Barbel Class Submarine - General Characteristics

General Characteristics

  • Displacement: 1,745 tons light, 2,316 tons full, 2,644 tons submerged
  • Length: 66.5 m (218 ft 1 in)
  • Beam: 8.8 m (29 ft)
  • Draft: 8.9 m (29 ft 3 in)
  • Armament: six 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (bow), with 18 reload torpedoes
  • Propulsion: three Fairbanks-Morse 38d(8 1/8)×10 3150 shp (2.3 MW) diesel engines, two General Electric motors, totaling 4800 shp (3.6 MW)
  • Speed: 15 knots (28 km/h) surfaced, 12 knots (22 km/h) snorkeling, 25.1 knots (46.5 km/h) on battery for 90 minutes
  • Endurance: 1.5 hours at full speed, 102.0 hours at 3 knots (6 km/h)
  • Range: 19,000 miles (31,000 km) without refueling
  • Depth: 712 ft (217 m)
  • Complement: 85 officers and men

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