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Sargo class submarine
The Sargo class of United States Navy submarine dates from 1939. The submarines had a length of feet ( m), with a complement of between 50 and 55 men. They were armed with eight torpedo tubes—4 forward and 4 aft—and 1 × 3 in (76 mm) deck gun. They had a top speed of 20 knots surfaced and 7.5 knots submerged. Ten boats of this class were built from 1937 to 1939. They were followed by the Tambor-class submarines.
The Swordfish was the first United States submarine to sink a Japanese ship in World War II.
Characteristics
- Displacement: 1450 tons surfaced, 2350 tons submerged
- Length: 310 feet 6 inches (94.6m) overall
- Beam: 27 feet (8.2m)
- Draft: 13 feet 9 inches (4.2m)
- Engines: four GM (except Sargo, Saury, Spearfish, & Seadragon H.O.R.) diesel engines, 1375 hp (1025 kW) each (2/shaft); four General Electric electric motors, 685 hp (510 kW) each (2/shaft) (except Seadragon, Sealion, Searaven, & Seawolf, 2 1370 hp/1020 kW, 1/shaft); two 258 kW auxiliary diesels; 252-cell Exide battery; two shafts
- Speed: 21 knots (39 km/h) surfaced, 8.75 knots (16 km/h) submerged
- Range: 11,000 miles (20000 km)
- Test Depth: 250 feet (76m)
- Complement: 5 officers, 50 men (war, 70 total)
- Armament: eight 21-inch (53cm) torpedo tubes (four forward, four aft, 24 torpedoes), one three-inch (76 mm) deck gun, two .50" (12.7 mm) (2x1) & two .30" (7.62 mm) (2x1) machineguns
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