USS Manta
| Country | United States |
| Ship Class | Balao-class Submarine |
| Hull Number | SS-299 |
| Builder | Cramp Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Laid Down | 15 Jan 1943 |
| Launched | 7 Nov 1943 |
| Commissioned | 18 Dec 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 6 Dec 1955 |
| Sunk | 16 Jul 1969 |
| Displacement | 1550 tons standard; 2463 tons submerged |
| Length | 312 feet |
| Beam | 27 feet |
| Draft | 17 feet |
| Machinery | Four Fairbanks-Morse Model 38D8-1/8 9-cylinder engines (5,400shp), four high-speed Elliott electric motors with reduction gears (2,750shp), two 126-cell Sargo batteries, two propellers |
| Bunkerage | 116,000 gallons of oil |
| Speed | 20 knots |
| Range | 11,000nm at 10 knots surfaced, 48 hours at 2 knots submerged |
| Crew | 81 |
| Armament | 6x533mm forward torpedo tubes, 4x533mm aft torpedo tubes, 24 torpedoes, 1x127mm 25cal deck gun, 1x40mm gun, 2x12.7mm machine guns |
| Submerged Speed | 8.75 knots |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseUSS Manta was commissioned in Dec 1944, and did not get underway from the east coast of the United States for the Pacific Ocean until the spring of 1945. She embarked on her first war patrol out of Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii in May 1945, patrolling the Kurile Islands in northern Japan. She was on her second war patrol for a week before the Pacific War ended. She was decommissioned in 1946. In 1949, she was recommissioned, serving largely as a target ship out of Key West, Florida, United States for the development of anti-submarine tactics. She was decommissioned for the second and final time in Dec 1955. In Apr 1960, she began serving as a training submarine for Naval Reserve personnel of the 3rd Naval District. She was sunk as a target for aircraft off Norfolk, Virginia, United States in Jul 1969.
ww2dbaseSource: Wikipedia
Last Major Revision: Mar 2012
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USS Manta Operational Timeline
| 15 Jan 1943 | The keel for submarine Manta was laid down. |
| 7 Nov 1943 | Submarine Manta was launched, sponsored by the wife of Michael J. Bradley. |
| 18 Dec 1944 | USS Manta was commissioned into service with Lieutenant Commander Edward P. Madley in command. |
| 27 Mar 1945 | USS Manta departed New London, Connecticut, United States. |
| 28 May 1945 | USS Manta departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii for her first war patrol. |
| 16 Jul 1945 | USS Manta arrived at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, ending her first war patrol. |
| 8 Aug 1945 | USS Manta departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii for her second war patrol. |
| 10 Sep 1945 | USS Manta arrived at Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii, ending her second war patrol. |
| 2 Jan 1946 | USS Manta departed Pearl Harbor, US Territory of Hawaii for San Francisco, California, United States to prepare for inactivation. |
| 10 Jun 1946 | USS Manta was decommissioned from service and was placed in the Pacific Reserve Fleet. |
| 2 Aug 1949 | USS Manta was recommissioned into service with Lieutenant E. H. Edwards, Jr. in command. Her designation changed from SS-299 to ESS-299. |
| 1 Sep 1949 | USS Manta's designation changed from ESS-299 to AGSS-299. |
| 5 Jul 1955 | USS Manta departed Key West, Florida, United States for Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States to prepare for inactivation. |
| 6 Dec 1955 | USS Manta was decommissioned from service and was placed in the Inactive Reserve Fleet. |
| 30 Jun 1967 | Submarine Manta was struck from the US Naval Registry. |
| 16 Jul 1969 | Submarine Manta was sunk by aircraft as a target off Norfolk, Virginia, United States. |
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Captain Henry P. Jim Crowe, Guadalcanal, 13 Jan 1943
20 May 2016 09:21:21 AM
Looking for info. on Walter Lee Frank, Asinged to the USS Manta (SS299) 1945 Rant Fireman !st. Class. Also on thr Speery.