REPUBLIC OF CHINA NAVY (TAIWAN)
Hai Shih 1980
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| 海獅 [Hai Shih] (ex-Cutlass) | S91, 1983- 791 | Portsmouth N Yd, USA | 7.1944 | 5.11.1944 | 3.1945 // 12.4.1973 | in service (2019) | |
| 海豹 [Hai Pao] (ex-Tusk) | S92, 1983- 792 | Cramp, Philadelphia, USA | 8.1943 | 8.7.1945 | 4.1946 // 18.10.1973 | in service (2019) |
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Displacement standard, t |
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Displacement normal, t |
1870 / 2440 |
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Length, m |
93.6 |
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Breadth, m |
8.30 |
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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 / 5400 |
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Max speed, kts |
18 / 15 (9 with snorkel) |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 378 - 472 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 10000 (10) / 96 (2) |
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Armament |
10 - 533 TT (22 torpedoes, 6 bow, 4 stern) |
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Electronic equipment |
SS-2 radar, BQR-2B, BQS-4C, DUUG-1B sonars, WLR-1, WLR-3 ECM suites |
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Complement |
81 |
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Diving depth operational, m |
S92: 120 S91: 135 |
Project history: Formerly USN Tench class submarines. Both converted to GUPPY II configuration in 1948 with increased battery capacity, a streamlined fin and bow and improved sonar. The US intended that they should only be capable of being used for ASW training, so the TT were sealed up before they were transferred. They were returned to operational status, however, with modern Italian torpedoes supplied in 1976. They were scheduled for replacement by Dutch built boats, but the problems with that programme has meant that they have remained in service, despite being obsolete.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Hai Pao 2004
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