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

SS-193 USS Swordfish

• Sargo class Submarine:
• Displacement: 1,450 tons surfaced, 2,350 tons submerged
• Length: 300'
• Beam: 27'
• Draft: 13'9"
• Speed: 20 knots surfaced, 9 knots submerged
• Armament: 1 3"/50, 4 bow and 4 stern torpedo tubes, 24 21" torpedoes
• Complement: 78
• Range: 15,000 miles surfaced
• Built at Mare Island Navy Yard and commissioned 1939

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Swordfish
• War Patrol Reports -- USS Swordfish (Part 1)   (Part 2)
• War Damage Report #58--2/7/43
• War Damage Report #58--1/13/44
• Japanese Naval and Merchant Vessels Sunk During World War II by US Submarines: USS Swordfish
• United States Submarine Losses--World War II

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