USS Razorback (SS-394)
Razorback, after GUPPY IIA conversion, c. 1960s off Hawaii.
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| Builder: | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine |
| Laid down: | 9 September 1943 |
| Launched: | 27 January 1944 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs. H. F. D. Davis |
| Commissioned: | 3 April 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | August 1952 |
| Recommissioned: | 1954 |
| Decommissioned: | 30 November 1970 |
| Struck: | 30 November 1970 |
| Fate: | Sold to Turkey, 30 November 1970 |
 Turkey
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| Name: | TCG Muratreis (S-336) |
| Acquired: | 30 November 1970 |
| Commissioned: | 17 December 1971 |
| Decommissioned: | 8 August 2001 |
| Fate: | Sold to N. Little Rock, Ark. on 25 March 2004 to become a museum ship |
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| Class and type: | Balao-class diesel-electric submarine |
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| Length: | 311 ft 6 in (94.95 m) |
| Beam: | 27 ft 3 in (8.31 m) |
| Draft: | 16 ft 10 in (5.13 m) maximum |
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| Range: | 11,000 nmi (20,000 km; 13,000 mi) surfaced at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
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| Test depth: | 400 ft (120 m) |
| Complement: | 10 officers, 70–71 enlisted |
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| Class and type: | none |
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| Length: | 307 ft (94 m) |
| Beam: | 27 ft 4 in (8.33 m) |
| Draft: | 17 ft (5.2 m) |
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USS Razorback(SS-394)
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| Location | North bank of the Arkansas River near I-30 Bridge, North Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 34°45′13″N 92°15′49″W / 34.75361°N 92.26361°WCoordinates: 34°45′13″N 92°15′49″W / 34.75361°N 92.26361°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1943 |
| Architect | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard |
| NRHP Reference # | 04001502 |
| Added to NRHP | 1 September 2005 |
USS Razorback (SS-394), a Balao-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named after the razorback, a species of whale (Balaenoptera physalus) found in the far southern reaches of the Pacific Ocean. It is arguably the longest-serving submarine still existing in the world, having been commissioned by two different countries for 57 years of active duty. In 2004, the state of Arkansas adopted the submarine, although it was not named after the University of Arkansas mascot.
Her keel was laid down by the Portsmouth Navy Yard in Kittery, Maine on 9 September 1943. She was launched on 27 January 1944 along with Redfish and Ronquil. Scabbardfish was launched a few hours later, making 27 January 1944 the first and only time the US Navy has launched four submarines at one shipyard in a single day. Razorback was sponsored by Mrs. H. F. D. Davis, and commissioned on 3 April 1944 with Lieutenant Commander Albert M. Bontier in command.
During shakedown exercises off New London, Connecticut, Razorback ran aground off Race Rock in Block Island Sound. A board of inquiry removed Bontier and the executive officer, Lieutenant John Haines, and replaced them respectively with Commander Roy S. Benson and Lieutenant Commander C. Donald Brown.
After shakedown off New England, Razorback sailed to Pearl Harbor. Her first war patrol, commencing 25 August, was conducted east of Luzon as a member of an offensive group in support of the mid-September Palau landings. After sighting only enemy antisubmarine planes, she headed northeastward, arriving at Midway Island on 19 October.
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