Salmon class submarine
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The Salmon class of United States Navy submarines were an incremental improvement over the Porpoise class, and were in turn almost immediately superseded by the Sargo class.
[edit] General characteristics
- Displacement: 1449 tons surfaced, 2198 tons submerged
- Length: 308ft (93.9m) overall
- Beam: 26 ft 3in (8m)
- Draft: 14 ft 3in (4.34m)
- Test depth: 250ft (76m)
- Speed: 21 knots (39 km/h) surfaced, 9 knots (16.7 km/h) submerged
- Armament: 8 x 21 in (53cm) torpedo tubes (4 forward, 4 aft, 24 torpedoes); 1 x 4 in (102mm)/50 caliber deck gun (except Sturgeon 1 x 3in (76mm)/50 caliber AA deck gun), 2x0.5" (12.7mm) & 2x0.3" (7.62mm) machineguns
- Crew: 70 officers and men
- Powerplant: 4 x 1375 hp (1025kW) General Motors (Snapper, Stingray, & Sturgeon) or H.O.R. (Salmon, Seal, & Skipjack) diesel engines, 2 x 1650 hp (1230kW) Elliott Motor electric motors
- Range: 11,800 nautical miles (21,900 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h) surfaced
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