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The sargo class submarines were the first US submarines tobe out into action after the Japanese attack on [[Pearl Harbor]]. The class started war patrol the day after the [[Pearl Harbour]] attack. |
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The ''' ''Sargo'' class''' of [[United States Navy]] [[submarine]] dates from 1939. The submarines had a length of {{convert|310.5|ft|m|1}}, with a complement of between 50 and 55 men. They were armed with eight [[torpedo]] tubes—4 forward and 4 aft—and 1 × 3 in (76 mm) deck gun. They had a top speed of 20 knots surfaced and 7.5 knots submerged. Ten boats of this class were built from 1937 to 1939. They were followed by the [[Tambor class submarine|''Tambor''-class submarines]]. |
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The sargo class had a very active war sinking 73 ships as well as the aircraft carrier Chuyo and a Japanese submarine. The Chuyo was carrying 21 survivors from the US submarine [[USS Sculpin]]. 20 of these prisoners were killed. |
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The [[USS Swordfish (SS-193)|''Swordfish'']] was the first [[United States]] submarine to sink a Japanese ship in [[World War II]]. |
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After the [[Second World War]], the class was moved into the training role before being scrapped.[[USS Searaven]] was used in the [[Bikini Atoll]] atomic weapon tests in [[1946]]. There was negligible so she was later expended as a target. [[USS Sailfish]] was due to become a target in the same atomic weapon tests but she was scrapped instead in [[1948]]. |
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Revision as of 12:33, 24 December 2007
The sargo class submarines were the first US submarines tobe out into action after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The class started war patrol the day after the Pearl Harbour attack.
The sargo class had a very active war sinking 73 ships as well as the aircraft carrier Chuyo and a Japanese submarine. The Chuyo was carrying 21 survivors from the US submarine USS Sculpin. 20 of these prisoners were killed.
After the Second World War, the class was moved into the training role before being scrapped.USS Searaven was used in the Bikini Atoll atomic weapon tests in 1946. There was negligible so she was later expended as a target. USS Sailfish was due to become a target in the same atomic weapon tests but she was scrapped instead in 1948.
References
- Submarines, War Beneath The Waves, From 1776 To The Present Day, By Robert Hutchinson
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