Technical information
Type | Submarine |
Displacement | 1570 / 2416 BRT |
Length | 312 feet |
Complement | 6 + 60 men |
Armament | Ten 21" torpedo tubes, six forward, four aft, 24 torpedoes. one 5"/25 deck gun. one 40mm gun. one 20mm gun. two .50 cal. machine guns. |
Max speed | 20.25 / 8.75 kts. knots (surfaced/submerged) |
Engines | Diesel / Electric |
Power | 5400 / 2740 hp. (surfaced/submerged) |
Notes on class |
US Navy ships of the Tench class
To see all Tench class ships click here.
Amberjack (ii) (SS-522) | ||
Argonaut (ii) (SS-475) | ||
Conger (SS-477) | ||
Corsair (SS-435) | ||
Cutlass (SS-478) | ||
Diablo (SS-479) | ||
Grampus (ii) (SS-523) | ||
Grenadier (ii) (SS-525) | ||
Irex (SS-482) | ||
Medregal (SS-480) | ||
Odax (SS-484) | ||
Pickerel (ii) (SS-524) | ||
Pomodon (SS-486) | ||
Remora (SS-487) | ||
Runner (ii) (SS-476) | ||
Sarda (SS-488) | ||
Sea Leopard (SS-483) | ||
Sirago (SS-485) | ||
Spinax (SS-489) | ||
Unicorn (SS-436) | ||
Volador (SS-490) | ||
Walrus (SS-437) | ||
Quillback (SS-424) | ||
Requin (SS-481) | ||
Tench (SS-417) | ||
Thornback (SS-418) | ||
Tigrone (SS-419) | ||
Tirante (SS-420) | ||
Toro (SS-422) | ||
Torsk (SS-423) | ||
Trutta (SS-421) | ||
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See all US Navy Submarine classes.
U-Boats Attack! Jak P. Mallman Showell |
Books dealing with this subject include:
The Fleet Submarine in the U.S. Navy, Alden, John D., 1979 |