U.S.S. Cachalot
SS-170
1942
(Trident alpha Ta-10346)
- Class: Cachalot (V-8 class) - 2 submarines of 1932
- Displacement: 1,120/1,680 tons
- Dimensions: 260(wl) 272(oa) x 24.75 x 12.75 ft.
- Machinery: 2-shaft Diesels, H.P. 3,100/1,600 = 17/8 knots
- Armament: 6-21" T.T. (4 bow, 2 stern), 1-3"/50 gun
- Complement: 50
- Builder: Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
- Keel Laid: 21 Oct 1931
- Launched: 19 Oct 1933
- Commissioned: 1 Dec 1933
- Decomissioned: 17 Oct 1945
- Notes: Originally designated V-8. Sistership SS-171 Cuttlefish, originally V-9.
- Service: One of five submarines present at Pearl Harbor, 7 Dec 1941. Carried out three war patrols with no successes. Also deployed for defense of Midway. Withdrawn from combat Dec 1942 for service as a school boat at New London.
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