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

SS-423 USS Torsk

• Corsair/Tench class Fleet Submarine:
• Displacement: 1,570 tons surfaced, 2,414 tons submerged
• Length: 311'8"
• Beam: 27'2"
• Draft: 16'5"
• Speed: 20 knots surfaced, 9 knots submerged
• Armament: 2 5"/25, 4 40mm, 6 bow and 4 stern torpedo tubes, 24 21" torpedoes
• Complement: 81
• Diesel engines/electric motors; twin screws; 6,500 hp, surfaced/2,750 hp, submerged
• Built at Portsmouth Navy Yard, and commissioned 16 December 1944

Additional Links:

• Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: USS Torsk
• Japanese Naval and Merchant Vessels Sunk During World War II by US Submarines: USS Torsk
• USS Torsk Web Page

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