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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