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

SS-168 USS Nautilus

• Nautilus class Submarine:
• Displacement: 2,730 tons surfaced, 3,960 tons submerged
• Length: 371'
• Beam: 33'3"
• Draft: 15'9"
• Speed: 17 knots surfaced, 8.5 knots submerged
• Armament: 2 6"/53, 4 bow and 2 stern torpedo tubes, 24 21" torpedoes
• Complement: 100
• Range: 18,000 miles surfaced
• Built at Mare Island Navy Yard, and commissioned 1930

Additional Links:

• Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: USS Nautilus
• War Damage Report #58--6/28/42
• War Damage Report #58--10/12/42
• War Damage Report #58--11/19/43
• Japanese Naval and Merchant Vessels Sunk During World War II by US Submarines: USS Nautilus

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Nautilus  & Raiders: Back from Makin August, 1942

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