |
| Armament: ten 533 mm torpedo tubes (six forward, four aft) | |
| Crew: 8 Officers, 72 Enlisted |
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This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS CLAMAGORE. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
back to top go to the end of the pageback to top go to the end of the pageAccidents aboard USS CLAMAGORE:
| Date | Where | Events |
|---|---|---|
| February 4, 1967 | off San Juan, Puerto Rico | USS CLAMAGORE collides with the catamaran MANGO off the harbor of San Juan. |
back to top go to the end of the pageUSS CLAMAGORE's Commanding Officers:
| Period | Name |
|---|---|
| June 1945 - June 1946 | Commander Sam C. Loomis, Jr., USN |
| June 1946 - June 1947 | Commander Edward F. Steffanides, Jr., USN |
| June 1947 - June 1949 | Commander Walter L. Small, USN |
| June 1949 - June 1950 | Commander John F. Bauer, USN |
| June 1950 - June 1952 | Commander Thomas B. Denegre, Jr., USN |
| June 1952 - June 1954 | LCDR George F. Morin, USN |
| June 1954 - July 1956 | LCDR J. H. Beuscher, USN |
| July 1956 - September 1958 | LCDR Jack F. Heard, USN |
| September 1958 - August 1960 | Commander Arthur K. Keevil, USN |
| August 1960 - July 1963 | LCDR Howard L. Matthews, USN |
| July 1963 - June 1965 | LCDR Stanley B. Neander, USN |
| June 1965 - June 1967 | Commander William J. Gunn, USN |
| June 1967 - March 1969 | LCDR Donald M. Ulmer, USN |
| March 1969 - February 1971 | LCDR William G. Hine, USN |
| February 1971 - June 1973 | Commander Peter B. Boyne, USN |
| June 1973 - January 1975 | Commander Bruce J. Schick, USN |
| January 1975 - June 1975 | Commander Tracy M. Kosoff, USN |
back to top go to the end of the pageHistory of USS CLAMAGORE:
USS CLAMAGORE was launched 25 February 1945 by Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn.; sponsored by Miss M. J. Jacobs; and commissioned 28 June 1945, Commander S. C. Loomis, Jr., in command.
CLAMAGORE reported to Key West, her assigned base, 5 September 1945. She operated off Key West with various fleet units and with the Fleet Sonar School, voyaging on occasion to Cuba and the Virgin Islands until 5 December 1947, when she entered Philadelphia Naval Shipyard for moderinzation and installation of snorkel. CLAMAGORE returned to Key West 6 August 1948 and assumed local and Caribbean operations for the next 8 years, except for a tour of duty in the Mediterranean from 3 February to 16 April 1953.
CLAMAGORE called at New London and Newport early in 1957, returning to Key West 13 March. Between 23 September and 7 December she took part in NATO exercises in the North Atlantic, calling at Portsmouth, England, and Argentia, Newfoundland. On 29 June 1959, she arrived at Charleston, her new home port, and after a period of coastwise operations, sailed 5 April 1960 to join the 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean for a tour of duty which continued until July, when the submarine returned to Charleston. For the remainder of 1960 CLAMAGORE operated off the east coast.
In 1961, CLAMAGORE participated in exercise UNITAS II joining South American naval forces training in the Caribbean and off South America. One year later, in 1962, the CLAMAGORE underwent the Guppy III conversion and, when completed, shifted home port to New London, Ct., in June 1963. For the remainder of her service life, the CLAMAGORE continued operations off the US east coast, in the Caribbean and the Mediterranean. The submarine was decommissioned at New London, Ct., 27 June 1975.
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USS CLAMAGORE Image Gallery:
The photos below were taken by me on February 5, 2009, during a visit to the USS CLAMAGORE museum at Mount Pleasant, SC.
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