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Gato Class Submarines

• Class Overview
• Class Type Fast Attack Submarine
• Class Name Gato (a species of Shark)
• Preceded By Tambor-class submarine
• Succeded By Balao-class submarine
• Ships of the Class: A complete list of Gato-class submarines is below.

The Gato-class of submarine was the state of the art in American design at the start of World War II. Using the previous Tambor-class submarine as the model standard, the Gatos incorporated improvements that increased their overall patrolling and combat abilities. Modifications to the diesel engines and batteries increased patrol duration over that of the Tambors, and internal alterations provided more amenities for the crew. The class is named after its lead ship, the USS Gato (SS-212).

Several Gato subs are on display in the United States. For instance, the USS Cobia (SS-245) is at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum.

General characteristics Displacement: 1825 tons surfaced, 2410 tons submerged Length: 312 ft (95 m) Beam: 27 ft (8.2 m) Draft: 15 ft (4.6 m) Depth: 300 ft (90 m) Speed: 20.75 knots (38 km/h) surfaced, 8.75 knots (16 km/h) submerged Armament: 1 x 3 in (76 mm) 50 caliber gun, 2 x 20 mm cannon, 6 x 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes forward, four aft Crew: 65 to 74 officers and men Powerplant: 4 x 6500 hp (4.8 MW) diesel engines and 4 x 2740 hp (2.0 MW) electric motors Range: 11,800 nautical miles (21,900 km) at 10 knots (18 km/h) surfaced

Gato Class Boats (Submarines)

USS Gato (SS-212)
USS Greenling (SS-213)
USS Grouper (SS-214)
USS Growler (SS-215)
USS Grunion (SS-216)
USS Guardfish (SS-217)
USS Albacore (SS-218)
USS Amberjack (SS-219)
USS Barb (SS-220)
USS Blackfish (SS-221)
USS Bluefish (SS-222)
USS Bonefish (SS-223)
USS Cod (SS-224)
USS Cero (SS-225)
USS Corvina (SS-226)
USS Darter (SS-227)
USS Drum (SS-228)
USS Flying Fish (SS-229)
USS Finback (SS-230)
USS Haddock (SS-231)
USS Halibut (SS-232)
USS Herring (SS-233)
USS Kingfish (SS-234)
USS Shad (SS-235)
USS Silversides (SS-236)
USS Trigger (SS-237)
USS Wahoo (SS-238)
USS Whale (SS-239)
USS Angler (SS-240)
USS Bashaw (SS-241)
USS Bluegill (SS-242)
USS Bream (SS-243)
USS Cavalla (SS-244)
USS Cobia (SS-245)
USS Croaker (SS-246)
USS Dace (SS-247)
USS Dorado (SS-248)
USS Flasher (SS-249)
USS Flier (SS-250)
USS Flounder (SS-251)
USS Gabilan (SS-252)
USS Gunnel (SS-253)
USS Gurnard (SS-254)
USS Haddo (SS-255)
USS Hake (SS-256)
USS Harder (SS-257)
USS Hoe (SS-258)
USS Jack (SS-259)
USS Lapon (SS-260)
USS Mingo (SS-261)
USS Muskallunge (SS-262)
USS Paddle (SS-263)
USS Pargo (SS-264)
USS Peto (SS-265)
USS Pogy (SS-266)
USS Pompon (SS-267)
USS Puffer (SS-268)
USS Rasher (SS-269)
USS Raton (SS-270)
USS Ray (SS-271)
USS Redfin (SS-272)
USS Robalo (SS-273)
USS Rock (SS-274)
USS Runner (SS-275)
USS Sawfish (SS-276)
USS Scamp (SS-277)
USS Scorpion (SS-278)
USS Snook (SS-279)
USS Steelhead (SS-280)
USS Sunfish (SS-281)
USS Tunny (SS-282)
USS Tinosa (SS-283)
USS Tullibee (SS-284)

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