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USS Tang (SS-306)

Balao-class submarine
USS Tang (SS-306) was a Balao-class submarine of World War II, the first ship of the United States Navy to bear the name Tang. She was built and launched in 1943, serving until being sunk by her own torpedo off China in the Taiwan Strait on 24... Wikipedia
Launched: August 17, 1943
Construction started: January 15, 1943
Length: 312′
Commander: Lieutenant Commander Richard H. O'Kane
Armament: 10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes: 6 forward, 4 aft 24 torpedoes Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
Complement: 10 officers, 68 enlisted
Displacement: 1,470 long tons (1,494 t) surfaced; 2,040 long tons (2,073 t) submerged;