[hardermob]

I was curious about similar questions a few days ago...here is what I remember from my research:

Tambor/Gato class subs had freezers with a 7 ton capacity plus a large 'cool' room for stuff like eggs and vegetables - enough to feed an 83 man crew for 90 days. Dry and canned food was stacked pretty much anywhere it could fit and be somewhat out of the way.

All the Tambor class subs and better had one shower everyone had to share.

All the Tambor class subs and better had air-conditioning! It was actually very important for comfort on long cruises cause one story of when it went out after a dc attack - the guy talked about it being very humid and cork residue being everywhere (cork was used on the walls to absorb condensation.) With the ac out the interior of the sub was much more humid and stuffy - near impossible to sleep well in those conditions near the equator in the Pacific.

One first hand account I read from a seaman about a Sea of Japan encounter where they got stuck in the sand at 280 feet included a detail just prior about him going to the mess and he was one of the few that got lunch that day due to depth charges starting (causing them to seek safety deep)... anyway, he said it was Mexican day and they were having burritoes and freoles or something like that plus a huge bowl of serve-yourself taco salad in the mess.

Doesn't sound too bad!