The Tang class were the first new class of
submarines designed and built by the US Navy after WW2. The class
comprised 6 vessels, the Tang, Trigger, Wahoo, Trout, Gudgeon and Harder.
The Tang entered service in October 1951 and was decommissioned in
February 1980. The last of the class to be decommissioned was the Wahoo,
in March 1980.
Tang SS563
Trigger SS564
Wahoo SS565
Trout SS566
Gudgeon SS567
Harder SS568
Ships
Dimensions
Length - 267 feet (as
built)
Beam - 27 feet
Displacement - 2050/2700 tons
Speed - 15.5/17 knots
Test Depth - 700 feet.
The last 4 photographs of the Tang are kindly loaned by Rick Rowe from the Tang SS 563 web site. For more information on the Tang class, please visit Rick's great site.