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Bonefish (SS-582)

Radio Call Sign: November - Foxtrot - Mike - Sierra
Barbel Class Submarine: Laid down, 3 June 1957, at New York Shipbuilding Corp, Camden, NJ; Launched, 22 November 1958; Commissioned, USS Bonefish (SS-582), 9 July 1959; Decommissioned, 28 September 1988 as a result of an on board fire; Struck from the Naval Register, 28 February 1989; Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 17 August 1989, by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service.

Specifications: Displacement, Surface 1,745.56 t.(lt), 2,316.64 t. (fl), Submerged: 2, 644.45 t.; Length 218' 1" ; Beam 29'; Draft 29' 3"; Speed, Surfaced 15 kts, Submerged (snorkel) 12 kts, (battery) 21 kts; Maximum Operating Depth, 712 ft.; Complement 85; Armament, six 21" torpedo tubes (bow), 18 torpedo capacity including 6 loaded Sensors 2 periscopes, active sonar, passive sonar, radar, ECM; Propulsion, Surface Propulsion 3 Fairbanks-Morse 38d(8 1/8)x10 diesel engines Designed SHP continuous: 3150 Designed RPM: 162 1 shaft, 1 propeller Fuel capacity: 112,000 gallons Cruising Distance: 19,000 miles without refueling Submerged Propulsion (Snorkel) Designed SHP: 2400 Designed RPM: 52 Submerged Propulsion (Battery) 2 General Electric motors Designed SHP: 4800 Designed RPM: 198 Maximum safe astern RPM: 110 Endurance at full speed: 0.5 hours Endurance at 3 knots: 102.0 hours
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Blueback 163k Blueback (SS-581) profile. USN photo courtesy of Scott Koen & ussnewyork.com.
Bonefish 567k Mrs. Sarah Simms Edge, the wife of Lawrence Lott Edge, Commander of the sunken WW II submarine Bonefish (SS-223) which was lost with all of her 85 man crew in Toyama Wan, west coast of Honshu, 18 June 1945, stands beside her new namesake, Bonefish (SS-582), before christening her on 22 November 1958. USN photo courtesy of Sarah E. Shuler (daughter) & Lawrence L. Edge Jr. (son) of Lawrence Lott Edge, CO of the Bonefish (SS-223) K.I.A. with the rest of the 84 man crew of the Bonefish.
Bonefish 566k Lawrence L. Edge Jr., Mrs. Edge, & Sarah E. Edge pose for a photo before christening the Bonefish (SS-582) on 22 November 1958. USN photo courtesy of Sarah E. Shuler (daughter) & Lawrence L. Edge Jr. (son) of Lawrence Lott Edge, CO of the Bonefish (SS-223) K.I.A. with the rest of the 84 man crew of the Bonefish.
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0858252		1.28kLaunching ceremonies at New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, New Jersey, on 22 November 1958. L-R: Mrs. Ralph Edge, Mrs. Lawrence L. Edge, sponsor, Mrs. Sarah Simms Edge, maid of honor and daughter of the sponsor, Mrs. A.B. Simms, and Lawrence L. Edge, Jr., son of the sponsor. Photo NH-56503 courtesy of history.navy.mil
Bonefish 691k View of the crowd at the commissioning ceremonies of the Bonefish (SS-582) on 22 November 1958. USN photo courtesy of Sarah E. Shuler (daughter) & Lawrence L. Edge Jr. (son) of Lawrence Lott Edge, CO of the Bonefish (SS-223) K.I.A. with the rest of the 84 man crew of the Bonefish.
Bonefish 605k Mrs. Edge christening the Bonefish (SS-582) on 22 November 1958. USN photo courtesy of Sarah E. Shuler (daughter) & Lawrence L. Edge Jr. (son) of Lawrence Lott Edge, CO of the Bonefish (SS-223) K.I.A. with the rest of the 84 man crew of the Bonefish.
Bonefish 630k Bonefish (SS-582) slides down the launching ways at New York Shipbuilding Corp, Camden, N.J.,on 22 November 1958. USN photo courtesy of Sarah E. Shuler (daughter) & Lawrence L. Edge Jr. (son) of Lawrence Lott Edge, CO of the Bonefish (SS-223) K.I.A. with the rest of the 84 man crew of the Bonefish.
Bonefish 118k Launching of the Bonefish (SS-582) at New York Shipbuilding Corp, Camden, NJ; 22 November 1958. USN photo.
Bonefish 596k Bonefish (SS-582) is helped to the dock by a tug boat at New York Shipbuilding Corp, Camden, N.J.,on 22 November 1958. USN photo courtesy of Sarah E. Shuler (daughter) & Lawrence L. Edge Jr. (son) of Lawrence Lott Edge, CO of the Bonefish (SS-223) K.I.A. with the rest of the 84 man crew of the Bonefish.
