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American Submarines
Gato (SS-212) class
A Study in Blueprints
Volume I
by
Duane Borchers, Sr.
BK-132 $85.00 (Foreign,
$105.00)(11"x17", soft cover, 161 pages)
Subs of class: USS Gato (SS-212), USS Greenling (SS-213),
USS Grouper (SS-214)(SSK-214)(AGSS-214), USS Growler (SS-215),
USS Grunion (SS-216), USS Guardfish (SS-217), USS Albacore
(SS-218), USS Amberjack (SS-219), USS Barb (SS-220),
Enrico Tazzoll (S-511), USS Blackfish (SS-221), USS Bluefish
(SS-222), USS Bonefish (SS-223), USS Cod (SS-224)(AGSSB224)IXSS-224),
USS Cero (SS-225)(AGSS-225), USS Corvina (SS-226),
USS Darter (SS-227), USS Drum (SS-228)(AGSS-228),
USS Flying Fish (SS-229)(AGSS-229), USS Finback (SS-230),
USS Haddock (SS-231), USS Halibut (SS-232), USS Herring
(SS-233), USS Kingfish (SS-234), USS Shad (SS-235),
USS Silversides (SS-236)(AGSS-236), USS Trigger (SS-237),
USS Wahoo (SS-238), USS Whale (SS-239), USS Angler
(SS-240)(SSK-240)(AGSS-240)(IXSS-240), USS Bashaw (SS-241)(SSK-241)(AGSS-241),
USS Bluegill (SS-242)(SSK-242)(AGSS-242), USS Bream (SS-243)(SSK-243)(AGSS-243),
USS Cavalla (SS-244)(SSK-244)(AGSS-244), USS Cobia (SS-245)(AGSS-245),
USS Croaker (SS-246)(SSK-246)(AGSS-246)(IXSS-246), USS Dace
(SS-247), Leonardo da Vinci (S-510), USS Dorado (SS-248),
USS Flasher (SS-249), USS Flier (SS-250), USS Flounder
(SS-251), USS Gabilan (SS-252), USS Gunnel (SS-253),
USS Gurnard (SS-254), USS Haddo (SS-255), USS Hake
(SS-256)(AGSS-256), USS Harder (SS-257), USS Hoe (SS-258),
USS Jack (SS-259), HHMS Amfitriti (S-09), USS Lapon
(SS-260), HHMS Poseidon (S-78), USS Mingo (SS-261),
HIJMS Kuroshio (SS-501), USS Muskallunge (SS-262), Humaita
(S-14), USS Paddle (SS-263), Riachuelo (S-15),
USS Pargo (SS-264), USS Peto (SS-265), USS Pogy
(SS-266), USS Pompon (SS-267)(SSR-267), USS Puffer (SS-268),
USS Rasher (SS-269)(SSR-269)
(AGSS-269)(IXSS-269), USS Raton (SS-270)(SSR-270)(AGSS-270), USS Ray
(SS-271), USS Redfin (SS-272)(SSR-272)(AGSS- 72), USS Robalo
(SS-273), USS Rock (SS-274)(SSR-274)(AGSS-274), USS Runner
(SS-275), USS Sawfish (SS-276), USS Scamp (SS-277),
USS Scorpion (SS-278), USS Snook(SS-279), USS Steelhead
(SS-280), USS Sunfish (SS-281), USS Tunny (SS-282)(SSG-282)(APSS-282)(LPSS-282),
USS Tinosa (SS-283), USS Tullibee (SS-284), USS Golet
(SS-361), USS Guavina (SS-362)(SSO-362)(AGSS-362)(AOSS-362),
USS Guitarro (SS-363), TCG Prevese (S-22)(S-340),
USS Hammerhead (SS-364), TCG Cerbe (S-03), (S-341).
