World War II, Korean War
Viet Nam and the Cold War
American Submarines
Tench (SS-417) class
A Study in Blueprints
Volume II
by
Duane Borchers, Sr.
BK-139 $75.00 (Foreign, $105.00)(11"x17", soft cover, 128 pages)
LIST of BLUEPRINTS
|
Title |
Shipyard & Vessel |
Date of |
Page |
|
Superstructure sides & main deck, frames 10 to 45, |
Portsmouth Ship Yard |
Dec. 6, 1943 |
21-23 |
|
Superstructure sides & main deck, frames 45 to 66, |
do. |
Nov. 11, 1943 |
24-25 |
|
Superstructure sides & main deck, frames 66 to 125, |
do. |
Dec. 11, 1943 |
26-29 |
|
Superstructure frames 17 to 19, |
do. |
Jan. 20, 1944 |
30 |
|
Superstructure frames 20 to 23, |
do. |
Dec. 1, 1943 |
31 |
|
Superstructure frames 24 to 31, |
do. |
Sept. 7, 1943 |
32-33 |
|
Superstructure frames 32 to 43, |
do. |
Sept. 7, 1943 |
34-35 |
|
Superstructure frames 44 to 55, |
do. |
May 16, 1943 |
36-37 |
|
Superstructure frames 56 to 67, |
do. |
Feb. 11, 1944 |
38-39 |
|
Superstructure frames 68 to 79, |
do. |
Dec. 6, 1943 |
40-41 |
|
Superstructure frames 80 to 91, |
do. |
Jan. 18, 1944 |
42-43 |
|
Superstructure frames 92 to 109, |
do. |
Feb. 3, 1944 |
44-46 |
|
Superstructure frames 110 to 124, |
do. |
Feb. 27, 1945 |
47-48 |
|
Main deck wood, fwd., |
do. |
Feb. 11, 1943 |
49-50 |
|
Main deck wood, aft, |
do. |
Feb. 19, 1943 |
51-52 |
|
Top of hull & bottom of conning tower, holes & attachments, |
do. |
Apr. 26, 1944 |
53-55 |
|
Conning tower, structural, |
do. |
July 11, 1944 |
56-57 |
|
Conning tower, fairwater & bridge, joiner work, |
do. |
- |
58 |
|
Conning tower, fairwater & bridge, lines & offsets, |
do. |
- |
59-60 |
|
Conning tower, fairwater & bridge, molded lines & offsets, |
do. |
- |
61-62 |
|
Conning tower, fairwater & bridge, elev., & plans, |
do. |
Oct. 17, 1945 |
63-64 |
|
Conning tower, fairwater & bridge, elev., & plans, |
do. |
Feb. 27, 1946 |
65-66 |
|
Conning tower, joiner work gratings, |
do. |
Oct. 9, 1945 |
67-68 |
|
Platform deck in conning tower, |
do. |
Jan. 22, 1945 |
69-70 |
|
Rails & stanchions, bridge, details, |
Electric Boat Co. |
June 5, 1946 |
71-72 |
|
Rails & stanchions, bridge, arrg=t., |
do. |
do. |
73-74 |
|
Periscope (hydraulic), gen., arrt=t., |
do. |
Aug. 16, 1944 |
75-77 |
|
Periscope & mast supports, foundation, |
do. |
July 14, 1944 |
78-80 |
|
Bow diving gear, arrg=t., fwd., |
do. |
July 13, 1945 |
81-84 |
|
Guards, propellers & stern diving planes, |
do. |
Oct. 27, 1945 |
85-86 |
|
Steering gear, rudder & rudder stack, details, |
Portsmouth Shipyard |
Mar. 27, 1944 |
87-88 |
|
Stern post casting, details, |
do. |
Mar. 9, 1944 |
89-90 |
|
Hatch cover, 21" x27" oval, location stop for dog handle in wide open position, |
do. |
Sept. 23, 1943 |
91 |
|
Hatch davit (portable) location, details & installation, |
do.SS-381 to 434 |
Sept. 23, 1943 |
92-93 |
|
Torpedo loading hatches, |
do. |
Mar. 18, 1943 |
