USS Requin (SS 481) Submarine on the Ohio River @ Carnegie Science Center - Pittsburgh, PA
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Officially commissioned April 28, 1945
Class: Tench
Building Yard: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine
Length: 311’9”
Width: 27’3”
Height: 49’
Weight: 1,516 tons surfaced, 2,426 submerged
Engines: Four – 1,600-horsepower diesels
Generators: Four – 1,100 kilowatt direct current
Batteries: Two – 126 lead acid battery cells in each
Motors: Two – 2,700 horsepower
Fuel Capacity: 113,881 gallons
Cruising Range: 11,000 miles
Maximum Speed: 21 knots surfaced, 10 knots submerged
Maximum Depth: 412’
Crew: 10 officers, 71–95 enlisted men
Tour Length: 75–90 days
Maximum Time Submerged: 48 hours at a time
USS Requin (SS 481) Submarine on the Ohio River @ Carnegie Science Center - Pittsburgh, PA
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Requin
Officially commissioned April 28, 1945
Class: Tench
Building Yard: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine
Length: 311’9”
Width: 27’3”
Height: 49’
Weight: 1,516 tons surfaced, 2,426 submerged
Engines: Four – 1,600-horsepower diesels
Generators: Four – 1,100 kilowatt direct current
Batteries: Two – 126 lead acid battery cells in each
Motors: Two – 2,700 horsepower
Fuel Capacity: 113,881 gallons
Cruising Range: 11,000 miles
Maximum Speed: 21 knots surfaced, 10 knots submerged
Maximum Depth: 412’
Crew: 10 officers, 71–95 enlisted men
Tour Length: 75–90 days
Maximum Time Submerged: 48 hours at a time