World War II
American Submarines
Cachalot class
A Study in Blueprints
by Duane D. Borchers, Sr.
BK-057 $75.00
(Foreign: $105.00)(11"x17" soft cover book book
of engineering drawings, 136
pages)
Subs of class: USS Cachalot (V-8)(SS-170)(SF-11)(SC-40)
and USS Cuttlefish(V-9)(SS-171)(SF-12)(SC-5).
List of Blueprints
|
Title |
Shipyard & Vessel |
Date of Document |
Scale |
Page |
|
Outboard profile and weather deck,
|
Portsmouth Navy Yard |
Jan. 29, 1934 |
1/4" |
9-10 |
|
Lines, outer hull, |
do. |
Aug., 1931 |
do. |
11-12 |
|
Booklet of General Plans: Outboard profile, inboard profile, main deck, platform deck & hold, |
Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn. |
July 12, 1934 |
do. |
13-18 |
|
Body plan, outer hull, |
do. |
Nov. 30, 1931 |
3/4" |
19 |
|
|
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|
Title |
Shipyard & Vessel |
Date of Document |
Page |
|
Outboard fittings, general arrangement, |
Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn. |
June 1, 1934 |
20-21 |
|
Frames, outer hull, 15, 16,17, 18, 19, |
do. |
March 15, 1932 |
22 |
|
do., 20, 21, 22 & 23, |
do. |
Jan. 27, 1932 |
23 |
|
do., 24, 25, 26 & 27, |
do. |
do. |
24 |
|
do., 29, 31 & 33, |
do. |
do. |
25 |
|
do., 35, 37 & 39, |
do. |
do. |
26 |
|
do., 41, 43 & 45, |
do. |
Jan. 13, 1932 |
27 |
|
do., 47, 49 & 51, |
do. |
do. |
28 |
|
do., 59, 61 & 63, |
do. |
Dec., 4, 1931 |
29 |
|
do., 65, 67 & 69, |
do. |
Dec., 2, 1931 |
30 |
|
do., 71, 73 & 75, |
do. |
Nov. 24, 1931 |
31 |
|
do., 76, 78 & 83, |
do. |
Nov. 25, 1931 |
32-33 |
|
do., 77, 79, 80, 81 & 82, |
do. |
Nov. 24, 1931 |
34 |
|
Frames, outer hull, 85, 87 & 89, |
do. |
Nov., 18, 1931 |
35 |
|
do., 91, 93 & 95, |
do. |
Dec., 2, 1931 |
36 |
|
do., 97, 99 & 101, |
do. |
Dec., 14, 1931 |
37 |
|
do., 103, 105 & 107, |
do. |
do. |
38 |
|
do., 109, 111 & 113, |
do. |
do. |
39 |
|
do., 115, 117 & 119, |
do. |
Jan. 5, 1932 |
40 |
|
do., 121, 123 & 125, |
do. |
do. |
41 |
|
do., 127, 129 & 131, |
do. |
do. |
42 |
|
do., 133, 135 & 137, |
do. |
do. |
43 |
|
do., 139, 141 & 143, |
do. |
Jan. 5, 1932 |
44 |
|
do., 144, 145 & 146, |
do. |
Jan. 27, 1932 |
45 |
|
do., 147, 149, 151 & 153, |
do. |
Jan. 28, 1932 |
46 |
|
do., 155, 157, 159, 161,163, 165, 167 & 169, |
do. |
Jan. 27, 1932 |
47 |
|
Superstructure frames, 14 to 19, |
do. |
- |
48 |
|
do., 20 to 25, |
do. |
- |
49 |
|
do., 26 to 35, |
do. |
- |
50 |
|
do., 37 to 51, |
do. |
- |
51 |
|
do., 53 to 67, |
do. |
- |
52 |
|
do., 69 to 79, |
do. |
- |
53 |
|
do., 80 to 91, |
do. |
- |
54 |
|
do., 93 to 107, |
do. |
- |
55 |
|
do., 109 to 123, |
do. |
- |
56 |
|
do., 125 to 139, |
do. |
- |
57 |
|
do., 141 to 155, |
do. |
- |
58 |
|
Superstructure frames, 157 to 173, |
do. |
- |
59 |
|
Clearing lines, arrg't & details, |
Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, USS Cachalot |
Nov. 23, 1933 |
60-61 |
|
Clearing lines, |
Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn. |
March 13, 1933 |
62 |
|
Awnings, |
do. |
Aug. 2, 1933 |
63 |
|
Lead ballast, |
do. |
April 5, 1934 |
