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U.S.S. Ling (SS-297) 1

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Balao-class fleet submarine, berthed at the New Jersey Naval Museum at Hackensack.
Length: 311'
Crew: 10 officers, 65 men
Displacement: 1523 tons on surface, 2415 tons submerged
Max. speed: 20 knots on surface, 9 knots submerged
Range: 11000 miles at 15 knots
Fuel capacity: 116000 gallons Diesel
War patrol endurance: 2-3 months
Diving depth: 412', 600' in an emergency
Armament: 24 21" diameter 20.5' torpedoes weighing 3000 pounds with 600 pounds Torpex explosive, 2 5"/25 deck guns, 2 40 mm AA guns
Launched at Cramp's shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 15 August 1943, completed and commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard on 8 June 1945. Boat never saw action.
Image size
2048x1536px 2.22 MB
Make
Panasonic
Model
DMC-FH24
Shutter Speed
10/4000 second
Aperture
F/3.3
Focal Length
5 mm
ISO Speed
100
Date Taken
Sep 21, 2013, 12:00:33 PM
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EmmetEarwax's avatar

I think my folks and I toured the interior, but I may be confusing memories at my age...

 

Wasn't interior space at a strict premium? My mother said that she felt uncomfortable inside, as she has a degree of claustrophobia.