Gato 's name comes from a species of small catshark. In some references, the Gatos are combined with their successors, especially the Balao class. The Gatos, along with the closely related Balao and Tench classes that followed, accounted for most of the Navy's World War II submarines they destroyed much of the Japanese merchant marine and a large portion of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Named after the lead ship of the class, USS Gato, they were the first mass-production U.S. The Gato class of submarines were built for the United States Navy and launched in 1941–1943. 1 × 3-inch (76 mm) / 50 caliber deck gun.48 hours at 2 knots (2.3 mph) submerged.
4 × high-speed electric motors with reduction gears ( Elliott Company, General Electric, or Allis-Chalmers) two propellersġ1,000 nautical miles (13,000 mi) surfaced at 10 knots (12 mph).4 × diesel engines driving electrical generators ( Fairbanks-Morse, General Motors, or Hooven-Owens-Rentschler).
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