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Tench-class submarine design
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Tench-class_submarine_design
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:marine
gptkbp:armament
gptkb:Bofors_40_mm_and_Oerlikon_20_mm_AA_guns
1 × 5 in (127 mm) deck gun
10 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
gptkbp:beam
27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement
10 officers, 71 enlisted
gptkbp:displacementSubmerged
2,415 tons
gptkbp:displacementSurfaced
1,570 tons
gptkbp:exportedTo
gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkb:Turkey
gptkb:Venezuela
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Tench-class submarine design
gptkbp:hullMaterial
gptkb:steel
gptkbp:introduced
1944
gptkbp:length
311 ft 9 in (95.03 m)
gptkbp:maximumSpeed
20.25 knots
gptkbp:maximumSpeedSubmerged
8.75 knots
gptkbp:notableFeature
designed for greater endurance and habitability
improved internal arrangement over Balao-class
gptkbp:notableShip
gptkb:USS_Tench_(SS-417)
gptkb:USS_Requin_(SS-481)
gptkb:USS_Torsk_(SS-423)
gptkbp:numberBuilt
29
gptkbp:precededBy
Balao-class submarine design
gptkbp:propulsion
diesel-electric
gptkbp:servicePeriod
1944–1970s
gptkbp:successor
GUPPY-class submarine design
gptkbp:usedBy
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:usedIn
gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Grayback-class_submarine
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7