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•'''Displ.''' - Displacement, the amount of water a submarine displaces, analogous to weight.<br>
•'''Displ.''' - Displacement, the amount of water a submarine displaces, analogous to weight.<br>
•'''Surf. Prop.''' - The method of surfaced propulsion, i.e. internal combustion engines.<br>
•'''Surf. Prop.''' - The number and type of surfaced propulsion internal combustion engines.<br>
•'''Subm. Prop.''' - The method of submerged propulsion, i.e. electrical motors.<br>  
•'''Subm. Prop.''' - The number and type of submerged propulsion electrical motors.<br>  
•'''Battery Cells''' - The number represents the number of batteries and the number of cells in each battery.<br>
•'''Battery Cells''' - The number represents the number of batteries and the number of cells in each battery.<br>
•'''Kts''' - Knots, or one nautical mile per hour.<br>
•'''Kts''' - Knots, or one nautical mile per hour.<br>
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•'''Tubes (B/S)''' - The numbers of torpedo tubes in the bow (B) or stern (S).<br>
•'''Tubes (B/S)''' - The numbers of torpedo tubes in the bow (B) or stern (S).<br>
•'''Torp Load''' - The total number of torpedoes carried.<br>
•'''Torp Load''' - The total number of torpedoes carried.<br>
•'''Gun''' - If present, listed numbers represent bore diameter in inches and the barrel length in calibers.<br>
•'''Crew (O/E)''' - The crew size, with the numbers representing officers and enlisted.<br>
•'''Crew (O/E)''' - The crew size, with the numbers representing officers and enlisted.<br>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#00008B">All submarines after this point are equipped with diesel engines. The engine model number is listed if known</span>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#00008B">All submarines after this point are equipped with diesel engines. The engine model number is listed if known</span>
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| H-class || 150-3 || 15-9 || 358 || 434 || 2xNELSECO 240V8FS || 2xElectro Dynamic || 1x120 || 14 || 10.5 || 200 || 4/0 || 18 || 8 || No || 2/23
| H-class || 150-3 || 15-9 || 358 || 434 || 2xNELSECO 240V8FS || 2xElectro Dynamic || 2x60 || 14 || 10.5 || 200 || 4/0 || 18 || 8 || No || 2/23
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| 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 6 || 7 || 8 || 9 || 10 || 11 || 12 || 13 || 14 || 15 || 16
| K-class || 153-6 || 16-8 || 392 || 520 || 2xNELSECO 240V8FS || 2xElectro Dynamic || 2x60 || 14 || 10.5 || 200 || 4/0 || 18 || 8 || No || 2/26
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| 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 6 || 7 || 8 || 9 || 10 || 11 || 12 || 13 || 14 || 15 || 16
| L-class EB || 168-5 || 17-4 || 450 || 548 || 2xNELSECO || 2xElectro Dynamic || 2x60 || 14 || 10.5 || 200 || 4/0 || 18 || 8 || 3"/23 || 2/26
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| 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 6 || 7 || 8 || 9 || 10 || 11 || 12 || 13 || 14 || 15 || 16
| L-class Lake || 165-0 || 14-9 || 451 || 527 || 2xBusch-Sulzer || 2xDiehl || 1x120 || 14 || 10.5 || 200 || 4/0 || 18 || 8 || No || 2/26
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| 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 6 || 7 || 8 || 9 || 10 || 11 || 12 || 13 || 14 || 15 || 16
| M-1 || 197-0 || 19-0 || 488 || 676 || 2xNELSECO || 2xElectro Dynamic || 2x60 || 14 || 10.5 || 150 || 4/0 || 18 || 8 || 3"/23 || 2/26
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| 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 6 || 7 || 8 || 9 || 10 || 11 || 12 || 13 || 14 || 15 || 16
| N-class EB || 147-3 || 15-9 || 347 || 414 || 2xNELSECO || 2xElectro Dynamic || 2x60 || 13 || 11 || 200 || 4/0 || 18 || 8 || No || 2/23
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| 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 6 || 7 || 8 || 9 || 10 || 11 || 12 || 13 || 14 || 15 || 16
| N-class Lake || 155-0 || 14-6 || 331 || 385 || 2xBusch-Sulzer || 2xDiehl || 1x120 || 13 || 11 || 200 || 4/0 || 18 || 8 || No || 3/26
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| 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 6 || 7 || 8 || 9 || 10 || 11 || 12 || 13 || 14 || 15 || 16
| O-class EB || 172-4 || 18-0 || 520 || 629 || 2xNELSECO 6-EB-14 || 2xElectro Dynamic || 2x60 || 14 || 10.5 || 200 || 4/0 || 18 || 8 || 3"/23 || 2/27
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| 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 6 || 7 || 8 || 9 || 10 || 11 || 12 || 13 || 14 || 15 || 16
| O-class Lake || 175-0 || 16-7 || 485 || 566 || 2xBusch-Sulzer || 2xDiehl || 1x120 || 14 || 11 || 200 || 4/0 || 18 || 8 || 3"/23 || 2/27
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| 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 6 || 7 || 8 || 9 || 10 || 11 || 12 || 13 || 14 || 15 || 16
| R-class EB || 186-3 || 18-0 || 574 || 685 || 2xNELSECO 6-EB-14 || 2xElectro Dynamic || 2x60 || 12.5 || 9.3 || 200 || 4/0 || 21 || 8 || 3"/50 || 3/26
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! Class !! Length (Ft-In) !! Beam (Ft-In) !! Surf. Displ. (Tons) !! Subm. Displ. (Tons) !! Surf. Prop. !! Subm. Prop. !! Battery Cells !! Surf. Speed (Kts) !! Subm. Speed (Kts) !! Test Depth (Ft) !! Tubes (B/S) !! Tube Size (In) !! Torp Load !! Deck Gun !! Crew (O/E)  
! Class !! Length (Ft-In) !! Beam (Ft-In) !! Surf. Displ. (Tons) !! Subm. Displ. (Tons) !! Surf. Prop. !! Subm. Prop. !! Battery Cells !! Surf. Speed (Kts) !! Subm. Speed (Kts) !! Test Depth (Ft) !! Tubes (B/S) !! Tube Size (In) !! Torp Load !! Deck Gun !! Crew (O/E)  

