US Navy Balao-class submarines

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/US_Navy_Balao-class_submarines
GPTKB entity
Statements (72)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkbp:armament 10 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
1 × 5 in (127 mm)/25 cal deck gun
Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm anti-aircraft guns
gptkbp:beam 27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Cramp_Shipbuilding
gptkb:Boston_Navy_Yard
gptkb:Manitowoc_Shipbuilding_Company
gptkb:Electric_Boat_Company
gptkb:Portsmouth_Naval_Shipyard
gptkb:Mare_Island_Naval_Shipyard
Navy Yard Kittery
Navy Yard Philadelphia
gptkbp:crewComplement 10 officers, 70 enlisted
gptkbp:displacementSubmerged 2,424 tons
gptkbp:displacementSurfaced 1,526 tons
gptkbp:draught 17 ft (5.2 m)
gptkbp:exportedTo gptkb:Argentina
gptkb:Brazil
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Chile
gptkb:France
gptkb:Greece
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkb:Peru
gptkb:Portugal
gptkb:South_Korea
gptkb:Spain
gptkb:Turkey
gptkb:Uruguay
gptkb:Venezuela
gptkb:Republic_of_China_(Taiwan)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label US Navy Balao-class submarines
gptkbp:introduced 1942
gptkbp:length 311 ft 9 in (95.03 m)
gptkbp:maximumDepth 400 ft (120 m)
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 20.25 knots
gptkbp:maximumSpeedSubmerged 8.75 knots
gptkbp:notableAction USS Archerfish sank Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:USS_Archerfish_(SS-311)
gptkb:USS_Bowfin_(SS-287)
gptkb:USS_Pampanito_(SS-383)
gptkb:USS_Silversides_(SS-236)
gptkbp:numberBuilt 120
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:marine
gptkbp:preservedAsMuseum gptkb:USS_Lionfish_(SS-298)
gptkb:USS_Batfish_(SS-310)
gptkb:USS_Becuna_(SS-319)
gptkb:USS_Bowfin_(SS-287)
gptkb:USS_Cavalla_(SS-244)
gptkb:USS_Clamagore_(SS-343)
gptkb:USS_Cobia_(SS-245)
gptkb:USS_Croaker_(SS-246)
gptkb:USS_Drum_(SS-228)
gptkb:USS_Ling_(SS-297)
gptkb:USS_Pampanito_(SS-383)
gptkb:USS_Razorback_(SS-394)
gptkb:USS_Requin_(SS-481)
gptkb:USS_Silversides_(SS-236)
gptkb:USS_Torsk_(SS-423)
gptkb:USS_Cod_(SS-224)
gptkbp:primaryUse gptkb:marine
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Tench-class_submarine
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:GUPPY_II_configuration
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6