Mackerel class submarine

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The Mackerel Class Submarines were two submarines built during the Second World War.

[edit] Specifications

• Displacement:
  • Surfaced: 825 t
  • Submerged: 1,179 t
• Length: 238 ft 11 in (72.82 m)
• Beam: 21' 8" (6.60 m)
• Draft: 15' 2" (4.62 m)
• Speed:
  • Surfaced 16 knots (30 km/h)
  • Submerged 9 knots (17 km/h)
• Complement: 4 officers, 34 enlisted
• Armament:
  • 6 x 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes, 12 torpedoes
  • 1 x 3 in (76 mm) L50 dual purpose deck gun
  • 2 x .50 cal. machine guns
  • 2 x .30 cal. machine guns
• Propulsion: diesel-electric
  • Four Electric Boat Co. diesel engines, 3,360 hp (2505 kW)
  • Fuel capacity, 29,000 gal (110 m³)
  • Four Electro Dynamic electric motors, 1,500 hp (1120 kW)
  • Battery cells: 120
  • Twin propellers

[edit] See also

Mackerel-class submarine

Mackerel | Marlin

List of submarines of the United States Navy List of submarine classes of the United States Navy