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

SS-290 USS Cisco

• Balao Class Submarine:
• Displacement: 1526 tons surfaced, 2424 tons submerged
• Length: 311'
• Beam: 27'3"
• Draft: 16'10"
• Speed: 20 knots surfaced, 9 knots submerged
• Armament: 1 3"/50 or 1 4"/50, 6 bow and 4 stern torpedo tubes, 24 21" torpedoes
• Complement: 80
• Diesel engines, surfaced/electric motors, submerged
• Built at Portsmouth Navy Yard and commissioned 10 May 1943

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Cisco
• United States Submarine Losses--World War II

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