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{{short description|Submarine of the United States}}
{{Use American English|date=November 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
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{{Infobox ship image
|Ship image=Dogfish-Photo-L.jpg
|Ship caption=''USS Dogfish'' (SS-350)
}}
{{Infobox ship career
|Ship country=United States
|Ship flag={{USN flag|1960}}
|Ship name=USS ''Dogfish'' (SS-350)
|Ship ordered=
|Ship builder=[[General Dynamics Electric Boat|Electric Boat Company]], [[Groton, Connecticut]]<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-dates">{{cite book
  | last = Friedman
  | first = Norman
  | authorlink =
  | title = U.S. Submarines Through 1945: An Illustrated Design History
  | publisher = [[United States Naval Institute]]
  | year = 1995
  | location = [[Annapolis, Maryland]]
  | pages = 285–304
  | url =
  | doi =
  | isbn = 1-55750-263-3 }}</ref>
|Ship laid down=22 June 1944<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-dates"/>
|Ship launched=27 October 1945<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-dates"/>
|Ship acquired=
|Ship commissioned=29 April 1946<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-dates"/>
|Ship decommissioned=
|Ship in service=
|Ship out of service=
|Ship struck=28 July 1972<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-dates"/>
|Ship reinstated=
|Ship fate=Sold to [[Brazil]], 28 July 1972<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-dates"/>
|Ship honors=
|Ship notes=
}}
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|Ship country=Brazil
|Ship flag={{shipboxflag|Brazil|1968}}
|Ship name=''Guanabara'' (S-10)
|Ship acquired=28 July 1972
|Ship commissioned=
|Ship decommissioned=
|Ship in service=
|Ship out of service=
|Ship struck=
|Ship reinstated=
|Ship fate=Scrapped, 1983
}}
{{Infobox ship characteristics
|Hide header=
|Header caption=
|Ship class=[[Balao class submarine|''Balao''-class]] [[diesel-electric]] [[submarine]]<ref name="Register">{{cite book
  | last = Bauer
  | first = K. Jack
  | authorlink =
  |author2=Roberts, Stephen S.
   | title = Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775-1990: Major Combatants
  | publisher = Greenwood Press
  | year = 1991
  | location = [[Westport, Connecticut]]
  | pages = 275–280
  | url =
  | doi =
  | isbn = 0-313-26202-0 }}</ref>
|Ship displacement=*1,526&nbsp;[[long ton|ton]]s (1,550&nbsp;[[tonne|t]]) surfaced<ref name="Register"/>
*2,424&nbsp;tons (2,460&nbsp;t) submerged<ref name="Register"/>
|Ship length={{convert|311|ft|9|in|m|abbr=on}} <ref name="Register"/>
|Ship beam={{convert|27|ft|3|in|m|abbr=on}} <ref name="Register"/>
|Ship draft={{convert|16|ft|10|in|m|abbr=on}} maximum<ref name="Register"/>
|Ship propulsion={{Fleet-boat-propulsion-late-GM-4-GE}}
|Ship speed=*20.25&nbsp;[[knot (unit)|knot]]s (37&nbsp;km/h) surfaced<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-specs">''U.S. Submarines Through 1945'' pp. 305-311</ref>
*8.75&nbsp;knots (16&nbsp;km/h) submerged<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-specs"/>
|Ship range=11,000&nbsp;[[nautical mile|nm]] (20,000&nbsp;km) surfaced at 10&nbsp;knots (19&nbsp;km/h)<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-specs"/>
|Ship endurance=*48 hours at 2&nbsp;knots (4&nbsp;km/h) submerged<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-specs"/>
*75 days on patrol
|Ship test depth=400&nbsp;ft (120&nbsp;m)<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-specs"/>
|Ship complement=10 officers, 70–71 enlisted<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-specs"/>
|Ship sensors=
|Ship EW=
|Ship armament={{Fleet-boat-armament-5-inch}}
}}
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|Header caption=(Guppy II)
|Ship class=none
|Ship displacement=*1,870&nbsp;tons (1,900&nbsp;t) surfaced<ref name="FriedmanSubs2-chap2">{{cite book
  | last = Friedman
  | first = Norman
  | authorlink =
  | title = U.S. Submarines Since 1945: An Illustrated Design History
  | publisher = [[United States Naval Institute]]
  | year = 1994
  | location = [[Annapolis, Maryland]]
  | pages = 11–43
  | url =
  | doi =
  | isbn = 1-55750-260-9 }}</ref>
*2,440&nbsp;tons (2,480&nbsp;t) submerged<ref name="FriedmanSubs2-chap2"/>
|Ship length={{convert|307|ft|m|abbr=on}} <ref name="FriedmanSubs2-specs">''U.S. Submarines Since 1945'' pp. 242</ref>
|Ship beam={{convert|27|ft|4|in|m|abbr=on}} <ref name="FriedmanSubs2-specs"/>
|Ship draught=
|Ship draft={{convert|17|ft|m|abbr=on}} <ref name="FriedmanSubs2-specs"/>
|Ship propulsion=*[[Submarine snorkel|Snorkel]] added<ref name="FriedmanSubs2-chap2"/>
*Batteries upgraded to [[Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program|GUPPY]] type, capacity expanded to 504&nbsp;cells (1 × 184&nbsp;cell, 1 × 68&nbsp;cell, and 2 × 126&nbsp;cell batteries)<ref name="FriedmanSubs2-chap2"/>
*4 × high-speed electric motors replaced with 2 × low-speed direct drive electric motors<ref name="FriedmanSubs2-chap2"/>
|Ship speed=*Surfaced:
*18.0&nbsp;knots (33.3&nbsp;km/h) maximum
*13.5&nbsp;knots (25.0&nbsp;km/h) cruising
*Submerged:
*16.0&nbsp;knots (29.6&nbsp;km/h) for ½ hour
*9.0&nbsp;knots (16.7&nbsp;km/h) snorkeling
*3.5&nbsp;knots (6.5&nbsp;km/h) cruising<ref name="FriedmanSubs2-chap2"/>
|Ship range=15,000&nbsp;nm (28,000&nbsp;km) surfaced at 11&nbsp;knots (20&nbsp;km/h)<ref name="FriedmanSubs2-specs"/>
|Ship endurance=48 hours at 4&nbsp;knots (7.4&nbsp;km/h) submerged<ref name="FriedmanSubs2-specs"/>
|Ship test depth=
|Ship complement=*9–10 officers
*5 petty officers
*70 enlisted men<ref name="FriedmanSubs2-specs"/>
|Ship sensors=*WFA active sonar
*JT passive sonar
*Mk&nbsp;106 torpedo fire control system<ref name="FriedmanSubs2-specs"/>
|Ship EW=
|Ship armament=*10 × [[American 21 inch torpedo|21 inch (533 mm)]] [[torpedo tube]]s
*&nbsp;(six forward, four aft)<ref name="FriedmanSubs2-specs"/>
*all guns removed<ref name="FriedmanSubs2-chap2"/>
|Ship notes=
}}
|}