Revision as of 11:45, 4 September 2023

Submarine Specifications

The table below lists the major specifications of all of the submarine classes of the pigboats era. This data was taken from Norman Friedman's U.S. Submarines Through 1945: An Illustrated Design History, Appendix D, pages 306-311. It represents the configuration of the boat when it was first commissioned into the USN. Subsequent modifications and updates can alter the specifications greatly. Some notes concerning the table are below:

•Displ. - Displacement, the amount of water a submarine displaces, analogous to weight.
•Surf. Prop. - The number and type of surfaced propulsion internal combustion engines.
•Subm. Prop. - The number and type of submerged propulsion electrical motors.
•Battery Cells - The number represents the number of batteries and the number of cells in each battery.
•Kts - Knots, or one nautical mile per hour.
•Test Depth - The maximum depth at which the submarine can routinely operate without damage. Most USN submarines have a safety factor of 1.5 built into its design, meaning that the collapse depth of the hull (implosion depth) is 1.5 times test depth.
•Tubes (B/S) - The numbers of torpedo tubes in the bow (B) or stern (S).
•Torp Load - The total number of torpedoes carried.
•Gun - If present, listed numbers represent bore diameter in inches and the barrel length in calibers.
•Crew (O/E) - The crew size, with the numbers representing officers and enlisted.

