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AZRA321654 — Attack-class SS
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Description
Late 1950s-Early 1960s conventional "boat" design fleet-attack submarine. Based on USS Darter (SS-576) design.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ships in class:
Attack (SS-9), Commissioned 1959
Ambush (SS-10), Commissioned 1960
Ajax (SS-11), Commissioned 1960
Able (SS-12), Commissioned 1961
Weapons mounted are:
6x 21in (533mm) bow torpedo tubes.*
18x bow torpedo racks (Increased up to 28x with all-Mk 37 arrangement)
2x 21in (533mm) stern torpedo tubes for Mk. 19 and Mk. 37 torpedoes.*
8x aft torpedo racks
*Later refits saw repurposing for countermeasure and sea-mine launching.
Dimensions: 89.5m x 8.2m (293.6 x 27ft)
Displacement: 1,710t surfaced, 2,390t submerged
Operational and Test Depth: 700 ft (210 m)
Speed: 15 knots surfaced, 18.8 knots submerged, 6 knots silent (electric only)
Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 2x V16 diesels, 2x electric motors, 2x prop shafts
Complement: 70 sailors, 10 officers
Sonar: BQR-2 hull-mounted, BQR-3 (JT)**, BQG-4 MicroPUFFS, 1x towed array.
**Later replaced by Oki developed mine-detection/littoral water sonar.
This model is on Shipbucket scale (1 pixel = 1 foot), ocean waves template to Junior General.
