Skate class submarine
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| Skate class attack submarine | |
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| Class Overview | |
| Class Type | Fast Attack Submarine |
| Class Name | Skate (a type of ray) |
| Preceded By | Grayback-class attack submarine USS Seawolf |
| Succeeded By | Barbel-class fast attack submarine |
| Ships of the Class: | Skate, Swordfish, Sargo, Seadragon |
The Skate-class submarines were the United States Navy's first production run of nuclear powered submarines. They were an evolution of the Tang class in everything but their propulsion plants, which were based on the experimental USS Nautilus.
Skate and Sargo were built with the S3W reactor[1][2], Swordfish and Seadragon with the S4W reactor[3][4]. Later, all were given the S5W reactor[5].
[edit] General characteristics
- Displacement: 2250 tons surfaced, 2850 tons dived
- Length: 81.5 m (267 ft 7 in)
- Beam: 7.6 m (25 ft)
- Draft: 6.5 m (21 ft 3 in)
- Depth: 700 feet (213 m)
- Speed: 18 knots (33 km/h) surfaced, 22 knots (41 km/h) submerged
- Complement: 84 officers and men
- Armament: 4 x 21 in (533 mm) bow torpedo tubes, two stern
