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 Topic: V-Class boats configurationPosted: 12 Dec 2018 at 12:10pm |
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Boats-163, 64, 65--341' x 27'--7 Officers, 11 CPOs, 69 enlisted.
200' max depth-Riveted hull Layout: Forward TR-4 tubes Officers Quarters over Foward Battery (60 cells) Fwd Engine Room with small crew berthing above and aft Control Room Aft Engine Room Maneuvering Room over Motor Room Crews Quarters over aft Battery (60 cells) Mess over storage room Aft Torpedo Room (2 tubes) Aft Steering Room-The torpedo tubes were actually in this room) The V Class was for 9 boats but it ended up 5 designs. The first 3 were the Bass, Barracuda, Bonita The Bow planes actually folded back into the superscructure Charles Lockwood was first CO of V-3 and actually made an escape from the escape trunk forward to demonstate to the crew of this escape method.
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Posted: 12 Dec 2018 at 3:26pm |
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Some details.
CLASS: Barracuda Design Designator Bureau of C&R (preliminary), Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (detaled). Class consists of three ship, USS Barracuda (SS-163), USS Bass (SS -164), USS Bonita (SS-165) ; built at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME Physical Characteristics: Length (feet) 342; Beam (feet) 27.5 Displacement (tons), Surfaced/Submerged 2000/2620 Speed (knots), Surfaced/Submerged 21/2620 Endurance (nautical miles/speed), Surfaced:Submerged 6000/11:10hrs/5 Design Test Depth (feet) 200 Personnel Complement (officer/enlisted) 6/50 Remarks: Also known as V-1 Class
Sensor Systems: Sonar System(s) C-tube, JP and WFA (later) Fire Control Systems; Manual/Slide Rule Navigation System(s); Visual/RDF Communication System(s); Visual Signal/CW and Voice radio Periscope(s); Three
Armament: Torpedo Tubes (s) Six 22’ x 21” (four bow, two stern) All removed in 1943 converion Deck Gun(s) One 5"/50 (replaced with 3”/50 in 1923
Engineering: Number of main shafts; 2, Main Engines; Number, 2, Manufacturer Busch-Sulzer, Type Diesel, Model 6M375 Main Engines were replaced with two MAN Four cycle diesels Propulsion control type; GE Electro-pneumatic Main Motors; Number 2, Manufacturer Elliot (repl by Ridgeway)., Horsepower 1200 Battery: 2 batteries of 60 cells each, Manuf. ?, Capacity ?, Model ?
CLASS: Argonaut Design Designator Bureau of Construction and Repair (Preliminary) and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (Detail); Class consists of one ship, USS Argonaut SS-166 ; built at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME Physical Characteristics: Length (feet) 381; Beam (feet) 33.5 Displacement (tons), Surfaced/Submerged 3128/4164 Speed (knots), Surfaced/Submerged 15/10 Endurance (nautical miles/speed), Surfaced:Submerged 8000/10:10hrs/5 Design Test Depth (feet) 300 Personnel Complement (officer/enlisted) 8/80
Sensor Systems: Sonar System(s) Fire Control Systems; Manual/Slide Rule Navigation System(s); Visual/RDF Communication System(s); Visual Signal/CW and Voice radio Periscope(s); Three
Armament: Torpedo Tubes (s) Four 22’x21” (bow) (Two deck 22’x21” added 1942) Deck Gun(s) Two 6”/53 Mark XII Mod 2 Mines Could carry up to 60 MK XI and launch through two 40” dia stern tubes (all removed 1942)
Engineering: Number of main shafts; 2, Main Engines; Number, 2, Manufacturer MAN, Type Diesel, Model Note: Re-engined in 1942 with General Motors 12-258S Propulsion control type; Ridgeway Manual Main Motors; Number 2, Manufacturer Ridgway., Horsepower 1100 Battery: 2 batteries of 120 cells each, Manuf. Exide, Capacity ?, Model ?
CLASS: Narwhal Design Designator GOVT Class consists of two ships, USS Narwhal (SS-167) and USS Nautilus (SS-168) ; built at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME Physical Characteristics: Length (feet) 371; Beam (feet) 33.3 Displacement (tons), Surfaced/Submerged 3128/4023 Speed (knots), Surfaced/Submerged 17/10 Endurance (nautical miles/speed), Surfaced:Submerged 8000/10:10hrs/5 Design Test Depth (feet) 300 Personnel Complement (officer/enlisted) 8/80 Remarks: Also known as V-5 Class, Also known as N Class, Also known as SC-1 and SC-2.
