
World War II
American Submarines
Mackerel class
A Study in Blueprints
by Duane Borchers, Sr.
BK-032 $60.00
(Foreign; $90.00)(11"x17", soft cover book book
of engineering drawings, 135 pages)
These subs were used for training thousands of American sailors during and after
World War II.
Subs of class: USS Mackerel (SS-204) and USS Marlin
(SS-205).
List of Blueprints
|
Title |
Builder & Name of Vessel |
Date of Document |
Page |
|
Outboard fittings, general arrangement, |
Electric Boat Co. Groton, ConnecticutUSS Mackerel |
Dec. 26, 1939 |
4-5 |
|
Body plan, outer hull, |
do. |
June 12, 1942 |
6-7 |
|
Lines and offsets, stern, |
do. |
May 11, 1939 |
8-9 |
|
Lines and offsets, bow, |
do. |
Oct. 3, 1939 |
10 |
|
Launching diagram, |
do. |
Oct. 10, 1940 |
11 |
|
Launching cradle, |
do. |
July 15, 1940 |
12-13 |
|
Draft marks, |
do. |
April 16, 1940 |
14 |
|
Ship's name, letters and figures, |
do. |
May 22, 1940 |
15 |
|
Historical data plate, |
do. |
Dec. 7, 1940 |
16 |
|
Superstructure, main deck, hatch details, |
do. |
June 26, 1940 |
17-18 |
|
Superstructure, main deck, wood, |
do. |
June 26, 1940 |
19-20 |
|
Side ladder, arrangement, |
do. |
Aug. 15, 1940 |
21 |
|
Hatch hoods and frames, |
do. |
June 26, 1940 |
22-23 |
|
Access hatch construction, |
do. |
Aug. 22, 1942 |
24-25 |
|
Hawse pipe, |
do. |
April 1, 1940 |
26 |
|
Gangplank, |
do. |
Oct. 10, 1940 |
27 |
|
Ship's bell, |
do. |
May 22, 1940 |
28 |
|
Propeller, |
do. |
Feb. 26, 1944 |
29-30 |
|
Bow diving planes, |
do. |
Jan. 5, 1940 |
31 |
|
Stern diving planes, |
do. |
Nov. 22, 1939 |
32 |
|
Rudder, rudder stock and details, |
do. |
July 29, 1939 |
33-34 |
|
Whistle and siren, pulls, arrangement, |
do. |
- |
35 |
|
Boat chocks and gripes, |
do. |
May 21, 1940 |
36 |
|
Bridge arrangement, |
do. |
Feb. 20, 1940 |
37-38 |
|
Bridge joiner work, |
do. |
do. |
39 |
|
Platform, conning tower, |
do. |
March 13, 1940 |
40 |
|
Conning tower and bridge, arrangement of electrical apparatus, |
do. |
July 27, 1942 |
41-42 |
|
Conning tower, arrangement, |
do. |
Feb. 20, 1940 |
43 |
|
Conning tower, fairwater and bridge, sections, forward, |
do. |
March 8, 1940 |
44 |
|
Conning tower, fairwater and bridge, sections, aft, |
do. |
do. |
45 |
|
Conning tower, fairwater and bridge, elevation and plans, |
do. |
do. |
46-47 |
|
Conning tower, fairwater and bridge, lines and offsets, |
do. |
Oct. 16, 1939 |
48-49 |
|
Firing clearance, 3-inch gun, |
do. |
May 20, 1941 |
50 |
|
Foundation, 3-inch gun, |
do. |
Sept. 8, 1939 |
51 |
|
Gun muzzle, support, |
do. |
Feb. 12, 1941 |
52-53 |
|
Boat and torpedo derrick, forward, arrangement, |
do. |
Aug. 16, 1940 |
54-55 |
|
Boat and torpedo derrick, aft, arrangement, |
do. |
do. |
56 |
|
Forward torpedo room, arrangement of electrical apparatus, |
do. |
July 31, 1942 |
57-58 |
|
Torpedo loading hatch, forward, |
do. |
- |
59 |
|
Torpedo loading hatch, aft, |
do. |
Nov. 16, 1939 |
60 |
|
Torpedo handling and stowage, forward, arrangement, |
do. |
Feb. 8, 1940 |
61-62 |
|
Torpedo handling and stowage, aft, arrangement, |
do. |
do. |
63-64 |
|
Motor and torpedo room, aft, arrangement, |
do. |
Feb. 29, 1940 |
65-66 |
|
Ammunition, refrigerator and storeroom, arrangement, |
do. |
