SS 228 USS Drum WWII Submarine

Conning Tower and 5"/25 caliber forward deck gun.
Class: Gato-Class
Length: 311 feet, 9 inches
Beam: 27 feet, 3 inches
Engines: 4 Fairbanks-Morse
9 Cylinder opposed piston
diesel engines
model 38 D8-⅛
Motors: 4x Elliott electric motors with reduction gears
Batteries: 2x 4-bladed propellers
Max Speed surfaced: 20 ¼ knots (± 23 MPH)
Max Speed submerged:8 ¾ (± 10 MPH)
Range Speed: 11,000 nautical miles at 10 knots
Patrol Endurance: 75 days max
Test Depth: 300 feet
Crew:Up to 8 officers & 75 enlisted men
Torpedoes:10×21 inch torpedo tubes (6x forward, 4x aft)
24 torpedoes
Forward deck gun:5”/ 25- Caliber
Forward AA gun:40 mm Bofors
Aft AA gun:Twin 20 mm Oerlikon

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Conning Tower and 5"/25 caliber forward deck gun.<br />
Class: Gato-Class<br />
Length: 311 feet, 9 inches<br />
Beam: 27 feet, 3 inches<br />
Engines: 4 Fairbanks-Morse<br />
9 Cylinder opposed piston<br />
diesel engines<br />
model 38 D8-⅛<br />
Motors: 4x Elliott electric motors with reduction gears<br />
Batteries: 2x 4-bladed propellers<br />
Max Speed surfaced: 20 ¼ knots (± 23 MPH)<br />
Max Speed submerged:8 ¾ (± 10 MPH)<br />
Range Speed: 11,000 nautical miles at 10 knots<br />
Patrol Endurance: 75 days max<br />
Test Depth: 300 feet<br />
Crew:Up to 8 officers & 75 enlisted men<br />
Torpedoes:10×21 inch torpedo tubes (6x forward, 4x aft)<br />
24 torpedoes<br />
Forward deck gun:5”/ 25- Caliber<br />
Forward AA gun:40 mm Bofors<br />
Aft AA gun:Twin 20 mm Oerlikon