Technical information
Type | Submarine |
Displacement | 1475 BRT |
Length | 307 feet |
Complement | 5 + 54 men |
Armament | 10 21" torpedo tubes, 6 forward, 4 aft, 24 torpedoes. 1 3"/50 deck gun. 2 .50 calibre machine guns. 2 .30 calibre machine guns. |
Max speed | 20 / 8 kts knots (surfaced/submerged) |
Engines | Diesel / electric , 2 shafts |
Power | 5400 / 2740 hp. (surfaced/submerged) |
Notes on class | Slightly improved version of the Tambor class. Could carry some 2500 gallons more fuel. |
All ships of the Gar class
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Gar (SS-206) | ||
Grampus (i) (SS-207) | Lost on 5 Mar 1943 | |
Grayback (SS-208) | Lost on 27 Feb 1944 | |
Grayling (SS-209) | Lost on 9 Sep 1943 | |
Grenadier (i) (SS-210) | Lost on 22 Apr 1943 | |
Gudgeon (SS-211) | Lost on 18 Apr 1944 | |
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See all Submarine classes.
Execution for Duty Peter C. Hansen |
Books dealing with this subject include:
Execution for Duty, Peter C. Hansen, 2006 |