LIST of BLUEPRINTS
|
Title |
Shipyard & Vessel |
Date of |
Page |
|
Historical data plate, |
Electric Boat Co. |
Sept. 7, 1944 |
47-48 |
|
Ships name - letters & figures, |
do. |
do. |
49-50 |
|
Draft marks, |
do. |
do. |
51 |
|
Ship=s bell, |
do. |
do. |
52 |
|
Displacement & other curves, |
do. |
Sept. 21, 1944 |
53-54 |
|
Booklet of General Plans: main deck, outboard profile, platform deck, hold, inboard profile & sections, |
do. |
Nov. 27, 1944 |
55-58 |
|
Booklet of General plans: main deck, outboard profile, platform deck, hold, inboard profile, |
do. |
Dec. 31, 1943 |
59-60 |
|
do. |
do. |
Feb. 7, 1943 |
61-62 |
|
do. |
SS-217 |
Nov. 23, 1942 |
63-64 |
|
do. |
SS-251 |
Aug. 4, 1945 |
65-66 |
|
Outboard fittings, general arrg=t., |
do. |
Jan. 19, 1944 |
67-69 |
|
do. |
do. |
Sept. 9, 1941 |
70-72 |
|
do. |
do. |
Dec. 5, 1942 |
73-75 |
|
Compartment & access, |
do. |
Oct. 27, 1943 |
76-78 |
|
Docking plan, |
do. |
May 11, 1942 |
79-81 |
|
do. |
do. |
May 16, 1943 |
82-84 |
|
Lines & molded offsets, |
do. |
June 5, 1940 |
85-88 |
|
Body plan, outer shell, |
do. |
June 10, 1940 |
89-91 |
|
Outer shell expansion, fwd., |
do. |
July 2, 1940 |
92-93 |
|
Outer shell expansion, aft, |
do. |
do. |
94-96 |
|
Main ballast tanks, flooding holes, |
do. |
Feb. 16, 1942 |
97-98 |
|
Inner shell expansion, |
do. |
Aug. 18, 1944 |
99-101 |
|
Framing plan, |
do. |
Aug. 2, 1944 |
102-104 |
|
Bow framing, elevation & flats, frames B to 13 inclusive, |
do. |
Mar. 20, 1943 |
105-106 |
|
Frame 13 to 6 inclusive, |
do. |
do. |
107 |
|
Bow framing, sections frame 7 to 13, |
do. |
do. |
108-109 |
|
Frames 13 to 16, |
do. |
Aug. 2, 1944 |
110-111 |
|
Frames 17 to 21 |
do. |
do. |
112 |
|
Frames 22 to 25, |
do. |
do. |
113 |
|
Frames 29 to 31, |
do. |
do. |
114 |
|
Frames 32 to 34, |
do. |
do. |
115-116 |
|
Frames 36 to 38, |
do. |
do. |
117 |
|
Frames 39 to 41 |
do. |
do. |
118 |
|
Frames 42 to 44, |
do. |
do. |
119 |
|
Frames 45 to 47, |
do. |
do. |
120-121 |
|
Frames 48, 49 & 51, |
do. |
do. |
122-123 |
|
Frames 50, 52 & 53, |
do. |
do. |
124-125 |
|
Frames 54 to 56, |
do. |
do. |
126-127 |
|
Frames 57 to 59, |
do. |
do. |
128 |
|
Frames 60, 61 & 63, |
do. |
do. |
129 |
|
Frames 62, 64 & 69, |
do. |
do. |
130 |
|
Frames 65 to 68, |
do. |
do. |
131-132 |
|
Frames 70 to 73 |
do. |
do. |
133-134 |
|
Frames 74 to 76, |
do. |
do. |
135 |
|
Frames 77 to 79, |
do. |
do. |
136 |
|
Frames 80 to 82 |
do. |
do. |
137-138 |
|
Frames 83 to 85 |
do. |
do. |
139-140 |
|
Frames 86 to 88, |
do. |
do. |
141-142 |
|
do. |
do. |
Aug. 5, 1944 |
143-144 |
|
Frames 89 to 91, |
do. |
Aug. 2, 1944 |
145-146 |
|
Frames 92 to 94, |
do. |
Aug. 5, 1944 |
147 |
|
Frames 95 to 98, |
do. |
do. |
148-149 |
|
Frames 99 to 102, |
do. |
do. |
150-151 |
|
Frames 103 to 106, |
do. |
do. |
152-153 |
|
Frames 109 to 112, |
do. |
July 11, 1944 |
154 |
|
Frames 113 to 116, |
do. |
Aug. 5, 1944 |
155 |
|
Frames 117 to 120, |
do. |
do. |
156 |
|
Frames 121 to 124, |
do. |
do. |
157 |
|
Frames 125 to 130, |
do. |
do. |
168-159 |
|
Stern framing, |
do. |
July 16, 1944 |
160-161 |