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diesel engines (designed by the German firm that built engines that powered many German U-boats of World War I, the rights to which the U.S. Navy purchased to build domestically for their own submarines). They also had a pair of smaller 450 hp (340 kW) diesel-powered generators for charging
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The two double-hulled boats displaced 2,730 long tons (2,774 t) on the surface and 3,900 long tons (3,963 t) submerged on a length of 370 ft (110 m). They displayed prominent "surface-ship" characteristics, notably high freeboard and an expansive deck structure. Each was powered
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were of all-riveted construction. Engineers at
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Pacific war scenario. The result was the two smallest V-boats,
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to increase her main propulsion output to 4,800 hp (3,600 kW), and additionally received two external stern torpedo tubes and two stern deck stowage tubes. Despite having never laid a mine in anger, her mine-laying gear was stripped out at this time to prepare for conversion to a
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batteries or augmenting the main propulsion engines on the surface. On trials, the two boats achieved nearly 17.5 kn (20.1 mph; 32.4 km/h) surfaced and 8 kn (9.2 mph; 15 km/h) submerged, and their claimed endurance was 18,000
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14, and between them, they are credited with sinking 13 enemy ships for a total of 35,000 tons. Somewhat more serendipitously, their large size made them useful for carrying both troops and cargo on covert missions. Thus,
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1396:Construction data
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1598:10 May 1927
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3231:Miantonomah
2787:Oregon City
2766:New Orleans
2752:Northampton
2626:Battleships
2580:Long Island
1562:1 May 1925
1412:as ordered
1358:hull number
1274:did one in
1268:Pacific War
1091:Connecticut
980:Connecticut
937:Makin Atoll
835:World War I
833:classes in
750:Makin Atoll
730:Mare Island
372:battleships
209:World War I
128:Preceded by
3739:Categories
3663:Net laying
3608:Ammunition
3339:Submarines
3201:Minelayers
2955:Destroyers
2888:Sacramento
2794:Des Moines
2663:New Mexico
2608:Casablanca
2422:Cuttlefish
1995:References
1725:Cuttlefish
1418:Laid Down
1286:Submarines
1280:New London
1257:Cuttlefish
1245:Portsmouth
1241:Cuttlefish
1229:Cuttlefish
1196:Cuttlefish
1183:Cuttlefish
1110:Cuttlefish
1087:New London
828:Type U-151
824:Type U-139
675:Type U-151
671:Type U-139
601:New London
355:Background
340:Cuttlefish
205:submarines
3725:Cancelled
3547:Aldebaran
3512:Andromeda
3476:T3 tanker
3471:T2 tanker
3466:T1 tanker
3363:Barracuda
3328:Admirable
3259:Weehawken
3224:Monadnock
3158:Asheville
2895:Asheville
2856:Worcester
2835:Cleveland
2780:Baltimore
2745:Pensacola
2670:Tennessee
2498:Lexington
2258:Barracuda
2241:Barracuda
1437:Barracuda
1421:Launched
1305:does not
883:deck guns
872:torpedoes
843:USS
762:Australia
743:US Marine
702:deck guns
655:minelayer
647:USS
605:Barracuda
582:Coco Solo
569:Barracuda
552:, plus a
550:torpedoes
500:Barracuda
445:USS
433:USS
292:Barracuda
171:Completed
166:1924–1945
158:1921–1934
110:Operators
45:Barracuda
3653:Hospital
3623:Barracks
3575:Denebola
3519:Arcturus
3426:Mackerel
3398:Porpoise
3391:Cachalot
3370:Argonaut
3266:Camanche
3131:Rudderow
3062:Fletcher
2992:Farragut
2971:Caldwell
2902:Plymouth
2872:Gunboats
2821:Brooklyn
2759:Portland
2677:Colorado
2642:New York
2601:Sangamon
2512:Yorktown
2409:Cachalot
2392:Cachalot
2353:Nautilus
2311:Argonaut
2295:Argonaut
1761:See also
1689:Cachalot
1617:Nautilus
1545:Argonaut
1415:Builder
1410:hull no.
1405:in 1931
1403:hull no.
1372:through
1364:through
1272:Cachalot
1253:Cachalot
1249:Cachalot
1224:needed.
