Allied Warships

Roncador (SS-301)

Submarine of the Balao class


USS Roncador as completed.

NavyThe US Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassBalao 
Pennant301 
Built byCramp Shipbuilding Co. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down21 Apr 1943 
Launched14 May 1944 
Commissioned27 Mar 1945 
End service 
Loss position
 
History

Decommissioned 7 August 1946.
Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet.
Served as a Naval Reserve Training Vessel in the 11th Naval District from February 1960 untill 1 December 1971.
Stricken 1 December 1971. Broken up for scrap.

 

Commands listed for USS Roncador (301)

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CommanderFromTo
1Cdr. Earl Russell Crawford, USN27 Mar 1945

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Media links


U. S. Submarines in World War II
Kimmett, Larry and Regis, Margaret


U.S. Submarines Through 1945
Friedman, Norman

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