
Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945
SS-178 USS Permit
- Porpoise class Submarine:
- Displacement: 1,330 tons surfaced, 1,998 tons submerged
- Length: 300'6"
- Beam: 25'
- Draft: 13'10"
- Speed: 20 knots surfaced, 9 knots submerged
- Armament: 1 3"/50, 4 bow and 2 stern torpedo tubes, 24 21" torpedoes
- Complement: 73
- Diesel engines/electric motors
- Range: 10,000 miles surfaced
- Built at Electric Boat Co., and commissioned 1937
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Last updated:
29 July 2008