1192:Cachalot
1173:Cachalot
1164:Nautilus
1156:Argonaut
1129:SM
1106:Cachalot
1038:Dolphin'
1029:Dolphin'
972:Narwhal'
968:Nautilus
929:Argonaut
925:Nautilus
920:Nautilus
906:Nautilus
902:Nautilus
876:Argonaut
816:Argonaut
812:Nautilus
810:, later
802:, later
793:Nautilus
766:Argonaut
758:Brisbane
739:Nautilus
726:Argonaut
649:Argonaut
636:Argonaut
557:deck gun
494:through
483:through
377:Delaware
349:Argonaut
334:Cachalot
322:Nautilus
310:Argonaut
285:through
263:through
249:through
234:and two
226:through
147:Porpoise
92:Builders
63:Nautilus
33:Cachalot
3750:V-boats
3628:Collier
3561:Acubens
3540:Alstede
3533:Tolland
3526:Artemis
3505:Haskell
3499:Victory
3494:Liberty
3458:Tankers
3384:Dolphin
3377:Narwhal
3293:Lapwing
3191:PT boat
3110:Buckley
3083:Gearing
3055:Gleaves
3013:Gridley
2985:Clemson
2964:Sampson
2881:Dubuque
2828:Atlanta
2773:Wichita
2705:Montana
2635:Wyoming
2587:Charger
2380:Dolphin
2364:Dolphin
2340:Narwhal
2323:Narwhal
2232:V-boats
1777:Torpedo
1734:(SC-5)
1698:(SC-4)
1653:Dolphin
1581:Narwhal
1554:(SF-7)
1518:(SF-6)
1482:(SF-5)
1446:(SF-4)
1326:removed
1311:sources
1276:Alaskan
1231:to the
1217:Dolphin
1160:Narwhal
1079:Dolphin
1042:Pacific
1013:Dolphin
1003:Dolphin
991:Dolphin
964:Narwhal
951:in the
941:Narwhal
916:Narwhal
898:Narwhal
804:Narwhal
789:Narwhal
746:assault
645:—later
528:diesels
465:S class
460:T class
443:), and
415:(later
362:Holland
328:Dolphin
316:Narwhal
198:V-boats
187:Retired
136:T class
132:S class
78:Holland
72:, with
69:Narwhal
39:Dolphin
3683:Repair
3673:Reefer
3582:Hyades
3568:Arctic
3419:Tambor
3405:Salmon
3245:Keokuk
3238:Terror
3217:Wassuc
3210:Oglala
3185:Action
3165:Tacoma
3124:Edsall
3117:Cannon
3103:Evarts
3048:Benson
3034:Benham
3027:Somers
3020:Bagley
2999:Porter
2978:Wickes
2862:CL-154
2849:Juneau
2725:Alaska
2649:Nevada
2560:Saipan
2533:Midway
2505:Ranger
2284:Bonita
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1203:-boats
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1162:, and
1150:, and
1083:Hawaii
1070:, and
1056:, and
831:U-boat
688:, and
678:U-boat
609:Bonita
577:Bonita
575:, and
518:, and
475:, and
429:Schley
413:Schley
403:after
400:Schley
337:, and
304:Bonita
259:Tambor
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3678:Oiler
3643:Depot
3589:Mizar
3554:Adria
3447:Tench
3440:Balao
3412:Sargo
3314:Eagle
3300:Raven
3273:Chimo
3252:Salem
3006:Mahan
2944:PGM-9
2937:PGM-1
2923:Vixen
2842:Fargo
2814:Omaha
2594:Bogue
2526:Essex
2394:class
2366:class
2325:class
2297:class
2243:class
1798:Notes
1430:Fate
1213:BuEng
1131:U-135
1059:Tench
1053:Balao
617:sonar
498:—the
407:hero
379:class
268:class
266:Tench
261:class
155:Built
149:class
3433:Gato
3321:Hawk
3041:Sims
2930:Erie
2698:Iowa
2519:Wasp
2271:Bass
2130:ISBN
2115:ISBN
2100:ISBN
2081:ISBN
2067:ISBN
2053:ISBN
2039:ISBN
2019:ISBN
1868:ISBN
1830:ISBN
1473:Bass
1380:and
1309:any
1307:cite
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1100:and
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1023:and
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900:and
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783:and
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717:the
708:The
673:and
661:and
613:Bass
607:and
573:Bass
453:AA-3
441:AA-2
417:AA-1
398:USS
298:Bass
241:and
211:and
196:The
179:Lost
134:and
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3307:Auk
2416:V-9
2403:V-8
2374:V-7
2347:V-6
2334:V-5
2305:V-4
2278:V-3
2265:V-2
2252:V-1
1732:V-9
1696:V-8
1660:V-7
1624:V-6
1588:V-5
1552:V-4
1516:V-3
1480:V-2
1444:V-1
1390:V-4
1386:V-4
1382:V-9
1378:V-8
1374:V-7
1370:V-1
1366:T-3
1362:T-1
1320:by
1188:V-9
1178:V-8
1152:T-3
1148:T-2
1144:T-1
1125:V-7
1121:V-6
1117:V-5
1102:V-9
1098:V-8
1064:V-4
1025:V-6
1021:V-5
1008:V-7
998:V-7
987:V-7
947:on
935:to
894:V-6
890:V-5
864:nmi
855:MAN
845:S-1
808:V-6
800:V-5
785:V-6
781:V-5
752:by
714:V-4
710:V-4
694:V-4
690:V-6
686:V-5
682:V-4
663:V-6
659:V-5
643:V-4
632:V-4
520:V-3
516:V-2
512:V-1
496:V-3
492:V-1
485:V-3
481:V-1
477:V-6
473:V-5
469:V-4
447:T-3
435:T-2
421:T-1
287:V-9
283:V-1
272:V-7
253:).
251:V-9
247:V-7
243:V-6
239:V-5
232:V-4
228:V-3
224:V-1
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