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Commissioned in 1945, USS Clamagore (SS 343) was, in its day, a technological marvel capable of reaching depths of nearly 400 feet. Going below into the cramped, narrow tube visitors can’t help but wonder… how did an 80 man crew fit into this thing?
Clamagore is a Balao Class submarine that was in training when WWII came to an end. Through blockades and torpedo attacks the Gato and then Balao Class submarines played a critical role in winning the WWII Pacific theater.
Pearl Harbor and the war in general had served to underscore the need for stronger American submarine warfare capabilities. Clamagore was part of that construction boom and among the first Cold War silent service warriors. In 1947 Clamagore became a faster, more impressive force following the GUPPY II conversion (Greater Underwater Propulsion Power). The submarine would go through modification once again in 1962 with GUPPY III.
Clamagore was decommissioned in June of 1975.
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