Gato class
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The Gato class was a World War II-era class of U.S. Navy diesel-electric submarines that formed the backbone of the American undersea fleet in the Pacific.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gato class canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II submarine
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diesel-electric submarine ⓘ submarine class ⓘ |
| armament |
10 21-inch torpedo tubes
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24 torpedoes (typical load) ⓘ 3-inch or 4-inch deck gun (varied by boat and period) ⓘ 4 stern torpedo tubes ⓘ 6 bow torpedo tubes ⓘ anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| backboneOf | U.S. submarine force in the Pacific during World War II ⓘ |
| beam | about 27 feet 3 inches ⓘ |
| builtAt |
Cramp Shipbuilding Company
NERFINISHED
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Electric Boat Company shipyard NERFINISHED ⓘ Mare Island Naval Shipyard NERFINISHED ⓘ Portsmouth Naval Shipyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | 1940–1944 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 60 to 80 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| designedBy | Electric Boat Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displacementSubmerged | about 2410 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementSurfaced | about 1525 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | about 17 feet ⓘ |
| followedBy | Balao-class submarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullType | fleet submarine ⓘ |
| legacy | formed basis for later U.S. fleet submarine designs ⓘ |
| length | about 311 feet 9 inches ⓘ |
| maximumSpeedSubmerged | about 9 knots ⓘ |
| maximumSpeedSurfaced | about 20 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | USS Gato (SS-212) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalArchitectureFeature |
all-welded hull construction
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single-hull with partial double-hull sections ⓘ |
| notableBoat |
USS Barb (SS-220)
NERFINISHED
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USS Drum (SS-228) NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Gato (SS-212) NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Silversides (SS-236) NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Wahoo (SS-238) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 77 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Tambor-class submarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEnemy |
Imperial Japanese Navy
NERFINISHED
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Japanese merchant shipping ⓘ |
| propulsion | diesel-electric propulsion ⓘ |
| rangeSurfaced | about 11000 nautical miles at 10 knots ⓘ |
| role |
commerce raiding against Japanese shipping
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lifeguard duty for downed airmen ⓘ reconnaissance ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | early 1940s ⓘ |
| testDepth | about 300 feet ⓘ |
| usedInTheater | Pacific Theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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