USS Trumpetfish, 1958
Scope and Content Note
The USS Trumpetfish series consists of eight logbooks from the SUDEX III cruise in 1958.
Dates
- Creation: 1958
Access
Open: materials are available for research.
Historical Note
Trumpetfish (SS-425) was laid down on 23 August 1943 at Philadelphia, Pa., by William Cramp Shipbuilding Co.; launched on 13 May 1945; sponsored by Mrs. Oswald S. Colclough; and commissioned on 29 January 1946, Lt. Comdr. Raphael C. Benitez in command.
On 15 October 1973 Trumpetfish was decommissioned and struck from the Navy list. She was next turned over to the Brazilian government and renamed Goiaz (S-15), with Commander Edouardo Russo her first commanding officer. As Goiaz, the submarine operated with the Brazilian Navy into 1980.
[Taken from the entry on Trumpetfish in the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.]
Extent
8 logbooks
Language
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: English
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Repository Details
Part of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Data Library and Archives Repository