Kuroshio 1965
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| くろしお [Kuroshio] (ex-Mingo) | SS501 | 60 | Electric Boat, Groton, USA | 3.1942 | 30.11.1942 | 2/1943 // 15.8.1955 | returned 8.1970 |
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Displacement standard, t |
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Displacement normal, t |
1810 / 2410 |
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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 Hoover, Owens, Rentschler 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, 10 - 533 TT (6 bow, 4 stern, 24) |
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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 |
90 |
Project history: The US Gato class submarine Mingo was transferred under MDAP. She was used primarily as a training boat until decommissioned on 31 March 1966.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.
© Ivan Gogin, 2016