USS Cutlass

USS Cutlass (SS-478), is a Tench-class submarine now in the service of the Republic of China Navy. She was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the cutlassfish, a long, thin fish found widely along the coasts of the United States and in the West Indies. Her keel was laid down by the Portsmouth Navy Yard on 10 July 1944. She was launched on 5 November 1944 sponsored by Mrs. R. E. Kintner, and commissioned on 17 March 1945 with Commander Herbert L. Jukes in command.

USS Cutlass operating with the aircraft carrier USS Lake Champlain in 1962
History
United States
BuilderPortsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine
Laid down22 July 1944
Launched5 November 1944
Commissioned17 March 1945
Decommissioned15 April 1973
Stricken15 April 1973
FateTransferred to Taiwan (Republic of China), 15 April 1973
Taiwan
NameROCS Hai Shih (SS-791)
Acquired12 April 1973
StatusActive
General characteristics (As completed)
Class and typeTench-class diesel-electric submarine
Displacement
  • 1,570 tons (1,595 t) surfaced
  • 2,414 tons (2,453 t) submerged
Length311 ft 8 in (95.00 m)
Beam27 ft 4 in (8.33 m)
Draft17 ft (5.2 m) maximum
Propulsion
Speed
  • 20.25 knots (38 km/h) surfaced
  • 8.75 knots (16 km/h) submerged
Range11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) surfaced at 10 knots (19 km/h)
Endurance
  • 48 hours at 2 knots (3.7 km/h) submerged
  • 75 days on patrol
Test depth400 ft (120 m)
Complement10 officers, 71 enlisted
Armament
General characteristics (Guppy II)
Displacement
  • 1,870 tons (1,900 t) surfaced
  • 2,440 tons (2,480 t) submerged
Length307 ft (93.6 m)
Beam27 ft 4 in (7.4 m)
Draft17 ft (5.2 m)
Propulsion
  • Snorkel added
  • Batteries upgraded to GUPPY type, capacity expanded to 504 cells (4 × 126 cell batteries)
Speed
  • Surfaced:
  • 18.0 knots (33.3 km/h) maximum
  • 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h) cruising
  • Submerged:
  • 16.0 knots (29.6 km/h) for ½ hour
  • 9.0 knots (16.7 km/h) snorkeling
  • 3.5 knots (6.5 km/h) cruising
Range15,000 nm (28,000 km) surfaced at 11 knots (20 km/h)
Endurance48 hours at 4 knots (7 km/h) submerged
Complement
  • 9–10 officers
  • 5 petty officers
  • 70 enlisted men
Sensors and
processing systems
  • WFA active sonar
  • JT passive sonar
  • Mk 106 torpedo fire control system
Armament
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