USS Salmon (SS-182)

Diesel-Electric Attack Submarine (1938)

Naval Warfare

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Developed through a class of six boats, USS Salmon led the way while serving throughout all of World War 2.

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Specifications

Service Year

1938

Origin

United States

Complement

59
PERSONNEL

Class

Salmon-class

Number-in-Class

6
VESSELS

Ships-in-Class

USS Salmon (SS-182); USS Seal (SS-183); USS Skipjack (SS-184); USS Snapper (SS-185); USS Stingray (SS-186); USS Sturgeon (SS-187)

United States

(OPERATORS list includes past, present, and future operators when applicable)

✓ Submerged Attack
Traveling under the surface to search, track, and / or engage or reconnoiter areas.

✓ Maritime Patrol
Active patroling of vital waterways and maritime areas; can also serve as local deterrence against airborne and seaborne threats.

✓ Fleet Support
Serving in support (either firepower or material) of the main surface fleet in Blue Water environments.

Length

308.0 ft
93.88 m

Beam

26.1 ft
7.96 m

Draught

15.7 ft
4.79 m

Displacement

1,460
tons

Disp.Submerged

2,225
tons

Installed Power: 4 x Hooven-Owens-Rentschler (HOR) 9-cylinder diesel engines; 2 x 120-cell batteries; 4 x Elliott electric motors; 2 x shafts.

Surface Speed

21.0 kts
(24.2 mph)

Submerged Speed

9.0 kts
(10.4 mph)

Range

10,801 nm
(12,430 mi | 20,004 km)

8 x 21" (533mm) torpedo tubes (34 torpedo reloads)

1 x 76mm /50 caliber 3" deck gun

4 x 0.50 caliber Anti-Aircraft machine guns

Supported Types

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