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USS Brill SS-330

The USS Brill SS-330 was the only ship to be named after the European flat-fish to serve the American Navy. She was a Balao class submarine built by the Electric Boat Company in Groton, Connecticut. She was launched on June 24, 1944 and commissioned into the Navy on October 26, 1944.

When the Brill was on the surface, her displacement measured 1,526 tons and she could travel at speed of just a little over 25 knots. Her submerged displacement was 2,424 tons and her speed was just a little under nine knots. She measured a little over 311 foot in length and a little more than 27 foot in width. She had a combination of diesel and electric engines. There were four V16 diesel engines made by General Motors that drove her electrical generators. These generators supplied power to two 126 cell Sargo batteries. The batteries and the engines supplied power to four electric motors made by General Electric, which drove two propellers. She could carry up to 24 torpedoes which could be fired from ten different rubes, six in the front and four in the rear. The sub also had one five inch 25 caliber gun and four machine guns on her deck for surface engagements. Her crew complement consisted of ten officers and 70 to 71 enlisted men.

There is not a lot of history on the Brill. She only served the United States Military for less than four years. Once shakedown and training activities were completed she made way to Pearl Harbor. She arrived in Hawaii on January 8, 1945. Once she reached the Pacific, she completed three tours through the South China Sea and the Gulf of Siam. The Brill didn't come into contact with the enemy much at all. The only time she scored on any vessels was against an unidentified, 1,000 ton ship.

In August of 1945, she left Australia to head home to America. After a leisurely cruise home, she arrived in San Diego, California on February 12, 1946. At the end of April, she headed back to Pearl Harbor. Then, between September and November of 1946 she made three more tours, one to Midway, one to Alaska and one to Puget Sound, Washington. Upon return to Hawaii, she served as a training vessel until September of 1947. She returned to San Diego, received an overhaul and then made her way back to Connecticut. She arrived in New London on March 18, 1948 and was then decommissioned in May of 1948. On the same day she was decommissioned, she was turned over to the Turkish Navy. She served with them until decommissioned in 1972. She had received one Battle Star for World War II service.

One of the risks that had been run by the sailors serving aboard the Brill, as well as other Navy vessels, was exposure to asbestos. The mineral had been used extensively in most ships and subs built during the beginning and middle of the 1900s. Exposure to the dust from asbestos causes two primary diseases, namely asbestosis and mesothelioma. If you need more information about these diseases or asbestos exposure in general, please contact us.

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USS Albacore SS 218 USS AmberJack SS 219 USS Angler SS 240 USS Apogon SS 308 USS Archer-fish SS 311 USS Argonaut-SM-1 USS Argonaut SS 475 USS Aspro SS 309 USS Atule SS 403 USS Balao SS 285 USS Bang SS 385 USS Barbel SS 316 USS Barbero SS 317 USS Barb SS 220 USS Barracuda SS 163 USS Bashaw SS 241 USS Bergall SS 320 USS Besugo SS 321 USS Billfish SS 286 USS Blackfin SS 322 USS Blackfish SS 221 USS Blenny SS 324 USS Blower SS 325 USS Blueback SS 326 USS Bluefish SS 222 USS Bluegill SS 242 USS Boarfish SS 327 USS Bonefish SS 223 USS Bonita SS 165 USS Bowfin SS 287 USS Bream SS 243 USS Brill SS 330 USS Bugara SS 331 USS Bullhead SS 332 USS Bumper SS 333 USS Burrfish SS 312 USS Cabezon SS 334 USS Carbonero SS 337 USS Hake SS 256 USS Hammerhead SS 364 USS Harder SS 257 USS Hardhead SS 365 USS Hawkbill SS 366

USS Herring SS 233 USS Hoe SS 258 USS Icefish SS 367 USS Jack SS 259 USS Jallao SS 368 USS Kete S 369 USS Kingfish SS 234 USS Kraken SS 370 USS Lagarto SS 371 USS Lizardfish SS 373 USS Loggerhead SS 374 USS Macabi SS 375 USS Mackerel-204 USS Manta SS 299 USS Mapiro SS 376 USS Marlin SS 205 USS Mingo SS 261 USS Moray SS 300 USS Muskallunge SS 262 USS Narwhal SS 263 USS Nautilus-ss-0024 USS Paddle SS 167 USS Pampanito SS 383 USS Parche SS 384 USS Pargo SS 264 USS Perch SS 176 USS Permit SS 178 USS Peto SS 265 USS Pickerel SS 177 USS Picuda SS 382 USS Pike SS 173 USS Pilotfish SS 386 USS Pintado SS 387 USS Pipefish SS 388 USS Pirahna SS 389 USS Plaice SS 390 USS Plunger SS 179 USS Pogy SS 266 USS Pollack SS 180 USS Pomfret SS 391 USS Pompano SS 181 USS Pompon SS 267 USS Porpoise SS 172

USS Puffer SS 268 USS Queenfish SS 393 USS Quillback SS 424 USS Rasher SS 269 USS Raton SS 270 USS Ray SS 271 USS Razorback SS 394 USS Redfin SS 272 USS Redfish SS 395 USS Robalo SS 273 USS Rock SS 274 USS Ronquil SS 396 USS Runner SS 275 USS Runner SS 476 USS S-1 SS 105 USS S-20 SS 125 USS S-46 SS 157 USS Sailfish SS 192 USS Salmon SS 182 USS Sand Lance SS 381 USS Sargo SS 188 USS Saury SS 189 USS Sawfish SS 276 USS Scabbardfish SS 397 USS Scamp SS 277 USS Scorpion SS 278 USS Sculpin SS 191 USS Sea Cat SS 399 USS Sea Devil SS 400 USS Sea Dog SS 401 USS Seadragon SS 194 USS Sea Fox SS 402 USS Seahorse SS 304 USS Sealion SS 195 USS Seal SS 183 USS Sea Owl SS 405 USS Sea Poacher SS 406 USS Searaven SS 196 USS Sea Robin SS 407 USS Seawolf SS 197 USS Segundo SS 398 USS Sennet SS 408

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