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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

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Uploaded on July 21, 2023
Taken on July 10, 2023