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

SS-268 USS Puffer

• Gato class Submarine:
• Displacement: 1,526 tons surfaced, 2,424 tons submerged
• Length: 311'
• Beam: 27'3"
• Draft: 16'10"
• Speed: 20 knots surfaced, 9 knots submerged
• Armament: 1 3"/50 or 1 4"/50 or 1 5"/50, 6 bow and 4 stern torpedo tubes, 24 21" torpedoes (loaded tubes plus reloads: 10 forward, 4 aft)
• Complement: 80
• Diesel engines, surfaced/electric motors, submerged
• Built at Manitowoc Shipbuilding, and commissioned 27 April 1943

Additional Links:

• Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: USS Puffer
• Account of the 1st voyage -- from Manitowoc to Brisbane, Australia.
• War Damage Report #58--10/9/43
• Japanese Naval and Merchant Vessels Sunk During World War II by US Submarines: USS Puffer

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