Published Jun 11th, 2022, 6/11/22 12:44 am
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USS Archerfish (SS/AGSS-311) was a Balao-class submarine. She was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the archerfish. Archerfish is best known for sinking the Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano in November 1944, the largest warship ever sunk by a submarine. For this achievement, she received a Presidential Unit Citation after World War II.
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Class and type | Balao-class diesel-electric submarine[2] |
Displacement | 1,526 tons (1,550 t) surfaced,[2] 2,391 tons (2,429 t) submerged[2] |
Length | 311 ft 9 in (95.02 m)[2] |
Beam | 27 ft 3 in (8.31 m)[2] |
Draft | 16 ft 10 in (5.13 m) maximum[2] |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 20.25 kn (37.50 km/h) surfaced,[3] 8.75 kn (16.21 km/h) submerged[3] |
Range | 11,000 nmi (20,000 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h) surfaced[3] |
Endurance | 48 hours at 2 kn (3.7 km/h) submerged,[3] 75 days on patrol |
Test depth | 400 ft (120 m)[3] |
Complement | 10 officers, 70–71 enlisted[3] |
Progress | 100% complete |
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