TOUR THE USS CAVALLA
 
Cutaway of a Gato class submarine  
Click on the compartment in the diagram above. Begin your tour in the AFTER TORPEDO ROOM and make your way forward. Or specify a compartment below.

AFT TORPEDO ROOM SWITCH GEAR AREA MANEUVERING ROOM
ENGINE ROOM CREW'S QUARTERS CREW'S MESS
GALLEY CONTROL ROOM CONNING TOWER
OFFICER'S WARDROOM FWD TORPEDO ROOM COMBAT AWARDS

 



1944 CONFIGURATION 

SPECIFICATIONS
Overall Length x Maximum Breadth: 311 ft. 9 in. x 27 ft. 3 in   Draft: 15'3"
Displacement:   1526 tons surfaced;    2,410 tons submerged
Operating Depth: 300 feet.    Watertight Compartments: 8 plus conning tower.
Pressure Hull Plating: approx. 11/16 in. mild steel      Crew: 6/54
Torpedo Tubes: 21 inch--6 bow; 4 stern; max load = 24     Deck Guns: 1 3-in/20mm/40mm
Maximum Speed: 21 knots surfaced; 9 knots submerged
Cruising Range: 11,000 miles surfaced at 10 knots     Submerged Endurance: 48 hours at 2 knots
Fuel Capacity: 94,400 gallons     Patrol Endurance: 75 days
Propulsion:   4 Diesel engines x 1600 shaft horse power
    main motors x 1370 horse power
    2 126-cell Sargo main storage batteries.
    1 aux. generator.

CONSTRUCTION
Number of boats in class: 73
Builders: Electric Boat of Groton, Connecticut.      Keel laid 4 March 1943.
Launched: 14 November 1943                              Commissioned: 29 February 1944

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