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USS Sablefish (SS-303)
The USS Sablefish (SS-303) was the World War II Balao Class submarine that Richard Garrison was serving in when he met the love of his life, Girl Scout visitor Margaret (Pritchard) Garrison, on Armed Forces Day, May 20, 1950. (Richard Garrison also served in a World War II Balao Class Guppy IA submarine, and a Gato Class Radar Picket submarine. The following links pertain. Guppy Submarines and Guppy History.)
USS Sablefish (SS-303)
Compliment: 8 officers 72 enlisted.
Overall Length x Maximum Breadth: 311 ft. 9 in. x 27 ft. 3 in.
Displacement: 2,010-2,075 tons Surfaced; 2,415 tons Submerged.
Operating Depth: 400 feet.
Watertight Compartments: 8 plus conning tower.
Pressure Hull Plating: approx. 7/8 in. high tensile steel.
Torpedo Tubes: 6 bow; 4 stern; max load = 24
Deck Guns: 5-in./25-cal, two 40mm guns, two .50 cal. machine guns.
Maximum Speed: 20.25 knots surfaced; 8.75 knots submerged.
Cruising Range: 11,000 miles surfaced at 10 knots.
Fuel Capacity: 116,000 gallons.
Propulsion: Diesel-electric reduction gear with four main generator engines, one auxiliary generator. Four main motors with 2,740 shaft horse power. Two 126-cell main storage batteries.
Commissioned on 19 December 1945. Converted to a snorkel "Guppy" submarine during the first half of 1951. On 30 June 1969 she was reclassified as an auxiliary submarine and redesignated AGSS-303. Decommissioned on 1 November 1969 and struck from the Navy list the same day. She was subsequently stripped and sold for scrapping on 29 July 1971.