Balao class submarine
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The
Balao class was a very successful design of
United States Navy submarine used during
World War II. It was an evolutionary improvement over the earlier
Gato class, with slight internal differences. The most significant improvement was the use of higher strength steel in the pressure hull, which increased their test depth to 400 feet.
General Characteristics
- Displacement: 1826 tons surfaced, 2391 tons submerged
- Length: 312 feet
- Beam: 27 feet
- Draft: 15 feet
- Test Depth: 400 feet
- Speed: 20.75 knots surfaced, 8.75 knots submerged
- Armament: one three-inch/50-caliber gun, two 40mm cannon, six 21-inch torpedo tubes forward, four aft
- Crew: 75 – 80 officers and men
- Powerplant: four 6500-hp Diesel engines and four 2740-hp electric motors
- Range: 11,800 nautical miles at 10 knots surfaced
Boats
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- Cochino (SS-345)
- Corporal (SS-346)
- Cubera (SS-347)
- Cusk (SS-348)
- Diodon (SS-349)
- Dogfish (SS-350)
- Greenfish (SS-351)
- Halfbeak (SS-352)
- Golet (SS-361)
- Guavina (SS-362)
- Guitaro (SS-363)
- Hammerhead (SS-364)
- Hardhead (SS-365)
- Hawbill (SS-366)
- Icefish (SS-367)
- Jallao (SS-368)
- Kete (SS-369)
- Kraken (SS-370)
- Lagarto (SS-371)
- Lamprey (SS-372)
- Lizardfish (SS-373)
- Loggerhead (SS-374)
- Macabi (SS-375)
- Mapiro (SS-376)
- Menhaden (SS-377)
- Mero (SS-378)
- Sand Lance (SS-381)
- Picuda (SS-382)
- Pampanito (SS-383)
- Parche (SS-384)
- Bang (SS-385)
- Pilotfish (SS-386)
- Piperfish (SS-387)
- Piranha (SS-389)
- Plaice (SS-390)
- Pomfret (SS-391)
- Sterlet (SS-392)
- Queenfish (SS-393)
- Razorback (SS-394)
- Redfish (SS-395)
- Ronquil (SS-396)
- Scarbardfish (SS-397)
- Segundo (SS-398)
- Sea Cat (SS-399)
- Sea Devil (SS-400)
- Sea Dog (SS-401)
- Sea Fox (SS-402)
- Atule (SS-403)
- Spikefish (SS-404)
- Sea Owl (SS-405)
- Sea Poacher (SS-406)
- Sea Robin (SS-407)
- Sennet (SS-408)
- Piper (SS-409)
- Spadefish (SS-411)
- Trepang (SS-412)
- Spot (SS-413)
- Springer (SS-414)
- Stickleback (SS-415)
- Tiru (SS-416)
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