'''USS ''Dogfish'' (SS-350)''', a {{sclass|Balao|submarine}}, was the only vessel of the [[United States Navy]] to be named for the [[Dogfish (disambiguation)|dogfish]].

Her keel was laid down on 22 June 1944 by the [[Electric Boat Company]] in [[Groton, Connecticut]]. She was [[ship naming and launching|launched]] on 27 October 1945 sponsored by Mrs. A. M.  Morgan, and [[ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 29 April 1946.

''Dogfish'' sailed out of [[New London, Connecticut]], on local duties and cruised to the [[Caribbean Sea]] and [[Bermuda]] to conduct training. She was overhauled and extensively modernized at the [[Philadelphia Naval Shipyard]] from August 1947 to April 1948, and then served in experimental projects as well as normal operations at New London. From 31 October to 19 November 1948 she took part in large-scale fleet exercises ranging from the waters off [[Florida]] to [[Davis Strait]] between [[Labrador]] and [[Greenland]].

She cruised to [[Scotland]], [[England]], and [[France]] between 4 February and 3 April 1949 and joined in a convoy exercise off [[Cape Hatteras]] in February and March 1952, and operated along the east coast and in the [[Caribbean Sea]] during the next three years.

''Dogfish'' sailed from New London on 1 March 1955 for her first tour with the [[US 6th Fleet|Sixth Fleet]] in the [[Mediterranean Sea]], Dogfish entered the Mediterranean through the strait of Gibraltar. While in the Mediterranean, Dogfish made port calls in Gibraltar, Italy, France, and Spain before returning to her home port 6 June. The submarine called at [[City of Halifax|Halifax, Nova Scotia]], from 4 June to 14 June 1956 during [[NATO]] Operation New Broom. On 8 November, she stood by and fought the fires on the trawler ''Agda'' during local operations out of New  London. She cruised to [[Faslane|Faslane Bay]] in [[Scotland]] between 31 January and 12 April 1958 to evaluate new equipment, and from 23 May to 8 August 1959 served in the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. In October and November, she took part in NATO antisubmarine warfare exercises. After extensive overhaul, the vessel resumed local operations from New London through 1960.

==Transfer to Brazil==
''Dogfish'' was stricken from the [[Naval Vessel Register]] and sold to [[Brazil]] on 28 July 1972. She served the [[Brazilian Navy]] as ''Guanabara'' (S-10) until being deleted in 1983.

== References ==
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*{{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/d4/dogfish.htm}}
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==External links==
*[https://vimeo.com/150041365 John Bryan Rushing Jr - U.S.S. Dogfish crewman reminisces (45 minute video)]

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