| The pictures below show views of both sides of the (4) Different United States Navy U.S.S. Cutlass SS-478 Ceramic or Porcelain Submarine Advertising Coffee Cups in this lot. Two of these mugs are black and two are white.
In the order pictured, the first mug is imprinted in black and gold. It pictures the Submarine Warfare insignia and it is marked as follows:
US SUBMARINE FORCE
PRIDE RUNS DEEP
“SILENT SERVICE”
USS CUTLASS
SS478
BRANSON, MO.
2000 The second mug is imprinted in gold. It has a submarine insignia and is marked as follows: U.S.S. CUTLASS SS-478
U.S.S. CUTLASS SS-478
COCOA BEACH, FLORIDA
SEPTEMBER 1996 The third mug is imprinted in gold. It has a submarine and a reunion insignia and is marked as follows: 50 YEARS
U.S.S. CUTLASS SS-478
FIRST REUNION
PORTSMOUTH, N.H.
AUGUST 16, 1994 The fourth mug is imprinted in multiple colors. It has a submarine insignia and is marked as follows: UNITED STATES
U.S.S. CUTLASS S.S. 478
COCOA BEACH, FLORIDA
SUBMARINE VETERANS The cups or mugs measure about 3-3/4'' or 3-7/8'' tall. They appear to be in mint unused condition as pictured. Below here, for reference, is some information about the U.S.S. Cutlass SS-478: U.S.S. Cutlass (SS-478)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia History
United States
Builder: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine
Laid down: 22 July 1944
Launched: 5 November 1944
Commissioned: 17 March 1945
Decommissioned: 15 April 1973
Struck: 15 April 1973
Fate: Transferred to Taiwan (Republic of China), 15 April 1973 History
Taiwan
Name: ROCS Hai Shih (SS-791)
Acquired: 12 April 1973
Status: Active
General characteristics (As completed)
Class and type: Tench class diesel electric submarine
Displacement: 1,570 tons (1,595 t) surfaced, 2,414 tons (2,453 t) submerged [2]
Length: 311 feet 8 inches (95.00 m)
Beam: 27 feet 4 inches (8.33 m)
Draft: 17 feet (5.2 m) maximum
Propulsion: 4 Fairbanks-Morse Model 38D8-⅛ 10-cylinder opposed piston diesel engines driving electrical generators, 2 – 126 cell Sargo batteries, 2 low speed direct drive Elliott electric motors, two propellers, 5,400 shp (4.0 MW) surfaced, 2,740 shp (2.0 MW) submerged
Speed: 20.25 knots (38 km/h) surfaced, 8.75 knots (16 km/h) submerged
Range: 11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) surfaced at 10 knots (19 km/h)
Endurance: 48 hours at 2 knots (3.7 km/h) submerged,75 days on patrol
Test depth: 400 feet (120 m)
Complement: 10 officers, 71 enlisted
Armament: 10 - 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (6 forward, 4 aft), 28 torpedoes, 1 - 5-inch (127 mm) / 25 caliber deck gun, Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
General characteristics (Guppy II)
Displacement: 1,870 tons (1,900 t) surfaced, 2,440 tons (2,480 t) submerged
Length: 307 feet (93.6 m)
Beam: 27 feet 4 inches (7.4 m)
Draft: 17 feet (5.2 m)
Propulsion: Snorkel added, Batteries upgraded to GUPPY type, capacity expanded to 504 cells (1 - 184 cell, 1 - 68 cell, and 2 - 126 cell batteries)
Speed: Surfaced: 18.0 knots (33.3 km/h) maximum, 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h) cruising
Submerged: 16.0 knots (29.6 km/h) for ½ hour, 9.0 knots (16.7 km/h) snorkeling, 3.5 knots (6.5 km/h) cruising
Range: 15,000 nm (28,000 km) surfaced at 11 knots (20 km/h)
Endurance: 48 hours at 4 knots (7 km/h) submerged
Complement: 9 - 10 officers, 5 petty officers, 70 enlisted men
Sensors and processing systems: WFA active sonar, JT passive sonar, Mk 106 torpedo fire control system
Armament: 10 - 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (six forward, four aft), all guns removed The U.S.S. Cutlass (SS-478), a Tench class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the cutlassfish, a long, thin fish found widely along the coasts of the United States and in the West Indies. Her keel was laid down by the Portsmouth Navy Yard on 10 July 1944. She was launched on 5 November 1944 sponsored by Mrs. R. E. Kintner, and commissioned on 17 March 1945 with Commander Herbert L. Jukes in command.
Operational History
1945 - 1973 (US Navy)
Departing Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on 25 April 1945, Cutlass arrived at Pearl Harbor on 15 July and put out on her maiden war patrol two days later. Assigned to patrol in the vicinity of the Kurile Islands, she entered the area one day after the Japanese surrender, remained on observation patrol until 24 August, then returned to Pearl Harbor. She sailed on 2 September for New York, arriving 24 September to receive visitors through Navy Day. Cutlass cruised on the East Coast until 8 January 1946 when she cleared for the Panama Canal Zone. Except for three months of operations in Delaware Bay, Cutlass remained in the Caribbean Sea, based at Cristóbal, Canal Zone. From 23 August to 2 October 1947 she made a cruise down the coast of South America, around Cape Horn, visited Valparaíso, Chile, and returned to the east coast of South America through the Straits of Magellan. Cutlass left the Panama Canal Zone 6 January 1948 for local operations at Key West, Florida, then entered Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in March for overhaul and modernization. Arriving at Key West 7 February 1949 she served as test submarine for “Operation Rainbow” evaluating color schemes to enhance livability, a serious problem in new submarines with long submergence capability. She continued to sail out of Key West until the summer of 1952 when her home port was changed to Norfolk, Virginia. In 1953 Cutlass cruised to the Mediterranean Sea, visiting France, Greece, Turkey, North Africa, Gibraltar, Malta, and Spain, then sailed in Cuban waters to act as target for destroyers and aircraft engaged in antisubmarine exercises. She joined in local operations, fleet exercises and antisubmarine warfare training in the Caribbean Sea until September 1956 when she departed for the Mediterranean and operations with NATO forces including the Sixth Fleet. She visited Italy, Greece, Crete, Majorca, Portugal and England, returning to Norfolk in December. In 1958 she sailed on a north European cruise, visiting Rosyth, Scotland, Copenhagen and Korsor, Denmark, and passing through the Kiel Canal. In the first half of 1959, Cutlass joined in the antisubmarine warfare development work of Task Force “Alfa” off the Virginia Capes, and in September sailed for the Mediterranean. In November she passed through the Suez Canal to join ships of the Pakistani Navy in exercises off Karachi, returning to Norfolk in December. After continued operations with TF “Alfa”, she entered Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in February 1960 for an overhaul which continued until August. Cutlass was decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 15 April 1973. 1973 - Present (Taiwan)
On 4 December 1973, Cutlass had her torpedo tubes sealed and was sold to Taiwan, where she was commissioned in the Republic of China Navy as ROCS Hai Shih (SS-791), meaning “sea lion”. In January 2017, Taiwan announced that it would receive a retrofit to extend its service life until 2026, making it the longest serving submarine in history. The submarine is still operational and reportedly capable of combat. The $19 million retrofit will be to improve the hull and the diesel vessel's navigational elements. |
