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By the numbers
editThe specs need changing to these:
Displacement, Surfaced: Submerged: |
1526 tons (1550t), 2424 tons (2460 t) |
Length: | 307 ft (93.6m) waterline, 311ft 9in (95m) overall |
Beam: | 27.3 ft (8.3 m) |
Draft: | 19.3 ft (5.9 m) |
Test depth: | 300 ft (91.4m) |
Speed, Surfaced: Submerged: |
20.25 knots (37 km/h) 8.75 knots (16 km/h) |
Propulsion: | four 1350-hp (1010kW) 16-cylinder General Motors 278A diesel engines two 1370hp (1020 kW) General Electric electric motors (two 126-cell Exide main storage batteries), two shafts |
Submerged Endurance: | 48 hours at 2 knots (3.7kph) |
Patrol Endurance: | 75 days |
Range: | 11,000 nmi. (20,000 km) at 10 knots (18.5kph) surfaced |
Complement: | 70 officers and enlisted men (peacetime), 80-85 (war) |
Armament: | 10 × 21 in torpedo tubes (53 cm), (6 forward, 4 aft), 24 torpedoes; 1 × 3 in (76.2mm) / 50 cal deck gun, 2 × .50 cal. machine guns, 2 × .30 cal. machine guns |
10:34, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
- I've changed the numbers to match other boats in the Gato class. I did NOT change the propulsion and armament sections, because they use templates. WeeWillieWiki (talk) 00:54, 13 October 2008 (UTC)