Tench-class submarine
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Tench-class submarines were a type of submarines built for the United States Navy between 1944 and 1951. They were an improvement over the preceding Gato and Balao classes, only about 35 to 40 tons la
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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
Tench-class submarine
…Tench-class submarines were a type of submarines built for the United States Navy (USN) between 1944 and 1951. They were an improvement over the preceding Gato and Balao classes, only about 35 to 40 tons larger, but more strongly built and with a slightly improved internal layout. One of the ballast tanks was…
USS Gato off Mare Island Navy Yard, on 29 November 1944
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