No Balao class submarine?

SmithN23 · 08-24-06, 03:00 PM

My guess it that is will be a variant of the Gato, according to wikipedia they are pretty much the same accept for the different pressure hull allowing it to go deeper.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gato_class_submarine (Gato class characteristics)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balao_class (Balao class characteristics)
http://www.battleshipcove.com/ss298-history.htm (some good information about the USS Lionfish a Balao class sub that is at Battleship Cove in Fall River, Massachusetts)

PeriscopeDepth · 08-24-06, 05:27 PM

There are quite a lot of posts about this. I bet it'll be in there.

PD

08-24-06, 03:00 PM	#1
SmithN23 Gunner Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 91 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	My guess it that is will be a variant of the Gato, according to wikipedia they are pretty much the same accept for the different pressure hull allowing it to go deeper. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gato_class_submarine (Gato class characteristics) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balao_class (Balao class characteristics) http://www.battleshipcove.com/ss298-history.htm (some good information about the USS Lionfish a Balao class sub that is at Battleship Cove in Fall River, Massachusetts) __________________ The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. - Edmund Bruke Last edited by SmithN23; 08-24-06 at 11:23 PM.

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08-24-06, 05:27 PM	#2
PeriscopeDepth Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Pacific NW Posts: 1,894 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	There are quite a lot of posts about this. I bet it'll be in there. PD