USS Odax (SS-484), a Tench -class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for odax, a brilliantly colored, red and green fish belonging to the family Scaridae, the parrot fishes.

USS Odax (SS-484), a Tench-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for odax, a brilliantly colored, red and green fish belonging to the family Scaridae, the parrot fishes. Her keel was laid down by Portsmouth Navy Yard on 4 December 1944.

The USS ODAX (SS-484) was commissioned on 11 July 1945 at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and was assigned to Submarine Squadron FOUR in Key West, Florida, for peacetime operations and training.

Odax (SS-484) was laid down by Portsmouth Navy Yard 4 December 1944; launched 10 April 1945; sponsored by Mrs. John E. Fogarty; and commissioned 11 July 1945, Comdr. F. D. Walker, Jr. in command. After shakedown off Portsmouth, Odax got underway 19 September 1945 for Guantanamo Bay to provide services to the Fleet Training Group.

2016年4月28日 · Odax (SS-484) was laid down by Portsmouth Navy Yard 4 December 1944; launched 10 April 1945; sponsored by Mrs. John E. Fogarty; and commissioned 11 July 1945, Comdr. F. D. Walker, Jr. in command....

USS ODAX (SS-484) US Service 1945-1972 Tench-Class Submarine (1945), Converted to Guppy (1947), Converted Guppy II-Class Submarine (1951) This site is dedicated to the USS ODAX (SS-484), the officers, and enlisted men who served on …

“Dependable in her readiness for combat and bold in fulfilling her missions” reads the Presidential Unit Citation describing the long first wartime tour of USS Buchanan (DD 484) in the Solomon Islands, 1942–44.

USS BUCHANAN (DD-484) Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign - NBPL CLASS - GLEAVES As Built. Displacement 2395 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 348' 4" (oa) x 36' 1" x 13' 2" (Max) Armament 4 x 5"/38AA, 6 x 0.5" MG, 10 x 21" tt. (2x5). Machinery, 50,000 SHP; Westinghouse Geared Turbines, 2 screws Speed, 35 Knots, Range 6500 NM@ 12 Knots, Crew 208.

USS Odax (SS-484), a Tench-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for odax, a brilliantly colored, red and green fish belonging to the family Scaridae, the parrot fishes. Her keel was laid down by Portsmouth Navy Yard on 4 December 1944. She was launched on 10...

At launch, Buchanan’s armament was typical for a mid-1942 Bristol-class destroyer, with four dual purpose 5-inch/38 cal. guns in gunhouses, a single quintuple mount between the stacks for 21-inch torpedoes, 20mm single Oerlikons replacing five of the six 0.50 cal. machine guns of earlier ships, plus a 1.1-inch quadruple “Chicago Piano” anti-airc...