Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

SS-236 USS Silversides

• Gato/Albacore class Fleet Submarine:
• Displacement: 1,526 tons surfaced, 2,424 tons submerged
• Length: 311'8"-311'10"
• Beam: 27'3"
• Draft: 16'107"
• Speed: 20 knots surfaced, 9 knots submerged
• Armament: 1 3"/50 or 1 4"/50 or 1 5"/50, 6 bow and 4 stern torpedo tubes, 24 21" torpedoes (loaded tubes plus reloads: 10 forward, 4 aft)
• Complement: 80
• Diesel engines/electric motors
• Built at Mare Island Navy Yard, and commissioned 15 December 1941

Additional Links:

• Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: USS Silversides
• War Damage Report #58--1/8/43
• Japanese Naval and Merchant Vessels Sunk During World War II by US Submarines: USS Silversides

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	Silversides guns down Japanese picket boat with 3" gun

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