Manitowoc Shipbuilding, laid the keel of their first Balao on 07 July 1943 with Hardhead (SS-365). Although internally virtually identical to the late production Gatos with the exception of the heavier hull, the Balao class design incorporated a substantial change to the exterior appearance.

Balao-class submarines had the cruising range of Gato-class boats— 11,000 nautical miles—but their thicker, improved hulls enabled them to dive 100 feet deeper. They comprised the largest class of subs in the U.S. Navy, with 122 completed between 1942 and 1947.

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Line drawing of the General Arrangement of the Balao (SS-285) class, steering normal power and hand and emergency cut out. Courtesy of Lester Palifka.

2017年9月25日 · One such submarine with the reliable power plant engine was the USS Pampanito (SS-383), a World War II Balao class Fleet submarine built from 1942 to 1944. Each vessel took only two years to build from beginning to completion. The USS Pampanito has four Fairbanks Morse 38D 8 1/8 model motors.

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The Japanese, who apparently were aware of the standard 250' (76 meter) design depth of the American prewar submarine classes, were unaware of the greater diving depth of the wartime submarine classes until this information was leaked by …

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2023年2月25日 · The Balao-class submarines were a group of submarines built for the US Navy during World War II. The class saw service in the war and contributed significantly to the destruction of the Japanese merchant fleet and the Imperial Japanese Navy.

The Balao-class was a successful design of United States Navy submarine used during World War II, and with 122 units built, the largest class of submarines in the United States Navy. An improvement on the earlier Gato-class, the boats had slight internal differences.