Rainbow 1970
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| Rainbow (ex-Argonaut) | SS75 | Portsmouth N Yd, USA | 6.1944 | 1.10.1944 | 1.1945 // 2.12.1968 | to USA 12.1974 |
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Displacement standard, t |
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Displacement normal, t |
1830 / 2440 |
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Length, m |
95.0 |
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Breadth, m |
8.31 |
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Draught, m |
5.20 |
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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 / 2700 |
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Max speed, kts |
20 / 10 (6.5 with snorkel) |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 378 - 472 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 11000 (10) / 96 (2) |
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Armament |
10 - 533 TT (24 torpedoes or 40 mines, 6 bow, 4 stern) |
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Electronic equipment |
SS, ST, SV radars, BQR-2, BQS-2, JT or SQR-3 sonars, APR-1 ECM suite |
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Complement |
82 |
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Diving depth operational, m |
135 |
Project history: Ex-Tench class submarine bought to replace Grilse.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Rainbow 1970
© Ivan Gogin, 2015