Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one sea-going vessel design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for USS Bass (SS-164) / (V-2 (SF-5).
Composite direct-drive diesel and diesel-electric arrangement; 2 x Busch-Sulzer direct-drive main diesel engines of 2,250 horsepower each; 2 x Busch-Sulzer auxiliary diesel engines of 1,000 horsepower each; 2 x 60-cell Exide batteries; 2 x Elliott electric motors of 1,200 horsepower; 2 x Shafts.
Propulsion
21.0 kts
24.2 mph
Surface Speed
9.0 kts
10.4 mph
Submerged Speed
5,996 nm
6,900 miles | 11,104 km
Range