Submarine Marlin (SS-205)

Marlin

Country	United States
Ship Class	Mackerel-class Submarine
Hull Number	SS-205
Builder Name	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine, United States
Laid Down	23 May 1940
Launched	29 Jan 1941
Commissioned	1 Aug 1941
Decommissioned	9 Nov 1945
Displacement	810 tons standard; 1,184 tons submerged
Length	239 feet
Beam	22 feet
Draft	13 feet
Machinery	Two ALCO diesel engines (1,700hp), two General Electric electric motors (1,500hp), two 126-cell Sargo batteries, 2 screws
Speed	14 knots
Range	7,400nm at 10 knots
Crew	37
Armament	4x533mm forward torpedo tubes, 2x533mm aft torpedo tubes, 12 torpedoes, 1x76mm 50cal gun
Submerged Speed	9 knots

Contributor: C. Peter Chen

ww2dbaseUSS Marlin was commissioned several months prior to the United States' entry into WW2. Throughout the war, she patrolled the waters off the coast of northeastern United States, from Maine down to the Long Island Sound, and conducted several training missions. She was decommissioned in late 1945 and was sold in 1946 for scrap.

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Last Major Revision: Jul 2011

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Marlin Operational Timeline

23 May 1940	Submarine Marlin was laid down at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery in Maine, United States.
29 Jan 1941	Submarine Marlin was launched, sponsored by Mrs. John D. Wainwright.
1 Aug 1941	USS Marlin was commissioned into service with Lieutenant George A. Sharp in command.
21 Mar 1942	USS Marlin departed New London, Connecticut, United States.
22 Mar 1942	USS Marlin arrived at Casco Bay, Maine, United States and joined Task Group 27.1 for anti-submarine warfare training.
18 Apr 1942	USS Marlin arrived at New London, Connecticut, United States.
7 Jan 1943	USS Marlin arrived at Casco Bay, Maine, United States and joined Task Group 27.1.
16 Jan 1943	USS Marlin departed Casco Bay, Maine, United States.
26 Jul 1944	USS Marlin collided with SC-642 while undergoing training, sustaining light damage.
10 Sep 1944	USS Marlin arrived at New London, Connecticut, United States.
20 Oct 1945	USS Marlin departed New London, Connecticut, United States and arrived at Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States.
25 Oct 1945	USS Marlin departed Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States.
31 Oct 1945	USS Marlin arrived at Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
9 Nov 1945	USS Marlin was decommissioned from service at the Boston Navy Yard, Massachusetts, United States.
28 Nov 1945	Submarine Marlin was struck from the US Naval Registrar.
29 Mar 1946	Submarine Marlin was sold to Boston Metal Company, Baltimore, Maryland, United States for scrap.