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Naval Historical Center #NH 54542
| Tonnage | 1560 tons standard |
| Dimensions | 319'1" by 27'8" by 13' 97.26m by 8.43m by 3.96m |
| Maximum speed | 17 knots surfaced |
| Complement | 77 |
| Armament | 6 torpedo
tubes 1 4"/50 gun |
| Machinery |
2-shaft diesel (3500 bhp) or
electric (1750 bhp) |
| Bunkerage | 91 tons diesel oil |
| Range | 4900 nautical miles (9100km) at 10 knots |
The Dolphin was
completed in 1932 and was rather
smaller than preceding U.S. submarines. She suffered from essentially the same
faults as the Cachalot
class. She was present in Pearl
Harbor on
7 December 1941, but was assigned to training duty by 1943 for the remainder of the war.
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