Tullibee 1960
Tullibee 1963
| No | Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| SSN597 | Tullibee | 151 | Electric Boat, Groton | 26.5.1958 | 27.4.1960 | 9.11.1960 | stricken 6.1988 |
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Displacement standard, t |
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Displacement normal, t |
2316 / 2607 |
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Length, m |
83.2 |
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Breadth, m |
7.10 |
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Draught, m |
5.80 |
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No of shafts |
1 |
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Machinery |
1 Westinghouse steam turbine generator, 1 Combustion Engineering S2C nuclear reactor, 1 electric motor |
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Power, h. p. |
2500 |
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Max speed, kts |
12.9 / 14.8 |
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Fuel, t |
nuclear |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | practically unlimited |
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Armament |
4 - 533 Mk 64 TT (amidships, 12) |
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Electronic equipment |
BPS-9 radar, BQQ-2 (BQR-7 + BQS-6), BQG-1 PUFFS sonars, WLR-1 ECM suite |
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Complement |
56 |
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Diving depth operational, m |
210 |
Project history: Tullibee was an attempt to build a minimum nuclear submarine specifically for ASW; originally she was to have been even smaller than she turned out to be, and ultimately she was somewhat underpowered, with an S2C reactor reportedly producing only 2500shp, one-third of the Skate power plant. She was completed with the BQQ-3 sonar and quartet of hull-mounted torpedo tubes of the Threshers, but was not fitted to fire SUBROC. She also had a prototype turbo-electric drive, for quietness.
Modernizations: 1970s: - BQQ-2 sonar suite; + BQQ-3 (BQS-12 + BQR-7) sonar suite
Naval service: No significant events.
Tullibee 1960
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