Walrus 1955
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
Walrus (ex-Icefish) | S802 | Manitowoc SB, USA | 9.1943 | 20.2.1944 | 6/1944 // 2.1953 | stricken 7.1971 | |
Zeeleuw (ex-Hawkbill) | S803 | Manitowoc SB, USA | 8.1943 | 9.1.1944 | 5/1944 // 4.1953 | stricken 11.1970 |
Displacement standard, t |
|
Displacement normal, t |
1830 / 2440 |
Length, m |
93.6 |
Breadth, m |
8.20 |
Draught, m |
5.20 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
4 General Motors diesel-generators / 4 electric motors |
Power, h. p. |
4610 / 5400 |
Max speed, kts |
18 / 15 (7.5 with snorkel) |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 378 - 472 |
Endurance, nm(kts) | 11000 (10) / 96 (2) |
Armament |
10 - 533 TT (24 torpedoes or 40 mines, 6 bow, 4 stern) |
Electronic equipment |
SS, SV, BPS-1 radars, BQR-2, BQS-2, JT or SQR-3 sonars, APR-1 ECM suite |
Complement |
82 |
Diving depth operational, m |
120 |
Project history: Former USN Balao class submarines modified under GUPPY IB configuration.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
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