94-95 |
|
Fwd., torpedo loading hatch swing bolt for hatch cover, arrg=t., & details, |
do. |
Jan. 26, 1944 |
96 |
|
Fwd., torpedo loading hatch swing bolt for hatch cover, arrg=t., & details, |
do. |
July 3, 1944 |
07 |
|
Protectors, zinc, |
do. |
Mar. 3, 1943 |
98 |
|
Towing fairlead, |
do. |
Nov. 9, 1943 |
99-100 |
|
Stern chock & foundation, |
do. |
- |
101 |
|
Windlass & capstan hawse pipe, inboard sections, |
do. |
Jan. 10, 1944 |
102-103 |
|
Windlass & capstan hyd.oper.mech., arrg=t., |
do. |
Dec. 11, 1943 |
104-105 |
|
Windlass & capstan, gen., arrg=t., |
do. |
Feb. 7, 1942 |
106-107 |
|
Windlass & capstan, gen., arrg=t., |
Electric Boat Co. |
July 9, 1945 |
108-110 |
|
Escape arrangements, |
Portsmouth Shipyard |
Nov. 16, 1943 |
111 |
|
Escape arrangements, |
do. |
do. |
112 |
|
Escape arrangements, |
do. |
Jan. 11, 1945 |
113 |
|
For=d., escape trunk structure, |
do. |
Oct. 4, 1942 |
114-115 |
|
Water tight door for>d., escape trunk, inboard closing device, arrg=t., |
do. |
Jan. 4, 1942 |
116 |
|
Foundation for 4" & 5" gun, fwd., |
do. |
Aug. 17, 1943 |
117-118 |
|
Foundation for 5" gun, aft, |
do. |
Mar. 5, 1943 |
119-120 |
|
Foundation for 40/mm gun, |
do. |
Mar. 14, 1946 |
121-122 |
|
Gun access trunk & 20/mm or 40/mm gun foundation, |
do. |
Mar. 23, 1943 |
123-124 |
|
Officers quarters, arrg=t., |
Electric Boat Co. |
July 6, 1944 |
125-126 |
|
Crew=s quarters, arrg=t., |
do. |
Feb. 25, 1944 |
127-128 |
Subs of class: USS Tench (SS-417)(AGSS-417), USS Thornback (SS-418), TCG Uluc Ali Reis (S-338), USS Tigrone (SS-419)(SSR-419(AGSS-419), USS Tirante (SS-420), USS Trutta, ex-Tomtate (SS-421), TCG Cerbe (S-340), USS Toro (SS-422)(AGSS-422), USS Torsk (SS-423)(AGSS-423)(IXSS-423), USS Quillback ex-Trembler (SS-424), USS Corsair (SS-435)(AGSS-435), USS Unicorn (SS-436), USS Walrus (SS-437), USS Argonaut (SS-475), HMCS Rainbow (SS-75), USS Runner (SS-476)(AGSS-476)(IXSS-476), USS Conger (SS-477)(AGSS-477), USS Cutlass (SS-478), ROCS Hai Shih (SS-791), USS Diablo (SS-479)(AGSS-479), PNS Ghazi ( S-130), USS Medregal (SS-480)(AGSS-480), USS Requin (SS-481)(SSR-481)(AGSS-481)(IXSS-481), USS Irex (SS-482)(AGSS-482), USS Sea Leopard (SS-483), Bahia (S-1i2), USS Odax (SS-484), Rio de Janeiro (S-13), USS Sirago (SS-485), USS Pomodon (SS-486), USS Remora (SS-487), USS Sarda (SS-488)(AGSS-488), USS Spinax (SS-489)(SSR-489)(SS-489)(AGSS-489), USS Volador (SS-490), INS Gianfranco Gazzana Priaroggia (S-502), USS Pompano (SS-491), USS Grayling (SS-492), USS Needlefish (SS-493), USS Sculpin (SS-494), USS Wahoo (SS-516), USS Wahoo (SS-518), USS Amberjack (SS-522), Ceara (S-12), USS Grampus (SS-523), Ro Grande do Sul (S-11), USS Pickerel (SS-524), INS Primo Longobardo (S-501), USS Grenadier (SS-525), ARV Picua (S-13), USS Dorado (SS-526), USS Comber (SS-527), USS Sea Panther (SS-528) and USS Tiburon (SS-529).