
Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945
SS-203 USS Tuna
- Tambor class Submarine:
- Displacement: 1,475 tons surfaced, 2,198 tons submerged
- Length: 308'
- Beam: 27'
- Draft: 13'9"
- Speed: 21 knots surfaced, 9 knots submerged
- Armament: 1 3"/50, 6 bow and 4 stern torpedo tubes, 24 21" torpedoes
- Complement: 75
- Diesel engines/electric motors
- Built at Mare Island Navy Yard, and commissioned 2 January 1941
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Last updated:
29 July 2008