Bonefish 3.24k Front cover of the complete 6 page PDF Launching Program for Bonefish (SS-582) at New York Shipbuilding Corp, Camden, N.J.,on 22 November 1958. USN photo courtesy of Sarah E. Shuler (daughter) & Lawrence L. Edge Jr. (son) of Lawrence Lott Edge, CO of the Bonefish (SS-223) K.I.A. with the rest of the 84 man crew of the Bonefish.
Bonefish 37k Port side view of the Bonefish (SS-582) underway, probably during her alpha sea trials off the coast of New York, Spring 1959. Photo courtesy of New York Shipbuilding., yorkship.home.comcast.net.
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0858210		423kCommissioning of the Bonefish (SS-223), 9 July 1959.Photo courtesy of Dale Hargrave.
Bonefish 307k 7 page Welcome Aboard PDF of the Bonefish (SS-582). USN photo courtesy of Scott Koen & ussnewyork.com.
Bonefish 364k Bonefish (SS-582) off Mare Island, California on 7 March 1962. USN photo # MI-54151, courtesy of Scott Koen & ussnewyork.com.
Bonefish 384k Bonefish (SS-582) on 23 March 1962. USN photo # NPC USN 1060096, courtesy of Scott Koen & ussnewyork.com.
Bonefish 287k Bonefish (SS-582) underway off Hawaii, 1963. The officer without a hat is CMDR P. C. Keenan (Capt) and the white hat with the binocs is either Zimba (sp) or Swain. Courtesy of Arthur M. Coria.
Bonefish 255k Bonefish (SS-582) on 1 May 1963. USN photo # NPC KN-5488, courtesy of Scott Koen & ussnewyork.com.
Bonefish 362k Bonefish (SS-582) docked at Vancouver BC on 18 November 1965. Walter E. Frost Photographer, Source: City of Vancouver Archives, Photo No. AM1506-S3-3-: CVA 447-3634 courtey of Mike Green.
Bonefish 93k Photo of the Bonefish's (SS-582) crew 1969 after a Wes Pac deployment. Courtesy of Paul Perris, CSG-7 retired.
Bonefish 50k Bonefish (SS-582) in drydock, circa 1969-1972. Courtesy of Paul Perris, CSG-7 retired.
Bonefish 27k The Bonefish (SS-582) coming into the sub base at Pearl Harbor, circa 1969-1972. Courtesy of Paul Perris, CSG-7 retired.
Bonefish 302k Bonefish (SS-582) all tied up. USN photo courtesy of Scott Koen & ussnewyork.com.
Bonefish 648k Flag flutters over Bonefish (SS-582). USN photo # MI-54151, courtesy of Scott Koen & ussnewyork.com.
Bonefish 44k A man is moved by his stomach. What to do and how to do it. Courtesy of Paul Perris, CSG-7 retired.
Bonefish 67k Barbel (SS-580) & the sail of the Sailfish (SSR-572) as seen from the finger piers at Pearl Harbor in 1972. Courtesy of Paul Perris, CSG-7 retired.
Bonefish 266k Starboard quarter silhouette view of the attack submarine Bonefish (SS-582) ON its first run after sea trials after overhaul in Pearl Harbor, in 1978, during a burial at sea. Photo i.d. courtesy of George Mahieu.
Official USN photo # DN-SC-86-00164, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
Bonefish 80k LCDR. Robert A. Killion assumed command of the Bonefish (SS-582) in March of 1978. Photo from Cruise Book 1979 & submitted by Bill Gonyo.
Bonefish 403k A view of the enlisted sleeping quarters aboard the attack submarine Bonefish (SS-582) during exercise Unitas XX on 1 June 1979. Official USN photo # DN-SN-82-09715, by PH2 K. Brewer, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil & submitted by Bill Gonyo.
Bonefish 311k A crewman aboard the attack submarine Bonefish (SS-582) makes an adjustment on a control panel during exercise Unitas XX on 1 June 1979. Official USN photo # DN-SN-82-09718, by PH2 K. Brewer, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil & submitted by Bill Gonyo.
Bonefish 331k A crewman aboard the attack submarine Bonefish (SS-582) reads gauges on a control panel during exercise Unitas XX on 1 June 1979. Official USN photo # DN-SN-82-09719, by PH2 K. Brewer, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil & submitted by Bill Gonyo.
Bonefish 18k Commemorative post mark with the Bonefish's (SS-582) patch, 1980. Courtesy of Jack Treutle (of blessed memory).
