Gato-class submarines

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Browning_M2_.50_cal._machine_guns
10 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
1 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 caliber deck gun
gptkbp:beam 27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Manitowoc_Shipbuilding_Company
gptkb:Electric_Boat_Company
gptkb:Cramp_Shipbuilding_Company
gptkb:Portsmouth_Naval_Shipyard
gptkb:Mare_Island_Naval_Shipyard
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement 60
gptkbp:displacementSubmerged 2,424 tons
gptkbp:displacementSurfaced 1,525 tons
gptkbp:draught 17 ft (5.2 m)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gato-class submarines
gptkbp:introducedIn 1941
gptkbp:length 311 ft 9 in (95.02 m)
gptkbp:maximumDepth 300 ft (91 m)
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 20.25 knots
gptkbp:maximumSpeedSubmerged 8.75 knots
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:USS_Gato_(SS-212)
gptkbp:notableAction Sank large tonnage of Japanese shipping
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:USS_Finback_(SS-230)
gptkb:USS_Barb_(SS-220)
gptkb:USS_Drum_(SS-228)
gptkb:USS_Flasher_(SS-249)
gptkb:USS_Gato_(SS-212)
gptkb:USS_Growler_(SS-215)
gptkb:USS_Harder_(SS-257)
gptkb:USS_Silversides_(SS-236)
gptkb:USS_Tang_(SS-306)
gptkb:USS_Trigger_(SS-237)
gptkb:USS_Wahoo_(SS-238)
gptkbp:numberBuilt 77
gptkbp:precededBy Tambor-class submarines
gptkbp:preservedAsMuseum gptkb:USS_Bowfin_(SS-287)
gptkb:USS_Cavalla_(SS-244)
gptkb:USS_Drum_(SS-228)
gptkb:USS_Flasher_(SS-249)
gptkb:USS_Pampanito_(SS-383)
gptkb:USS_Silversides_(SS-236)
gptkb:USS_Cod_(SS-224)
gptkbp:primaryMission Patrol and attack enemy shipping
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:rangeSurfaced 11,000 nautical miles at 10 knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Balao-class_submarines
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Manitowoc_Shipbuilding_Company
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5