Newb about american subs here, have some more ?'s

[CruiseTorpedo]

Was there any common type of boat that the americans made? I know the germans made a bunch of type 7s, did we ever build any in any high quantities (such as close to 100 of one type)?

The uss cod web site has some good links and decent info, is there anywhere else I can look up stuff about them (number of torpedos on board, range, size, depth limit, speed limit, etc)?

[NEON DEON]

Originally Posted by CruiseTorpedo

Was there any common type of boat that the americans made? I know the germans made a bunch of type 7s, did we ever build any in any high quantities (such as close to 100 of one type)?

The uss cod web site has some good links and decent info, is there anywhere else I can look up stuff about them (number of torpedos on board, range, size, depth limit, speed limit, etc)?

The Gato was the most numerous class of sub followed by Balao. These boats were very similar in design and constituded the bulk of submarines that operated in the Pacific. The most noteable distinction between the 2 boats was the thickness of the pressure hull. The Balao had a thicker hull and therefore could dive deeper than the gato.

Anyways there a bunch of different links you can try here are a few that will get you started.
http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ships/ships-ss.html

This page lists all the different classes that were involved in WW II, the boats in each class, and the basics stats for each class.

If you click on an individual boat you can get some further info such as commisioning, retirement etc.

Another great link would be "The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships"

http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/

It will give you a basic history of every ship and submarine in the U S Navy.
I use the first site to Identify the name and class then the second to pull its history.

Anyways that should get you started.

[Crash Dive]

This is another good website with lots of info about US fleet subs.
http://www.fleetsubmarine.com/

[Wilko]

so to get used to the Gatos should we be driving 1X-D2 :hmm:

That's as close as you're going to get, though the Gato was even bigger, and had two more torpedo tubes both fore and aft.

[Ducimus]

Displacement: (tons)
IXD2: 1616 (sf) 1804 (sm)
Gato: 1825 (sf) 2410(sm)

Length: (m)
IXD2: 87.60
Gato: 95

Beam: (m)
IXD2: 7.5
Gato: 8.2

draft: (m)
IXD2: 5.4
Gato: 4.6


Power: (hp)
2 X 4400 (sf) 2 X 1000 (sm)
4 x 6500 hp (sf) 4 x 2740 hp (sm)

Speed: (knots)
IXD2: 19.2 (sf) 6.9 (sm)
Gato: 20.75 (sf) 8.75 (sm)

Range: (KM)
IXD2: 23700/12 (sf) 57/4 (sm)
Gato: 21,900/10 (sf) ??/4 (sm)

Torpedoes:
24 total - Tubes: 4 bow / 2 stern
24 total - Tubes: 6 bow / 4 stern

Crew:
IXD2: 55-63 men
Gato: 65-74 men

Max depth:
ca. 230 m (755 feet)
Ca. 90 m (300 ft) - yard rating, could go deeper

[Wilko]

Thanks for the comparison Ducimus

[CruiseTorpedo]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

Max depth:
ca. 230 m (755 feet)
Ca. 90 m (300 ft) - yard rating, could go deeper

They could only go 90m deep? That doesnt seem very good, I thought the US subs could go further down than that.