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

SS-209 USS Grayling

• Gar class Submarine:
• Displacement: 1,475 tons surfaced, 2,000(?) tons submerged
• Length: 253'
• Beam: 21'6"
• Draft: 11'9"
• Speed: 21 knots surfaced, 11 knots submerged
• Armament: 1 3"/50, 6 bow and 4 stern torpedo tubes, 24 21" torpedoes
• Complement: 85
• Diesel engines, 6500 h.p. surfaced/electric motors
• Built at Portsmouth Navy Yard and commissioned 1941

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Grayling
• War Damage Report #58--11/6/42
• Japanese Naval and Merchant Vessels Sunk During World War II by US Submarines: USS Grayling
• United States Submarine Losses--World War II

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