Submarine Specifications 1900-1941
Class Length (Ft-In) Beam (Ft-In) Surf. Displ. (Tons) Subm. Displ. (Tons) Surf. Prop. Subm. Prop. Battery Cells Surf. Speed (Kts) Subm. Speed (Kts) Test Depth (Ft) Tubes (B/S) Tube Size (In) Torp Load Deck Gun Crew (O/E)
Holland 53-10 10-3 64 74 1xOtto Gasoline 1xElectro Dynamic 1x60 6 5.5 75 1/0 18 3 No 1/6
A-class 63-10 11-10 105.5 122.5 1xOtto Gasoline 1xElectro Dynamic 1x60 8.5 7.2 150 1/0 18 3 No 1/6
B-class 82-5 12-5 145 170 1xEB/Craig Gasoline 1xElectro Dynamic 1x60 9.2 8.2 150 2/0 18 4 No 1/9
C-class 105-3 13-10 240 273 2xEB/Craig Gasoline 2xElectro Dynamic 1x120 11 9 200 2/0 18 4 No 1/14
D-class 134-10 13-10 288 337 2xEB/Craig Gasoline 2xElectro Dynamic 1x120 13 9.5 200 4/0 18 4 No 1/14
E-class 135-2 14-7 287 342 2xNELSECO Diesel 2xElectro Dynamic 1x120 13 11 200 4/0 18 8 No 1/19
F-class 142-7 15-5 330 400 2xNELSECO Diesel 2xElectro Dynamic 1x120 13 11.5 200 4/0 18 8 No 1/21
G-1 161-0 13-1 400 516 4xWhite-Middleton Gasoline 2xDiehl 1x120 14.7 10.6 200 2/0 18 6 No 1/23
G-2 161-0 14-4 375 481 4xWhite-Middleton Gasoline 2xDiehl 1x120 14 10.5 200 3/1 18 8 No 1/23
G-3 161-0 14-4 393 468 2xSulzer Diesel 2xElectro Dynamic 1x120 14 9.5 200 4/2 18 10 No 2/23
Class Length (Ft-In) Beam (Ft-In) Surf. Displ. (Tons) Subm. Displ. (Tons) Surf. Prop. Subm. Prop. Battery Cells Surf. Speed (Kts) Subm. Speed (Kts) Test Depth (Ft) Tubes (B/S) Tube Size (In) Torp Load Deck Gun Crew (O/E)
G-4 157-5 17-4 370 352 4x Fiat Gasoline 2xDiehl 1x124 14.4 9.5 200 2/2 18 8 No 2/18
All submarines after this point are equipped with diesel engines. The engine model number is listed if known
H-class 150-3 15-9 358 434 2xNELSECO 240V8FS 2xElectro Dynamic 2x60 14 10.5 200 4/0 18 8 No 2/23
K-class 153-6 16-8 392 520 2xNELSECO 240V8FS 2xElectro Dynamic 2x60 14 10.5 200 4/0 18 8 No 2/26
L-class EB 168-5 17-4 450 548 2xNELSECO 2xElectro Dynamic 2x60 14 10.5 200 4/0 18 8 3"/23 2/26
L-class Lake 165-0 14-9 451 527 2xBusch-Sulzer 2xDiehl 1x120 14 10.5 200 4/0 18 8 No 2/26
M-1 197-0 19-0 488 676 2xNELSECO 2xElectro Dynamic 2x60 14 10.5 150 4/0 18 8 3"/23 2/26
N-class EB 147-3 15-9 347 414 2xNELSECO 2xElectro Dynamic 2x60 13 11 200 4/0 18 8 No 2/23
N-class Lake 155-0 14-6 331 385 2xBusch-Sulzer 2xDiehl 1x120 13 11 200 4/0 18 8 No 3/26
O-class EB 172-4 18-0 520 629 2xNELSECO 6-EB-14 2xElectro Dynamic 2x60 14 10.5 200 4/0 18 8 3"/23 2/27
O-class Lake 175-0 16-7 485 566 2xBusch-Sulzer 2xDiehl 1x120 14 11 200 4/0 18 8 3"/23 2/27
R-class EB 186-3 18-0 574 685 2xNELSECO 6-EB-14 2xElectro Dynamic 2x60 12.5 9.3 200 4/0 21 8 3"/50 3/26
Class Length (Ft-In) Beam (Ft-In) Surf. Displ. (Tons) Subm. Displ. (Tons) Surf. Prop. Subm. Prop. Battery Cells Surf. Speed (Kts) Subm. Speed (Kts) Test Depth (Ft) Tubes (B/S) Tube Size (In) Torp Load Deck Gun Crew (O/E)
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