The Cold War
American Hunter-Killer submarines
K-1 class
A Study in Blueprints
by Duane Borchers, Sr.
BK-071 $70.00 (Foreign;
$100.00)(11"x17" soft cover book book of
engineering drawings, 174 pages)
Subs of class: USS Barracuda, ex-USS K-1 (SSK-1)(SST-3)(SS-T3),
USS Bass, ex-USS K-2 (SSK-2)(SS-551) and USS Bonita,
ex-USS K-3 (SSK-3)(SS-552).
LIST OF BLUEPRINTS
|
Shipyard & |
Date of |
||
| Outboard fittings, general arr'g't., | Electric Boat Co. K-1, K-2 & K-3 |
Mar. 16, 1950 | 9-10 |
| Grabs, arrangement & details, | do. | Aug. 24, 1949 | 11-12 |
| Lines & molded offsets, | do. | Feb. 18, 1949 | 13-15 |
| Lines-bow-hydrophone array, | do. | Oct. 30, 1950 | 16-17 |
| Lines-sonar dome, frames 4 to 13, | do. | June 9, 1950 | 18 |
| Superstructure main deck-non skid covering, | do. | Feb. 13, 1950 | 19 |
| Compartment & access, | do. | Aug. 1, 1949 | 20-21 |
| Piping bow speed log manometer, | do. | Aug. 13, 1951 | 22-23 |
| Sonar trunk fairwater, | do. | Sept. 13, 1950 | 24-25 |
| Ship's name, letters & figures, | do. | June 19, 1950 | 26 |
| Draft marks, | do. | June 16, 1950 | 27 |
| Compartment & tanks, arr'g't., | do. | Nov. 14, 1951 | 28 |
| Flooding effect diagram, | do. | Mar. 5, 1951 | 29 |
| Main ballast flooding & venting diagram, | do. | Feb. 9, 1952 | 30 |
| Salvage system, arr'g't., | do. | Apr. 12, 1950 | 31-32 |
| Insulation-ships, | do. | June 21, 1949 | 33 |
| Escape & rescue system diagram, | do. | Mar. 6, 1950 | 34-35 |
| Bow framing, elevation & plan views, frames 1 to 12, | do. | Sept. 7, 1949 | 36-38 |
| Bow framing-sections, frames 1 to 12, | do. | do. | 39-40 |
| Frames 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 & 14, | do. | Mar. 21, 1950 | 41 |
| Frames 15, 16, 17, 18 & 19, | do. | - | 42 |
| Frames 20 & 21, | do. | June 30, 1949 | 43 |
| Frames 22, 23 & 24, | do. | - | 44 |
| Frames 25, 26 & 27, | do. | June 30, 1949 | 45 |
| Frames 28, 29 & 30, | do. | June 29, 1949 | 46 |
| Frames 32, 33 & 34, | do. | Feb. 18, 1949 | 47 |
| Frames 35, 36 & 37, | do. | do. | 48 |
| Frames 38, 39 & 40, | do. | May 10, 1950 | 49 |
| Frames 41, 42 & 43, | do. | Feb.. 18, 1949 | 50 |
| Frames 44 & 45, | do. | do. | 51 |
| Frames 46, 47 & 48, | do. | do. | 52 |
| Frames 49, 50 & 51, | do. | do. | 53 |
| Frames 52, 53 & 54, | do. | do. | 54 |
| Frames 55, 56, 57 & 58, | do. | do. | 55 |
| Frames 59, 60 & 61, | do. | do. | 56 |
| Frames 63, 64 & 65, | do. | July 8, 1949 | 57 |
| Frames 66, 67, 68 & 69, | do. | do. | 58 |
| Frames 70, 71, 72, 73 & 74, | do. | June 29, 1949 | 59 |
| Frames 75, 76, 77, 78 & 79, | do. | July 12, 1949 | 60 |
| Stern framing, | do. | July 13, 1949 | 61 |
| Superstructure frames 8 to 13, | do. | Dec. 16, 1949 | 62 |
| Superstructure frames 14 to 19, | do. | do. | 63 |
| Superstructure frames 20 to 25, | do. | Nov. 9, 1949 | 64 |
| Superstructure frames 26 to 31, | do. | do. | 65 |
| Superstructure frames 32 to 37, | do. | Nov. 17, 1949 | 66 |
| Superstructure frames 38 to 45, | do. | Dec. 16, 1949 | 67-68 |
| Superstructure frames 46 to 50, | do. | Nov. 17, 1949 | 69 |
| Superstructure frames 51 to 54, | do. | Dec. 16, 1949 | 70 |
| Superstructure frames 55 to 61, | do. | do. | 71 |
| Superstructure frames 62 to 72, | do. | do. | 72-73 |
| Superstructure sides & main deck, frames 11 to 31, | do. | Nov. 9, 1949 | 74-75 |
| Superstructure sides & main deck, frames 31 to 50, | do. | Nov. 17, 1949 | 76-77 |
