Balao

Balao

Type SS
Country USA
Displacement (t) 2,424
Length (m) 95.0
Beam (m) 8.3
Draft (m) 4.7
Height (m) 8.3
Max speed submerged (kn) 8.8
Max speed surfaced (kn) 20.3
Max safe depth (m) 122
Endurance (days) 75
Propeller 2 x 5 bladed propellers
Diesel-electric Yes
Titanium hull No
Class year 1943

Sensors

Sonar (6)

Name Type Platform Passive range (km) Active range (km)
BSH-2 ssp sub — —
DUUG-1 Active Intercept — —
JT Hull sub 0.4 —
OMA-1 cav sub — —
UQN-1B Echo sounder sub — —
WFA Hull sub — 0.9

Radar (4)

Name NATO name Air search Surface search Fire control
AN/BLR-1 — — —
AN/SRD-7 — — —
SD Yes — —
SJ — Yes —

Launchers (3)

Name Tubes Fire control Max launch depth (m)
533mm Torpedo Tube (forward) 6 TDC 305
533mm Torpedo Tube (aft) 4 TDC 305
Signal Ejector 2 — 305

Individual hulls (0)

No individual hulls recorded for this modification.