Were US subs Diesel-electric powered?

CDR Resser · 08-27-07, 04:49 PM

The best reference for this is CDR John D. Alden's The Fleet Submarine in the U.S. Navy- A Design and Construction History, specifically Appendix I. This appendix lists the drive arrangement for every class of boats form the T class (preceding the Narwhal class) to the Tench class. It also has schematics as well as engine and motor and generator manufactures and model numbers listed for virtually every fleet boat that was built.

All fleet boats up to SS 171 had clutches and diesel engines directly driving the motor/generator and the props.
SS 181-193 had composite drives that allowed a reserve engine to directly drive the prop through a clutch. All others had various arrangements of diesels turning generators driving electric motors or charging batteries.

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CDR Resser

08-27-07, 04:49 PM	#10
CDR Resser Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Submerged ahead Posts: 252 Downloads: 72 Uploads: 0	The best reference for this is CDR John D. Alden's The Fleet Submarine in the U.S. Navy- A Design and Construction History, specifically Appendix I. This appendix lists the drive arrangement for every class of boats form the T class (preceding the Narwhal class) to the Tench class. It also has schematics as well as engine and motor and generator manufactures and model numbers listed for virtually every fleet boat that was built. All fleet boats up to SS 171 had clutches and diesel engines directly driving the motor/generator and the props. SS 181-193 had composite drives that allowed a reserve engine to directly drive the prop through a clutch. All others had various arrangements of diesels turning generators driving electric motors or charging batteries. Respectfully Submitted; CDR Resser __________________ Holy Equestrian Order of Saint John Moses Sometimes, in war, there is an inverse moral. The greater the performance, the harsher the consequence. R.H. O'Kane Last edited by CDR Resser; 08-27-07 at 07:59 PM.