Bonefish 88k Port side view of the Bonefish (SS-582) in the 1980-1981 timeframe while the ship was on WESTPAC in 1981. The photo was taken by a Navy helo which the Bonefish was underway in Subic Bay, the Philippines. The personnel on the bridge in the photo are the CO CDR Chris Current and the XO LCDR Roger Kline. USN photo courtesy of oneternalpatrol.com. Photo i.d. & text courtesy of Jim Smith, former Bonefish (SS-582) operations officer.
Bonefish 12k Bonefish (SS-582) entered the Charleston yard in February 1983 for overhaul. The work was completed in 13 1/2 months. USN photo courtesy of Robert Hall.
Bonefish 62k Port side view of the Bonefish (SS-582) underway, circa 1959-88. Courtesy of goatlocker.org.
Bonefish 77k Fire on the Bonefish (SS-582) 24 April 1988. Courtesy of Paul Perris, CSG-7 retired.
Bonefish 92k Fire on the Bonefish (SS-582) 24 April 1988. The crew seek shelter from the smoke and heat. Courtesy of Paul Perris, CSG-7 retired.
Bonefish 96k A boat starts to come along the Bonefish (SS-582) to render assistance or start to take off the crew during the fire on 24 April 1988. Courtesy of Paul Perris, CSG-7 retired.
Bonefish 90k The Bonefish (SS-582) is billowed in smoke during the fire on 24 April 1988. Courtesy of Paul Perris, CSG-7 retired.
Bonefish 88k The Bonefish (SS-582) is billowed in smoke during the fire on 24 April 1988. At the Bonefish reunion in 1998 in Portland, I learned that 13 guys that I sailed with 30+yrs ago have since died. Two since then. Courtesy of Paul Perris, CSG-7 retired.
Bonefish 465k The frigate McCloy (FF-1038) pulls alongside the attack submarine Bonefish (SS-582) during rescue operations for the striken sub. An on board fire disabled the vessel and claimed the lives of three crew members, 28 April 1988. Official USN photograph # DN-ST-88-09329, by PH3 Smith, USN, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
Bonefish 70k 25 April 1988 Newspaper article describing the fire and explosion on the Bonefish (SS-582), killing 3 sailors and injuring 23 more. Courtesy of Paul Perris, CSG-7 retired.
Bonefish 192k Commemorative photo honoring the memory of the crew of the Bonefish (SS-582). Photo courtesy of Raymond Fritz. ET1(SS).
Bonefish 153k The harbor tug Robert B. Turecamo Ex:Exxon Massachusetts helps maneuver the attack submarine Bonefish (SS-582) into a berth alongside the submarine tender Frank Cable (AS-40). Official USN photograph # DN-ST-88-06456, by PHAN Thomas A. Petry, USN, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. & submitted by Bill Gonyo. Partial text courtesy of clarksons.net.
Bonefish 210k Crew members man the deck of the attack submarine Bonefish (SS-582) as the large harbor tug Cheraw ((YTB 802) and two other tugs maneuver the sub into a berth alongside the submarine tender Frank Cable (AS-40) on 29 April 1988. Official USN photograph # DN-ST-88-06457, by PHAN Thomas A. Petry, USN, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. & submitted by Bill Gonyo.
Bonefish 497k Mooring lines secure the attack submarine Bonefish (SS-582) to the submarine tender Frank Cable (AS-40). The Bonefish is berthed alongside the Frank Cable at Charleston, S.C. after being towed to its home port following an on board fire which disabled the vessel and claimed the lives of three crew members on 24 April 1988. Official USN photograph # DN-ST-88-06459, by PHAN Thomas A. Petry, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
Bonefish 44k Decommissioning of the Bonefish (SS-582), 28 September 1988. Courtesy of Paul Perris, CSG-7 retired.
Bonefish 456k A port bow view of the damaged submarine Bonefish (SS-582) being assisted into port at Charleston Naval Base, S.C., by the large harbor tug Cheraw (YTB-802) and other tug boats on 9 December 1988. The Bonefish became disabled when it experienced a mid-ocean engine problem. Official USN photograph # DF-ST-89-02243, by Staff SGT. Lemuell Casillas, USN, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil & submitted by Bill Gonyo.
Bonefish 90k Newspaper article describing the sale of the Bonefish (SS-582). Courtesy of Paul Perris, CSG-7 retired.
Bonefish 41k Bonefish (SS-582) starts its journey to New Orelans where it will be turned to scrap. Courtesy of Paul Perris, CSG-7 retired.
Tolling The Boats 669k Active duty and veteran submariners stand together at the 29th annual "Tolling The Boats" Memorial Service held at the World War II National Submarine Memorial-West, Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, Calif. 29 May 2006. The ceremony honored members of the Silent Service who gave their lives during World War II and the Cold War for their country and the cause of freedom. USN photo # N-1159B-052 by Journalist 1st Class Brian Brannon, courtesy of navy.news.mil.
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