United States
Operators
1938
Commissioned
United States
National Origin
59
Complement
Salmon-class
Hull Class
6
Number-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)
Ships-in-Class
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.
308.0 feet
(93.88 meters)
Length
26.1 feet
(7.96 meters)
Beam
15.7 feet
(4.79 meters)
Draught
1,460
tons
Displacement
2,225
tons
Displacement (Submerged)
4 x Hooven-Owens-Rentschler (HOR) 9-cylinder diesel engines; 2 x 120-cell batteries; 4 x Elliott electric motors; 2 x shafts.
Propulsion
21.0 knots
(24.2 mph)
Surface Speed
9.0 knots
(10.4 mph)
Submerged Speed
10,801 nm
(12,430 miles | 20,004 km)
Range
1 knot = 1.15 mph; 1 nm = 1.15 mile; 1 nm = 1.85 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