Naval Historical Center #NH 98043
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Tonnage |
1526 tons standard |
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Dimensions |
311' by 27'3" by 16'8" 94.79m by 8.31m by 5.08m |
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Maximum speed |
20
knots surface 8.75 knots submerged |
| Dive |
to 400 feet (122 m) |
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Complement |
80 |
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Armament |
10 21" torpedo
tubes 1 5"/25 gun |
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Bunkerage |
175.9 tons diesel oil |
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Range |
11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) at 10 knots on surface 96 nautical miles (180 km) at 2 knots submerged |
| Sensors |
SD air warning radar SJ surface search radar |
| Modifications |
In late 1944, ST fire control radar
became available. Some shipped additional light antiaircraft, up to 1 40mm and 3 20mm guns |
The Balaos were
completed in 1943-45 and were
essentially Gatos
with strengthened
hulls. This allowed them to dive deeper, which was tactically
important
when evading Japanese
depth
charge attacks.
| arrived 1942-7-1 | ||
| arrived 1943-2 | ||
| completed 1943-4-15 (Vallejo) | ||
| arrived 1943-5-4 | ||
| arrived 1943-6 | ||
| arrived 1943-8-10 | ||
| arrived 1943-9 | ||
| arrived 1943-9-3 | ||
| arrived 1943-10 | ||
| arrived 1943-10 | ||
| arrived 1943-10 | ||
| completed 1943-10-15 (Vallejo) | Sunk by circling torpedo
1944-10-24 in Formosa Strait |
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| arrived 1943-12 | ||
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Burrfish |
arrived 1943-12 | |
| completed 1943-12-28 (Vallejo)
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| arrived 1943-12-30 | ||
| arrived 1944-1 | ||
| arrived 1944-1 | Sunk by aircraft 1945-8-6 in Bandung Strait |
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| arrived 1944-1 | Sunk 1944-6-14 off northeast Honshu |
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| arrived 1944-1-13 | ||
| arrived 1944-2-7 | ||
| arrived 1944-3-1 | ||
| arrived 1944-3-7 | ||
| completed 1944-3-9 (Vallejo) | ||
| arrived 1944-3-27 | ||
| arrived 1944-3-28 | ||
| completed 1944-3-31 (Vallejo) | ||
| arrived 1944-4-9 | ||
| arrived 1944-4-10 | ||
| arrived 1944-4-10 | ||
| arrived 1944-4-10 | Sunk 1944-10-24 in Formosa Strait |
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| arrived 1944-4-20 | ||
| arrived 1944-4-25 | ||
| arrived 1944-5 | ||
| Sterlet | arrived 1944-5-5 | |
| arrived 1944-5-15 | ||
| completed 1944-5-22 (Vallejo) | ||
| arrived 1944-5-27 | ||
| arrived 1944-6 | Sunk by aircraft 1945-2-4 off Palawan |
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| arrived 1944-6 | ||
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| arrived 1944-6-13 | ||
| arrived 1944-6-16 | ||
| arrived 1944-6-21 | ||
| arrived 1944-7 | ||
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Segundo |
arrived 1944-7-1 | |
| arrived 1944-7-8 | ||
| arrived 1944-7-18 | ||
| arrived 1944-8 | ||
| arrived 1944-8 | ||
| arrived 1944-8-1 | ||
| completed 1944-8-3 (Vallejo) | ||
| arrived 1944-8-8 | ||
| arrived 1944-8-20 | ||
| arrived 1944-9 | ||
| arrived 1944-9-4 | ||
| arrived 1944-9-23 | ||
| arrived 1944-10 | ||
| arrived 1944-10 | ||
| arrived 1944-10 | ||
| arrived 1944-10-9 | ||
| arrived 1944-10-11 | ||
| arrived 1944-10-12 | ||
| completed 1944-10-18 (Vallejo) | ||
| arrived 1944-11 | ||
| arrived 1944-11-4 | ||
| arrived 1944-11-15 | ||
| arrived 1944-11-29 | ||
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Bugara |
arrived 1944-12 | |
| arrived 1944-12-12 | ||
| arrived 1944-12-24 | ||
| arrived 1944-12-27 | ||
| arrived 1945-1 | ||
| arrived 1945-1-1 | ||
| arrived 1945-1-15 | ||
| arrived 1945-1-23 | ||
| arrived 1945-1-25 | ||
| arrived 1945-2 | ||
| arrived 1945-2-10 | ||
| arrived 1945-2-13 | ||
| arrived 1945-2-25 | ||
| arrived 1945-3 | ||
| arrived 1945-3-15 | ||
| arrived 1945-3-17 | ||
| arrived 1945-3-27 | ||
| arrived 1945-4 | ||
| arrived 1945-4-3 | ||
| arrived 1945-5-5 |
References
The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia (c) 2007 by Kent G. Budge. Index
