Allied Warships

Tiru (SS-416)

Submarine of the Balao class


USS Tiru, she just completed a sharp turn.

NavyThe US Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassBalao 
Pennant416 
Built byMare Island Navy Yard (Vallejo, California, U.S.A.) 
Ordered8 Jun 1942 
Laid down17 Apr 1944 
Launched16 Sep 1947 
Commissioned1 Sep 1948 
End service1 Jul 1975 
History

Completed after the war as a Guppy (streamlined) submarine.
Decommissioned and stricken 1 July 1975.
Sunk as a target off Norfolk, Virginia on 19 July 1979.

 

We don't have any commands listed for USS Tiru (416)


You can help improve this page
Click here to Submit events/comments/updates for this vessel.
Please use this if you spot mistakes or want to improve this ships page.

Media links


U. S. Submarines in World War II

Kimmett, Larry and Regis, Margaret


U.S. Submarines Through 1945

Friedman, Norman


amazon.co.uk
(£ 56.95)

Return to the Allied Warships section



As an Amazon Associate uboat.net earns a commission from qualifying purchases.