Gato class submarine
The Gato-classsubmarine wasstate ofartAmerican design atstartWorld War II. Usingprevious Tambor-class submarine asmodel standard,Gatos incorporated improvements that increased their overall patrollingcombat abilities. Modifications todiesel enginesbatteries increased patrol duration over that ofTambors,internal alterations provided more amenities forcrew.Several Gato subson display inUnited States. For instance,USS Cobia (SS-245)atWisconsin Maritime Museum. See their web sitedetails: http://www.wimaritimemuseum.org/sub.htm
General Characteristics
- Displacement: 1825 tons surfaced, 2410 tons submerged
- Length: 312 feet
- Beam: 27 feet
- Draft: 15 feet
- Depth: 300 feet
- Speed: 20.75 knots surfaced, 8.75 knots submerged
- Armament: one three-inch/50-caliber gun, two 20mm cannon, six 21-inch torpedo tubes forward, four aft
- Crew: 65 - 74 officersmen
- Powerplant: four 6500-hp Diesel enginesfour 2740-hp electric motors
- Range: 11,800 nautical miles at 10 knots surfaced
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