64 |
|
Outer shell, expansion, forward, |
do. |
Dec. 9, 1931 |
65-66 |
|
do., aft, |
do. |
do. |
67-68 |
|
Stem casting & towing fairlead, |
do. |
May 19, 1932 |
69 |
|
Anchor handling, arrg't, |
do. |
do. |
70-71 |
|
Bow framing, elevation & flats, frames E to 14, |
do. |
Aug. 29, 1932 |
72-73 |
|
Superstructure, sides &main deck, bow to frame 53, |
do. |
Feb. 23, 1933 |
74-76 |
|
do., frame 55 to 117, |
do. |
Jan. 12, 1933 |
77-78 |
|
do., frame 119 to stern, |
do. |
Jan. 30, 1933 |
79-80 |
|
Superstructure, main deck, wood, |
do. |
May 1, 1933 |
81-82 |
|
do., hatch details, |
do. |
do. |
83-84 |
|
Escape trunk, forward torpedo room, |
do. |
April 1, 1932 |
85-86 |
|
Bow diving planes, |
do. |
June 9, 1932 |
87 |
|
Stern diving planes, |
do. |
April 28, 1932 |
88 |
|
Steering gear, rudder details, |
do. |
April 1, 1932 |
89-90 |
|
Shaft struts, |
do. |
April 6, 1932 |
91-92 |
|
Guards for propellers & stern diving planes, |
do. |
Oct. 13, 1932 |
93 |
|
Side ladder arrg't., |
do. |
Nov. 6, 1933 |
94-95 |
|
Windless & capstan, general arrg't., |
do. |
July 21, 1932 |
96-98 |
|
Arrangement, escape trunk, |
do. |
Nov. 23, 1933 |
99 |
|
Escape trunk, forward, |
PortsmouthNavy YardPortsmouth, NHCachalot |
April 8, 1933 |
100-101 |
|
Marker buoy, forward and aft, |
Electric Boat Co.Groton, Conn.USS Cuttlefish |
Feb. 21, 1933 |
102 |
|
Conning tower fairwater & bridge, lines & offsets, |
do. |
Jan. 26, 1933 |
103-104 |
|
Conning tower fairwater & bridge, sections, forward, |
do. |
Feb. 21, 1933 |
105 |
|
do., sections, aft, |
do. |
do. |
106 |
|
do., elevations & plans, |
do. |
do. |
107-108 |
|
Conning tower, arrg't., |
do. |
Feb. 8, 1933 |
109-110 |
|
Bridge, arrg't., |
do. |
April 4, 1932 |
1 11-112 |
|
Bridge, joiner work, |
do. |
do. |
113-114 |
|
No. 1 & 2 periscope, general arrg't., |
do. |
June 29, 1932 |
115-116 |
|
Boat boom, |
Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, USS Cachalot |
March 22, 1933 |
117-118 |
|
Boat boom, details & stowage, |
do. |
April 3, 1933 |
119 |
|
Boat stowage, |
do. |
Aug. 4, 1933 |
120-122 |
|
Gun firing clearances, |
Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn. |
May 9, 1933 |
123 |
|
Foundation, 3" gun, |
do. |
May 9, 1932 |
124 |
|
Torpedo handling & stowage, forward, |
Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, USS Cachalot |
April 24, 1933 |
125-126 |
|
Boat & torpedo derrick, forward, |
Electric Boat Co., Groton, Conn. |
Feb. 28, 1933 |
127-128 |
|
After torpedo room, arrg't., |
do. |
Nov. 28, 1931 |
129-130 |
|
Torpedo derrick, aft, arrg't., |
do. |
May 1, 1933 |
131 |
|
21" sub. torpedo tubes, Mark XXII,20' bow tubes, general arrg't, planview, |
BuOrdWash. D.C. |
Oct. 7, 1933 |
132 |
|
21" sub. torpedo tubes, Mark XXII, |
do. |
do. |
133 |
|
21" sub. torpedo tubes, Mark XXII, |
do. |
do. |
134 |
|
21" sub. torpedo tubes, Mark XXII,20' bow tubes, general arrg't, plan & elevation, |
do. |
do. |
135 |
|
21" sub. torpedo tubes, Mark XXII,20' bow tubes, general arrg't, section, |
do. |
Oct. 7, 1933 |
136 |