Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War

Submarine class

USS Mingo (SS-261)

Design and service

Type
Submarine
Preceded by
N/A
Succeeded by
Oyashio class

Class specifications

Figures for the class as designed. Individual vessels varied, sometimes considerably — each vessel page carries its own configurations.

As built
Displacement, surfaced
1,525 long tons (1,549 t)
Displacement, submerged
2,424 long tons (2,463 t)
Length
94.79 m (311 ft)
Speed
21 knots (38.9 km/h, 24.2 mph)
Complement
60
Main gun
76 mm (3 in)
Armament
  • 10 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
  • 6 forward, 4 aft
  • 24 torpedoes
  • 1 × 3-inch (76 mm) / 50 caliber deck gun
  • Bofors 40 mm and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon

Sources

  • Facts harvested from USS Mingo (SS-261) on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.