Balao-class submarine

1. Balao-class submarine · Wikipedia revision 1376910069 ↗

   Name

   Infobox · Name

   Balao class

   Builders

   Infobox · Builders

   Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Cramp Shipbuilding Company Mare Island Naval Shipyard Electric Boat Company Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company

   Operators

   Infobox · Operators

   United States Navy Italian Navy Turkish Navy Hellenic Navy Peruvian Navy Argentine Navy Chilean Navy Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela Republic of China Navy Royal Canadian Navy Brazilian Navy Royal Netherlands Navy Spanish Navy

   Preceded by

   Infobox · Preceded by

   Gato class

   Succeeded by

   Infobox · Succeeded by

   Tench class

   Built

   Infobox · Built

   1942–1946

   In commission

   Infobox · In commission

   1943–present

   Completed

   Infobox · Completed

   120

   Canceled

   Infobox · Canceled

   62

   Active

   Infobox · Active

   1

   Lost

   Infobox · Lost

   14 (11 in United States service, 3 in foreign service)

   Retired

   Infobox · Retired

   105

   Preserved

   Infobox · Preserved

   7

   Type

   Infobox · Type

   Diesel-electric submarine

   Displacement

   Infobox · Displacement

   1,526 tons (1,550 t ) surfaced, 2,391–2,424 tons (2,429–2463 t) submerged

   Length

   Infobox · Length

   311 ft 6 in–311 ft 10 in (94.9–95.0 m)

   Beam

   Infobox · Beam

   27 ft 3 in–27 ft 4 in (8.3 m)

   Draft

   Infobox · Draft

   16 ft 10 in (5.13 m) maximum

   Propulsion

   Infobox · Propulsion

   4 × diesel engines driving electrical generators ( Fairbanks-Morse or General Motors ); 2 × 126- cell Sargo batteries ; 4 × high-speed electric motors with reduction gears or 2 × low-speed electric motors ( Elliott Company or General Electric ) two shafts; 5,400 shp (4,000 kW) surfaced, 2,740 shp (2,040 kW) submerged

   Speed

   Infobox · Speed

   20.25 knots (38 km/h) surfaced, 8.75 knots (16 km/h) submerged

   Range

   Infobox · Range

   11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) surfaced @ 10 knots (19 km/h)

   Endurance

   Infobox · Endurance

   48 hours @ 2 knots (3.7 km/h) submerged, 75 days on patrol

   Test depth

   Infobox · Test depth

   400 ft (120 m)

   Complement

   Infobox · Complement

   10 officers, 70–71 enlisted men

   Armament

   Infobox · Armament

   10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes 6 forward, 4 aft 24 torpedoes 1 × 5-inch (127 mm) / 25 caliber deck gun Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon

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