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By the numbers

The specs need changing to these:

Displacement, Surfaced: Submerged:	1526 tons (1550t), 2424 tons (2460 t)
Length:	307 ft (93.6m) waterline, 311ft 9in (95m) overall
Beam:	27.3 ft (8.3 m)
Draft:	19.3 ft (5.9 m)
Test depth:	300 ft (91.4m)
Speed, Surfaced: Submerged:	20.25 knots (37 km/h) 8.75 knots (16 km/h)
Propulsion:	four 1350-hp (1010kW) 16-cylinder General Motors 278A diesel engines two 1370hp (1020 kW) General Electric electric motors (two 126-cell Exide main storage batteries), two shafts
Submerged Endurance:	48 hours at 2 knots (3.7kph)
Patrol Endurance:	75 days
Range:	11,000 nmi. (20,000 km) at 10 knots (18.5kph) surfaced
Complement:	70 officers and enlisted men (peacetime), 80-85 (war)
Armament:	10 × 21 in torpedo tubes (53 cm), (6 forward, 4 aft), 24 torpedoes; 1 × 3 in (76.2mm) / 50 cal deck gun, 2 × .50 cal. machine guns, 2 × .30 cal. machine guns

10:34, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

I've changed the numbers to match other boats in the Gato class. I did NOT change the propulsion and armament sections, because they use templates. WeeWillieWiki (talk) 00:54, 13 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]