
World War II
American Submarines
Porpoise class
A Study in Blueprints
by Duane Borchers, Sr.
BK-044 $60.00
(Foreign, $90.00)(11"x17" soft cover book book of engineering
drawings, 70 pages)
Subs of class: USS Porpoise
(SS-172) and USS Pike
(SS-173).
List of Drawings
|
Title |
Ship Yard & vessel |
Date of Document |
Scale |
Page |
|
Booklet of General |
Portsmouth Navy Yard |
Feb. 8, 1937 |
1/16@ |
5-6 |
|
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|
Title |
Ship Yard |
Date |
Page |
|
Bonjean curves, sectional area & moments, |
Portsmouth |
May 31, 1934 |
7-8 |
|
Midship section, |
do. |
May 21, 1935 |
9 |
| Inboard profile, platform & hold, |
do. |
1934 |
10-11 |
|
Awnings, rails & stanchions, general arrg=t., |
do. |
Nov. 19, 1934 |
12-13 |
|
do., details of awnings, |
do. |
do. |
14 |
|
Location of anchor, blinker, running |
do. |
Aug. 24, 1934 |
15 |
|
Outer shell expansion, forward, |
do. |
Oct. 17, 1933 |
16-18 |
|
do., aft, |
do. |
Oct. 3, 1933 |
19-20 |
|
Salvage air system, general arrg=t., |
Portsmouth |
Feb. 3, 1937 |
21-23 |
|
Ballast, |
do. |
April 29, 1936 |
24 |
|
Air, oil, water & vent systems, piping forward in superstructure, forward of frame 100,
|
Portsmouth |
Dec. 7, 1933 |
25-26 |
|
Air, oil, water systems, piping arrg=t
in |
do. |
Oct. 3, 1934 |
27-28 |
|
Bow diving gear, |
do. |
May 23, 1935 |
29-30 |
|
Stern diving gear, |
do. |
April 10, 1934 |
31-32 |
|
Steering gear, rudder details, |
do. |
July 18, 1934 |
33 |
|
do., arrg=t., |
do. |
July 16, 1935 |
34 |
|
Guards, |
do. |
Aug. 6, 1934 |
35-36 |
|
Marker buoy, arrg=t
& details (for |
Portsmouth |
Feb. 1, 1935 |
37 |
|
Escape arrg=t, forward escape, |
Portsmouth |
Feb. 7, 1937 |
38 |
|
do., conning tower, |
do. |
do. |
39-40 |
|
Windless & capstan, general arrg=t., |
Portsmouth |
March 1, 1934 |
41-42 |
|
Hatch davit, location, details, |
do. |
Oct. 11, 1934 |
43 |
|
Draft marks, |
do. |
Nov. 12, 1934 |
44 |
|
Ships name, name plate, letters & figures, |
do. |
March 5, 1935 |
45 |
|
Conning tower, general arrg=t., |
do. |
Sept. 24, 1935 |
46 |
|
do., fairwater & bridge, |
do. |
Nov. 1, 1934 |
47 |
|
do., fairwater & bridge, molded lines, |
do. |
Nov. 28, 1934 |
48-49 |
|
do., fairwater & bridge, sections, |
do. |
Aug. 3, 1934 |
50-52 |
|
do., fairwater & bridge, elevations & plans, |
do. |
do. |
53-54 |
|
Mast for vertical antenna, general arrg=t., |
do. |
June 7, 1934 |
55 |
|
3@-50cal gun, firing clearances, |
do. |
April 24, 1934 |
56-57 |
|
Boat stowage, 20= motor boat, |
do. |
Aug. 12, 1935 |
58-59 |
|
Boat & torpedo handling, forward, arrg=t., |
do. |
July 3, 1934 |
60-61 |
|
Main deck, details, portable cross sections |
do. |
Jan. 27, 1936 |
62 |
|
Cradle for transporting torpedoes |
do. |
May 7, 1935 |
63 |
|
Berthing, messing & lockers, crew space, |
do. |
July 23, 1934 |
64-65 |
|
Berthing & lockers, aft torpedo room, between frames 167 & 183, |
do. |
Jan. 21, 1936 |
66-67 |
|
do., for torpedo room between |
do. |
April 23, 1934 |
68-69 |
|
Officers quarters, |
Portsmouth |
July 17, 1934 |
70-71 |