Grilse 1965
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| Grilse (ex-Burrfish, ex-Arnillo) | SS71 | Electric Boat, Groton, USA | 2.1943 | 18.6.1943 | 9/1943 // 11.5.1961 | to USA 10.1969 |
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Displacement standard, t |
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Displacement normal, t |
1525 / 2410 |
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Length, m |
92.2 wl 95.1 oa |
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Breadth, m |
8.31 |
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Draught, m |
4.65 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
4 Fairbanks-Morse diesel-generators / 4 electric motors |
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Power, h. p. |
4610 / 1750 |
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Max speed, kts |
17 / 8 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 378 - 472 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 12000 (10) / |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 4 - 533 TT (12, bow) |
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Electronic equipment |
SS, SV-1, SV-2 radars, WFA, JT sonars, APR-1 ECM suite |
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Complement |
82 - 90 |
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Diving depth operational, m |
120 |
Project history: Former Balao class (radar picket) submarine, on loan to the RCN for 2 (extended to 5) years for ASW training. In May 1966 the loan was extended indefinitely, but Grilse was returned in 1969.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: In May 1966 the loan was extended indefinitely, but Grilse was returned in 1969.
© Ivan Gogin, 2015