[REQ]USS Marlin

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Originally Posted by TorpX

Interesting link, but it doesn't say what the purpose or the design goals for this class was. I gather it was considered a failure, as it was relagated to training duties. I assume it was the only boat of it's class.

There were two of them in the class. It wasn't so much a failure, as it was more of a proof of production ability.

Originally Posted by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackerel_class_submarine

...test the feasibility of using mass production techniques to build submarines. Once it became apparent that there would be sufficient production of the more capable Gato class submarines, interest in the design waned and no additional ones were ordered...