Sensor Systems: Sonar System(s) Fire Control Systems; Manual/Slide Rule Navigation System(s); Visual/RDF Communication System(s); Visual Signal/CW and Voice radio Periscope(s); Unknown
Armament: Torpedo Tubes (s)Six 22’ x 21” (4 bow, 2 stern) in 1941 Nautilus and Narwhal received four additional tubes, two under superstructure just forward of bridge and two under after deck gun. On Nautilus, in 1943, the forward deck tubes were relocated nearer the bow in the superstructure. Narwhal, in 1942, got two additional tubes forward near the bow and two aft near stern. The forward tubes under the bridge were removed and the aft tubes under the deck gun were retained for pressure tight storage containers. Deck Gun(s)Two 6”/53 MkXII Mod 2 (Narwhal’s are at NavSubBase Groton, CT)
Engineering: Number of main shafts; 2, Main Engines; Number, 2, Manufacturer MAN, Type Diesel, Model Note: Engines to be replaced with Fairbanks Morse but actually replaced in 1942 with GM 16-258s (Nautilus) and GM 16-278A (Narwhal) Propulsion control type; Westinghouse Manual Main Motors; Number 2, Manufacturer Westinghouse., Horsepower 800 Battery: 2 batteries of 120 cells each, Manuf. ?, Capacity ?, Model ?
CLASS: Dolphin Design Designator Bureau of Construction and Repair Class consists of one ship, USS Dolphin (SS-169) ; built at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME Physical Characteristics: Length (feet) 319; Beam (feet) 27.5 Displacement (tons), Surfaced/Submerged 1718/2215 Speed (knots), Surfaced/Submerged 17/2215 Endurance (nautical miles/speed), Surfaced:Submerged 4900/10:10hrs/5 Design Test Depth (feet) 250 Personnel Complement (officer/enlisted) 7/56 Remarks: First boat to have W/T door in conning tower for access to gun (vice gun trunk) and last boat to have watertight windlass compartment. Also known as SC-3 (submarine cruiser, SC-1 and SC-2 were Nautilus and Narwhal respectively
Sensor Systems: Sonar System(s) C-tube, JP and WFA Fire Control Systems; Manual/Slide Rule Navigation System(s); Visual/RDF Communication System(s); Visual Signal/CW and Voice radio Periscope(s); 1x 81KA-30; 1x 80KA-34
Armament: Torpedo Tubes (s) Six 22’x21” (four in bow, two in stern) Deck Gun(s) One 4”/50
Engineering: Number of main shafts; 2, Main Engines; Number, 2, Manufacturer MAN, Type Diesel, Model Propulsion control type; GE Manual Main Motors; Number 2, Manufacturer Ele. Dyn.., Horsepower 875 Triple armature type, two for normal series and parallel opertation and one 25 hp motor for creeping Battery: 2 batteries of 120 cells each, Manuf. ?,Capacity ?, Model ?
CLASS: Cachalot Design Designator Portsmouth for 170 and EB-165A for 171 on preliminary design by BuC&R. Class consists of two ships, USS Cachalot (SS-170)built at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME and Cuttlefish (SS-171), built at Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT Physical Characteristics: Length (feet) 274; Beam (feet) 24.7 Displacement (tons), Surfaced/Submerged 1110/1650 Speed (knots), Surfaced/Submerged 17/8 Endurance (nautical miles/speed), Surfaced:Submerged 6000/10:10hrs/5 Design Test Depth (feet) 250 Personnel Complement (officer/enlisted) 3/39 Remarks: Also known as V-8 Class.
Sensor Systems: Sonar System(s) C-Tube, JP and WFA (later) Fire Control Systems; Manual/Slide Rule Navigation System(s); Visual/RDF Communication System(s); Visual Signal/CW and Voice radio Periscope(s); 1x 81KA-30; 1x 80KA-34
Armament: Torpedo Tubes (s) Six 22’x21” (four bow, two stern) Deck Gun(s) One 3”/50 (two 20mm single mounts later in the war)
Engineering: Number of main shafts; 2, Machinery Main Engines; Number, 2, Manufacturer MAN, Type Diesel, Model Engines replaced by GM 16-258 four cycle direct reversing type. Propulsion control type; Westinghouse Manual Main Motors; Number 2, Manufacturer West., Horsepower 800 Battery: 2 batteries of 120 cells each, Manuf. Exide, Capacity, Model ULS37 End of text: |
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