Carite 1960
Tiburón 1975
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
| Carite (ex-Tilefish) | S11 | Mare Island N Yd, Vallejo, USA | 3.1943 | 25.10.1943 | 28.12.1943 // 4.5.1960 | discarded 1.1977 | |
| Tiburón (ex-Cubera) | S12, 1977- S21 | Electric Boat, Groton, USA | 5.1944 | 17.6.1945 | 19.12.1945 // 5.1.1972 | discarded 1979 |
| Data variant | S11 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
|
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Displacement normal, t |
1830 / 2440 |
|
Length, m |
95.0 |
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Breadth, m |
8.31 |
|
Draught, m |
5.20 |
|
No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
4 Fairbanks-Morse 38D81/8 diesel-generators, 4 electric motors |
|
Power, h. p. |
4610 / 2700 |
|
Max speed, kts |
20 / 10 (6.5 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-2 radar, BQR-2, BQS-2, JT or SQR-3 sonars |
|
Complement |
82 |
|
Diving depth operational, m |
120 |
| Data variant | S12 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
|
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Displacement normal, t |
1870 / 2440 |
|
Length, m |
93.6 |
|
Breadth, m |
8.20 |
|
Draught, m |
5.20 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
|
Machinery |
4 General Motors diesel-generators, 4 electric motors |
|
Power, h. p. |
4610 / 5400 |
|
Max speed, kts |
18 / 16 (9 with snorkel) |
|
Fuel, t |
diesel oil 300 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 11000 (10) / 96 (2) |
|
Armament |
10 - 533 TT (24 torpedoes or 40 mines, 6 bow, 4 stern) |
|
Electronic equipment |
SS, ST, SV radars, BQR-2, BQS-2, JT or SQR-3 sonars, APR-1 ECM suite |
|
Complement |
80 |
|
Diving depth operational, m |
120 |
Project history: Former USN Balao class submarine modified in 1960 under Fleet Snorkel design (Carite) and GUPPY II modernization (Tiburón).
Modernizations: 1962, Cairte: fin was rebuilt.
Naval service: No significant events.
Carite 1969
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