USS Pampanito is a World War II Balao class Fleet submarine museum and memorial. Pampanito made six patrols in the Pacific during World War II during which she sank six Japanese ships and damaged four others. Her biggest day came on September 12, 1944, when she and two other submarines surprised an 11-ship convoy and sank seven vessels. Later, Pampanito rescued 73 Allied prisoners of war who had been carried aboard the enemy transports.
An in depth tour of the Pampanito is available on the San Franciscio Maritime National Park Association's website. The Pampanito is located at Pier 45, Fisherman's Wharf and is normally open to the public seven days a week. Pampanito is a National Historic Landmark.
Text in this section was provided by Rich Pekelney of the Historic Naval Ship Association
Inboard Profile | Length overall | 311' 6-1/2" |
| Beam | 27' 3-1/2" |
| Displacement | 1,525 Tons Surfaced 2,419 Tons Submerged |
| Draft | 15' 8" aft 14' 10-1/2" forward |
| Pressure Hull | 7/8" High Tensile Steel |
| Complement | 70 Enlisted 10 Officers |
| Torpedo Tubes | 10 (6 Forward, 4 aft) |
| Deck Guns |
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| Maximum Speed | 20-1/4 Knots Surfaced 9 Knots Submerged |
| Engine Data | Four - 1,600 H.P., 1,122 K.W. |
| Auxiliary Engine | One - 440 H.P., 300 K.W. |
| Range Surfaced | 11,000 miles |
| Range Submerged | 95 Miles At 5 Knots |
| Fuel Oil | 299.79 Tons, 94,110 gals. |
| Patrol Endurance | 70 Days |
| Operating Depth | 400 Feet |
| Max. Design Depth | 600 Feet |
| Keel Laid Down | March 15, 1943 |
| Launched | July 12, 1943 |
| Commissioned | SS-383 - November 6, 1943 |
| Decommissioned | December 15, 1945 |
| Reclassified | AGSS-383 - December 1, 1962 |
| Stricken From the Navy | IXSS-383 - December 20, 1971 |