Gato-class submarine
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The Gato class of submarines was built for the United States Navy and launched in 1941–1943. Named after the lead vessel of the class, USS Gato, they were the first mass-produced U.S. submarine class
USS Gato off Mare Island Navy Yard, on 29 November 1944
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Periscope photograph of Japanese merchant ship sinking
Balao-class submarine
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The Balao class is a design of United States Navy submarines that was used during World War II, and with 120 boats completed, the largest class of submarines in the United States Navy. An improvement
Gato-class submarine
…vessel of the class, USS Gato, they were the first mass-produced U.S. submarine class of World War II. The Gato class, along with the closely related Balao and Tench classes that followed, accounted for most of the Navy's World War II submarines; they destroyed much of the Japanese merchant marine and a…
USS Balao in 1944
Scheme of USS Pampanito (SS-383)
General Motors Cleveland Model 16-248 diesel engine
Fairbanks-Morse Model 38D8+1⁄8 diesel engine