Thomson 1963
Simpson 1980
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| Simpson (ex-Spot) | 21 | Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo, USA | 8.1943 | 19.5.1944 | 8.1944 // 23.1.1961 | stricken 1982 | |
| Thomson (ex-Springer) | 22 | Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo, USA | 10.1943 | 3.8.1944 | 10.1944 // 12.1.1962 | for spares 9.1972 |
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Displacement standard, t |
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Displacement normal, t |
1845 / 2415 |
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Length, m |
92.2 wl 95.0 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. |
5400 / 2740 |
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Max speed, kts |
20.25 / 8.75 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 378 - 472 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 11000 (10) / 96 (2) |
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Armament |
1 x 1 - 127/25 Mk 40, 1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 10 - 533 TT (24 torpedoes or 40 mines, 6 bow, 4 stern) |
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Electronic equipment |
SS, ST, SV radars, WFA, JT sonars, APR-1 ECM suite |
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Complement |
60 |
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Diving depth operational, m |
120 |
Project history: Former USN Balao class submarines.
Modernizations: 1966, Thomson; 1977, Simpson: CT was streamlined; - 1 x 1 - 40/60
Naval service: No significant events.
Simpson 1979
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