Balao-class submarine
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The Balao class was a design of United States Navy submarine used during World War II, and with 120 boats completed, the largest class of submarines in the United States Navy. An improvement on the earlier Gato class, the boats had slight internal... Wikipedia
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Armament: 10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes: 6 forward, 4 aft 24 torpedoes Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
Beam: 27 ft 3 in–27 ft 4 in (8.3 m)
Built: 1942–1946
Complement: 10 officers, 70–71 enlisted men
Displacement: 1,526 tons (1,550 t) surfaced, 2,391–2,424 tons (2,429–2463 t) submerged
Endurance: 48 hours @ 2 knots (3.7 km/h) submerged, 75 days on patrol