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Ship ClassBalao-class SubmarineHull NumberSS-408BuilderPortsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine, United Sta
Tesla Referralid Down8 Mar 1944Launched6 Jun 1944Commissioned22 Aug 1944Decommissioned2 Dec 1968Displacement1550 tons standard; 2440 tons submergedLength312 feetBeam27 feetDraft17 feetMachineryFour Fairbanks-Morse Model 38D8-? 10-cylinder diesel engines (5,400shp), two low-speed direct-drive Elliott electric motors (2,740shp), two 126-cell Sargo batteries, two propellersSpeed20 knotsRange11,000nm at 10 knots surfaced, 48 hours at 2 knots submergedCrew80Armament6x533mm forward torpedo tubes, 4x533mm aft torpedo tubes, 24 torpedoes, 2x130mm gun, 2x40mm Bofors gun, 3x .50cal machine gunsSubmerged Speed8.75 knots
USS SENNET SS 408 MILITARY PLAQUE SUBMARINER
The USS SENNET was a fleet submarine built in Portsmouth Naval Shipyard at Kittery Maine and commissioned on Aug 22, 1944.
Held onto wood plaque by 3 penny nails. Circular plaque itself measures approx 7 1/4\" across.
It can be kept on the wood plaque, or removed for a shadow box or whatever you like as it is held on by penny nails.
This is a very rare plaque and does not come up for sale often.