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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 October 1944. In her short career in the Pacific War, Tang sank 33 ships totalling 116,454 tons. [8]
8 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (6 forward, 2 aft), 26 torpedoes [1] The Tang-class submarines were the first submarines designed (under project SCB 2) and built by the United States Navy after World War II. They incorporated the best features of the high-speed German Type XXI U-boat and the venerable U.S. Navy fleet submarine.
Fifty-two submarines of the United States Navy were lost during World War II, all but one, Dorado (SS-248), were lost in the Pacific theater of operations. [5] Two – Dorado (SS-248) and Seawolf (SS-197) – were lost to friendly fire (though there is speculation that the Dorado may have struck a German mine), at least three more – Tulibee ...
6 officers, 54 enlisted [3] Armament. 10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes. 6 forward, 4 aft. 24 torpedoes [6] 1 × 3-inch (76 mm) / 50 caliber deck gun [6] Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon. USS Trigger (SS-237) was a Gato -class submarine, the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the triggerfish.
The Momsen lung was a primitive underwater rebreather used before and during World War II by American submariners as emergency escape gear. It was invented by Charles Momsen, who worked on it from 1929 to 1932. [ 1 ] Submariners trained with this apparatus in an 80 ft (24 m) deep Escape Training Tank at New London, Mare Island, [ 2 ] or Pearl ...
The lead boat of the Virginia class, USS Virginia (SSN-774). USS Tang (SSN-805) will be a nuclear-powered, Virginia -class attack submarine in the United States Navy. She will also be third United States Navy vessel with the name tang, a large family of tropical fish. Secretary of the Navy Kenneth Braithwaite announced in a 17 November 2020 ...
USS Sailfish (SS-192), was a US Sargo-class submarine, originally named Squalus. As Squalus , the submarine sank off the coast of New Hampshire during test dives on 23 May 1939. The sinking drowned 26 crew members, but an ensuing rescue operation, using the McCann Rescue Chamber for the first time, saved the lives of the remaining 33 aboard.
Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon. USS Wahoo (SS-238) was a Gato -class submarine, the first United States Navy ship to be named for the wahoo. Construction started before the U.S. entered World War II, and she was commissioned after entry. Wahoo was assigned to the Pacific theatre.