US Navy Gato-class submarines

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkbp:armament 10 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes
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:builtBetween 1941
1943
gptkbp:crewComplement 60
gptkbp:displacementSubmerged 2,424 tons
gptkbp:displacementSurfaced 1,525 tons
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label US Navy Gato-class submarines
gptkbp:length 311 ft 9 in (95.03 m)
gptkbp:mainTheater gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:maximumDepth 300 ft (91 m)
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 20.25 knots
gptkbp:maximumSpeedSubmerged 8.75 knots
gptkbp:namedAfter Gato (SS-212)
gptkbp:notableAction landed saboteurs and commandos
rescued downed airmen
sank Japanese shipping
gptkbp:notableShip gptkb:USS_Barb_(SS-220)
gptkb:USS_Flasher_(SS-249)
gptkb:USS_Gato_(SS-212)
gptkb:USS_Silversides_(SS-236)
gptkb:USS_Wahoo_(SS-238)
gptkbp:numberBuilt 77
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:precededBy Tambor-class submarines
gptkbp:preservedAsMuseum gptkb:USS_Cobia_(SS-245)
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:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:role reconnaissance
special operations
patrol
anti-shipping
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Balao-class_submarines
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:GUPPY_II_configuration
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6