July 20, 1939 |
67 |
|
Superstructure sides and main deck, bow to frame 41, |
do. |
April 8, 1940 |
68-69 |
|
Superstructure sides and main deck, frames 41 to 68, |
do. |
Feb. 12, 1940 |
70-71 |
|
Superstructure sides and main deck, frame 68 to stern, |
do. |
March 4, 1940 |
72-73 |
|
Stem casting and towing fairlead, |
do. |
Sept. 22, 1939 |
74 |
|
Outer shell expansion, |
do. |
Sept. 5, 1942 |
75-76 |
|
Framing plan, |
do. |
May 10, 1939 |
77-78 |
|
Trimming tank, forward, frames 13 to 16, |
do. |
July 27, 1939 |
79 |
|
Bow framing, elevation and flats, frames A to 13, |
do. |
June 27, 1942 |
80-81 |
|
Bow framing, sections, frames A to 6, |
do. |
Sept. 27, 1939 |
82 |
|
Bow framing, sections frames 7 to 13, |
do. |
do. |
83-84 |
|
Stern framing, |
do. |
Sept. 7, 1939 |
85 |
|
Frames, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22, |
do. |
July 28, 1939 |
86 |
|
Frames, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28, |
do. |
do. |
87 |
|
Frames, 35, 36 and 37, |
do. |
May 11, 1939 |
88 |
|
Frames, 38, 39 and 40, |
do. |
do. |
89 |
|
Frames, 41, 42 and 43, |
do. |
do. |
90 |
|
Frames, 44, 38 and 49, |
do. |
do. |
91 |
|
Frames 45, 46 and 47, |
do. |
do. |
92 |
|
Frames, 50, 51 and 53, |
do. |
do. |
93 |
|
Frames, 52, 54 and 58, |
do. |
May 10, 1939 |
94 |
|
Frames, 55, 56 and 57, |
do. |
do. |
95 |
|
Frames, 59, 60 and 61, |
do. |
May 11, 1939 |
96 |
|
Frames, 62, 63 and 64, |
do. |
do. |
97 |
|
Frames, 65, 66 and 67, |
do. |
do. |
98 |
|
Frames, 68, 69 and 70, |
do. |
do. |
99 |
|
Frames, 71, 72 and 73, |
do. |
do. |
100 |
|
Frames, 74, 75 and 76, |
do. |
do. |
101 |
|
Frames, 77, 78 and 79, |
do. |
do. |
102 |
|
Frames, 82, 83, 84 and 85, |
do. |
July 19, 1939 |
103 |
|
Frames, 86, 87, 88 and 89, |
do. |
do. |
104 |
|
Frames, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94 and 95, |
do. |
do. |
105 |
|
Arrangement of engine, longitudinal view and sections, |
do. |
May 29, 1941 |
106-107 |
|
Arrangement of engine, end views and cross sections, |
do. |
April 28, 1941 |
108-109 |
|
Machinery arrangement, engine and motor rooms, |
do. |
Jan. 26, 1941 |
110-112 |
|
Engine room, arrangement of electrical apparatus, |
do. |
July 21, 1942 |
113-114 |
|
Main engine, induction and ventilation systems, outboard, plan and elevations, |
do. |
June 5, 1942 |
115-117 |
|
Main engine, induction and ventilation systems, outboard section, |
do. |
June 13, 1942 |
118-120 |
|
Platform deck, lower supporting structure, engine room, arrangement and dets, |
do. |
April 25, 1941 |
121-122 |
|
Platform deck, lower supporting structure, engine room, arrangement and dets, |
do. |
do. |
123-124 |
|
Officers quarters, arrangement, |
do. |
Jan. 19, 1940 |
125 |
|
Officers quarters, arrangement of electrical apparatus, |
do. |
July 31, 1942 |
126 |
|
Berths, officers' quarters, |
do. |
Sept. 4, 1942 |
127-128 |
|
Crew's quarters, arrangement, |
do. |
Jan. 9, 1940 |
129 |
|
Crew's quarters, galley and mess, arrangement of electrical apparatus, |
do. |
July 27, 1942 |
130-131 |
|
Berths, crews' quarters, arrangement, |
do. |
May 3, 1940 |
132-133 |
|
Berths, crews' forward torpedo room, |
do. |
do. |
134 |
|
Galley and washroom, arrangement, |
do. |
Nov. 1, 1939 |
135 |