| Superstructure sides & main deck, frames 51 to stern, | do. | Dec. 16, 1949 | 78-79 |
| Outer shell expansion, | do. | Mar. 14, 1949 | 80-81 |
| Outer shell expansion, bow, | do. | Oct. 24, 1949 | 82-83 |
| Bow diving plane recess, | do. | May 25, 1950 | 84-85 |
| Superstructure plating & frames-bow to frame 15, | do. | July 5, 1950 | 86-88 |
| Gangplank, | do. | Mar. 3, 1951 | 89-90 |
| Shaft struts, | do. | Aug. 8, 1949 | 91-92 |
| Anchor bolster, arr'g't., & details, | do. | Oct. 17, 1949 | 93 |
| Towing fairlead, stern, | do. | Sept. 18, 1949 | 94 |
| Towing fairlead, bow, | do. | Oct. 12, 1949 | 95 |
| Ladders & grabs, bridge, | do. | Feb. 12, 1951 | 96 |
| Safety line, track & details, | do. | June 18, 1951 | 97-98 |
| Gangway platform, | do. | July 31, 1951 | 99-100 |
| Hatch davit, | do. | Apr. 25, 1950 | 101-102 |
| Protectors-zinc, | do. | Dec. 8, 1949 | 103-104 |
| Towing fairlead, bow, | do. | Feb. 10, 1951 | 105-106 |
| Windless & capstan, general arr'g't., | do. | July 24, 1950 | 107-109 |
| 1,200 lb. stockless anchor, | do. | Sept. 27, 1939 | 110 |
| Fairwater sleeves, shaft tubes & struts, | July 29, 1949 | 111 | |
| Shafting-main lubrication-arr'g't., & dets., | do. | Jan. 27, 1951 | 112-113 |
| Propeller, | do. | Sept. 9, 1949 | 114-115 |
| Escape trunk, aft, | do. | July 14, 1949 | 116-117 |
| Escape trunk, aft, arrangement, | do. | July 13, 1949 | 118 |
| Escape trunk & torpedo shipping hatch, fwd., | do. | July 1, 1949 | 119-120 |
| Flagstaff & light supports, | do. | May 8, 1950 | 121-123 |
| Gear for rigging breeches buoy, | do. | June 1, 1951 | 124-125 |
| Rudder, rudder stock & details, | do. | June 21, 1949 | 126-127 |
| Stern diving planes, | do. | Aug. 26, 1949 | 128-129 |
| Bow diving plane, stress diagram & data, | do. | Sept. 9, 1949 | 130 |
| Steering rudder stress diagram & data, | do. | July 21, 1949 | 131-132 |
| Guard rail & grating, platform deck hatches, | do. | Sept. 6, 1951 | 133-134 |
| Bridge arrangement, | do. | Mar. 14, 1953 | 135 |
| Bridge fairwater, lines & offsets, | do. | Apr. 6, 1950 | 136-137 |
| Bridge fairwater, elevation & plans, | do. | Dec. 12, 1950 | 138-139 |
| Bridge fairwater, sections-fwd., | do. | Dec. 4, 1950 | 140-141 |
| Bridge fairwater, sections-aft, | do. | do. | 142-143 |
| Bridge fairwater, exterior plating, | do. | do. | 144-145 |
| Bridge fairwater-joiner work, | do. | Feb. 1, 1951 | 146-147 |
| Bridge fairwater, fueling hatch, | do. | Feb. 5, 1951 | 148-149 |
| Bridge canopy, installation, | do. | Jan. 22, 1951 | 150-152 |
| Periscopes, arr'g't., in ship, | do. | Jan. 31, 1951 | 153-155 |
| Periscope & mast supports, | do. | Aug. 11, 1950 | 156-158 |
| Snorkel induction exhaust and outboard ventilation valve, arr'g't., | do. | May 2, 1950 | 159-161 |
| Lifting pads, engtine and motor rooms, arr'g't., & details, | do. | Mar. 27, 1952 | 162-163 |
| Platform deck-upper plates, engine room-arr'g't., and details, | do. | Sept. 20, 1949 | 164-165 |
| Platform deck-upper-supporting structure-engine room-arr'g't., & details, | do. | Oct. 19, 1949 | 166-167 |
| Platform deck-lower-engine room, arr'g't., & details, | do. | Feb. 2, 1950 | 168-169 |
| Platform deck plates-motor room-arr'g't., & details, | do. | Jan. 11, 1950 | 170-171 |
| Berth in wardroom, type "C", | do. | July 11, 1950 | 172 |
| Berths-torpedo room, arrangement, | do. | Jan. 13, 1950 | 173-174 |