Guavina
| Country | United States |
| Ship Class | Balao-class Submarine |
| Hull Number | SS-362 |
| Builder | Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, WI |
| Laid Down | 3 Mar 1943 |
| Launched | 29 Aug 1943 |
| Commissioned | 23 Dec 1943 |
| Decommissioned | 6 Dec 1945 |
| Displacement | 1,526 tons standard; 2,424 tons submerged |
| Length | 312 feet |
| Beam | 27 feet |
| Draft | 15 feet |
| Machinery | Four Fairbanks Morse diesel engines, four Elliot Motor Co. electric motors |
| Bunkerage | 116,000 gallons, two 126-cell main storage batteries |
| Power Output | 5,400 shaft horsepower |
| Speed | 20 knots |
| Range | 11,000 miles at 10 knots |
| Crew | 66 |
| Armament | 10x21in torpedo tubes with 24 torpedoes, 1x5in, 4x machine guns |
| Recommission | 1 February 1950 |
| Final Decommission | 27 Mar 1959 |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseGuavina was commissioned at the end of 1943 with Lieutenant Commander Carl Tiedeman in command. After shakedown and training, she joined the Pacific War on 6 Apr 1944 as it departed for her first war patrol. She went on six patrols during the course of the Pacific War, sinking 8 transports and 5 smaller ships and rescuing many survivors, which included both American aviators and Japanese sailors. After the war, she underwent extensive overhaul and became a submarine and aircraft oiler serving mostly in the Caribbean Sea. She was sunk as a target by submarine Cubera off Cape Henry, Virginia, United States in 1967.
ww2dbaseSource: Wikipedia.
Last Major Revision: Dec 2006
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| 23 Dec 1943 | Guavina was commissioned into service. |
| 6 Dec 1945 | Guavina was decommissioned from service. |
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Visitor Submitted Comments
David Stubblebine says:19 Feb 2023 03:20:30 PM
Dennis Burke (above):
Your date of Guavina’s arrival at Pearl Harbor is correct but the prologue of her first war patrol report says she then “conducted training until 5 April 1944.” Her War History lists 6 Apr 1944 as the date she departed on her first war patrol. Thanks for making us think, but that’s what we found.
6 Apr 2023 08:43:16 PM
My Father was aboard Guavina from late 1944 until the end of the War in 1945. Joe Cooper, Electricians mate, he was on her for the depth charging which resulted in her return to Mare Island for a major refit. I'm trying to find more information about yhat incident, as he never spoke of his wartime experiences.
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Winston Churchill, 1935
18 Feb 2023 07:42:01 PM
Hi.
The U.S.S Guavina arrived in Pearl Harbour from Panama (after training) on March 12, 1944 and joined the Pacific War then. Not on 5 April 1945 as stated above. My father, Ed Burke, served on this Sub as a Torpedoman Fist Class.