USS Jallao

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Jallao (SS-368), underway, mid-1950s, after Guppy IIA conversion.
USS Jallao (SS-368), after Guppy IIA conversion underway, mid 1950's.
History
United States
NameUSS Jallao
BuilderManitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, Wisconsin[1]
Laid down29 September 1943[1]
Launched12 March 1944[1]
Commissioned8 July 1944[1]
Decommissioned30 September 1946[1]
Recommissioned4 December 1953[1]
Decommissioned26 June 1974[1]
Stricken26 June 1974[2]
IdentificationSS-368
FateTransferred to Spain, 26 June 1974[1]
Spain
NameNarciso Monturiol
Acquired26 June 1974
Decommissioned12 December 1984
IdentificationS-35
FateScuttled off Cartagena, Spain, 1985
General characteristics
Class and type
diesel-electric submarine[2]
Displacement
  • 1,526 tons (1,550 t) surfaced[2]
  • 2,424 tons (2,463 t) submerged[2]
Length311 ft 9 in (95.02 m)[2]
Beam27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)[2]
Draft16 ft 10 in (5.13 m) maximum[2]
Propulsion
Speed
  • 20.25 knots (38 km/h) surfaced[3]
  • 8.75 knots (16 km/h) submerged[3]
Range11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) surfaced at 10 knots (19 km/h)[3]
Endurance
  • 48 hours at 2 knots (3.7 km/h) submerged[3]
  • 75 days on patrol
Test depth400 ft (120 m)[3]
Complement10 officers, 70–71 enlisted[3]
Armament
General characteristics (Guppy IIA)
Class and typenone
Displacement
  • 1,848 tons (1,878 t) surfaced[5]
  • 2,440 tons (2,479 t) submerged[5]
Length307 ft (93.6 m)[6]
Beam27 ft 4 in (8.3 m)[6]
Draft17 ft (5.2 m)[6]
Propulsion
  • Snorkel added[5]
  • One diesel engine and generator removed[5]
  • Batteries upgraded to Sargo II[5]
Speed
  • Surfaced:
  • 17.0 knots (31.5 km/h) maximum
  • 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h) cruising
  • Submerged:
  • 14.1 knots (26.1 km/h) for ½ hour
  • 8.0 knots (14.8 km/h) snorkeling
  • 3.0 knots (5.6 km/h) cruising[5]
Armament

USS Jallao (SS-368), a Balao-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the jallao, a pearl-white haemulonid food fish of the Gulf of Mexico.

Construction and commissioning

Jallao was launched by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, on 12 March 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Oliver G. Kirk, and commissioned on 8 July 1944.

Operational history

After spending most of July in training operations, Jallao departed Manitowoc 26 July for

New Orleans. She subsequently departed New Orleans 6 August, and steamed through the Panama Canal to the Pacific and arrived at Pearl Harbor
on 22 September.

First patrol, October – December 1944

Following additional training the submarine sailed 9 October for her first war patrol, operating with

Battle off Cape Engaño
.

On the evening of 25 October Jallao picked up damaged light cruiser Tama on radar[7] and moved to attack. She fired seven torpedoes; three hit the Japanese warship, sinking it. Future United States federal judge Jack B. Weinstein was in charge of the submarine's radar when the submarine located the cruiser.[7]

After this notable success on her maiden patrol, Jallao continued her search until 28 November, returning to Majuro 10 December.

Second, third, and fourth patrols, January – September 1945

Jallao sailed for the Yellow Sea for her second war patrol 6 January 1945. The decimated Japanese merchant marine offered few targets. However, she spotted a convoy on 5 March. During the attack, she had a close call when an enemy escort trying to ram her damaged her periscope. Two days later she sailed for Midway, arriving 26 March.

After repairs, the submarine departed Midway 20 April for her third war patrol and was assigned aircraft lifeguard duty off

Marcus Island. Responding to reports of flyers in the water north of the island, on 9 May Jallao braved shore batteries to move in and pick up five men in a raft, delivering them safely to Saipan
on 12 May. She then departed for the coast of Japan and more lifeguard duty as American heavy bombers stepped up their attacks on the home islands. She arrived at Pearl Harbor 13 June.

After advanced training in the

Pacific Reserve Fleet
.

1953–1956

Jallao's home port was changed to

GUPPY IIA conversion in which she was streamlined and equipped with snorkeling gear and new electric equipment. She was recommissioned on 4 December 1953. After shakedown in the San Diego area, the submarine departed 12 April for the East Coast, steaming via the Panama Canal to Norfolk, Virginia

Joining

Canadian and American antisubmarine units. In January and February 1955, she took part in fleet exercises in the Caribbean
, returning to Norfolk 4 March.

Jallao's home port was changed to New London in July 1955 and she got underway with

6th Fleet and departed for the Mediterranean 9 November 1955. In the months that followed, she helped train Italian Navy ships and took part in fleet exercises, beginning the long voyage home in mid-January 1956. The ship steamed through the Suez Canal, visited several countries of eastern and southern Africa, and crossed the South Atlantic to take part in exercises with Uruguayan and Brazilian destroyers
. The veteran submarine returned to New London 16 April.

1957–1967

After having installed the latest in electronic gear, Jallao resumed operations in January 1957. Combined fleet exercises in the Caribbean occupied her through February; and, after coastal antisubmarine operations, she arrived

Boston late in July for a short midshipman training cruise. September and October were spent in the North Atlantic on a NATO
exercise, as the submarine helped strengthen the armed forces of the Atlantic Allies. She returned to New London 24 October 1957.

Jallao spent most of 1958 on training exercises off the Atlantic Coast, taking part in a combined antisubmarine exercise in the North Atlantic in September. 1959 was spent largely in equipment development work and training with the Submarine School at New London.

The ship got underway 20 January 1960 for exercises in the Caribbean, returning 19 February. The latter part of the year was spent in training out of Bermuda. From 9 January to 24 March 1961, the veteran submarine carried out special training operations off Scotland, and operated with Canadian ships off Halifax during that summer. The remainder of the year was spent in the New London area.

Jallao began 1962 with her second Mediterranean cruise, sailing 2 January and exercising with the vital 6th Fleet in the troubled area until 7 May. The last four months of the year were spent in extensive modernization and repairs at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. Through 1963 and 1964, the boat took part in training cruises to the Caribbean, served in submarine school training, and participated in equipment evaluation work.

On 3 January 1965, she departed for a four-month 6th Fleet deployment. She returned 1 May for submarine warfare tactics and submarine school operations out of New London. Jallao operated along the Atlantic coast and in the Caribbean until 1974.

Narciso Monturiol (S-35)

On 26 June 1974, Jallao was decommissioned, struck from the US

Spanish Navy as Narciso Monturiol (S-35), named after Narcís Monturiol
.

Monturiol was decommissioned on 12 December 1984 and scuttled off Cartagena, Spain, in 1985.

Awards

Jallao received four

battle stars for her World War II
service.

See also

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 1-55750-263-3
    .
  2. ^
    ISBN 0-313-26202-0
    .
  3. ^ a b c d e f U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305-311
  4. ^ a b U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311
  5. ^
    ISBN 1-55750-260-9
    .
  6. ^ a b c d U.S. Submarines Since 1945 pp. 242
  7. ^ a b "WWII Profile: Jack B. Weinstein," United States Courts, June 16, 2014.
  8. ^ also given as "Teihoku Maru"

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