USS Nautilus (SS-168)

History
United States
Name	USS Nautilus
Builder	Mare Island Naval Shipyard
Laid down	2 August 1927
Launched	15 March 1930
Commissioned	1 July 1930
Decommissioned	30 June 1945
Stricken	25 July 1945
Fate	Sold for scrap, 16 November 1945
General characteristics
Class and type	V-5 (Narwhal)-class composite direct-drive diesel and diesel-electric submarine
Displacement	2,730 long tons (2,770 t) surfaced, standard; 3,900 tons (4,000 t) submerged;
Length	349 ft (106 m) (waterline), 371 ft (113 m) (overall)
Beam	33 ft 3+1⁄4 in (10.141 m)
Draft	16 ft 11+1⁄4 in (5.163 m)
Propulsion	As Built:; 2 × BuEng-built, MAN-designed direct-drive main diesel engines, 2,350 hp (1,750 kW) each,; 2 × BuEng MAN; 300 kW (400 hp) auxiliary diesel generators,; 2 × 120-cell Exide ULS37 batteries,; 2 × Westinghouse electric motors, 800 hp (600 kW) each; Re-engined 1941-42: 4 × General Motors Winton Model 16-278A 16-cylinder two-cycle diesel-electric diesel engines, 1,600 hp (1,200 kW) each,; 2 × GM Winton 8-268A 2-cycle auxiliary diesel generators, 300 kW (400 hp) each,; 2 × 120-cell Exide UHS39B batteries,; 2 × Westinghouse electric motors, 1,270 hp (950 kW) each,; Fairbanks-Morse reduction gears,; 2 × shafts;
Speed	17.4 knots (32.2 km/h) surfaced, trial; 14 knots (26 km/h) surfaced, service; 8 knots (15 km/h) submerged; 6.5 knots (12.0 km/h) submerged, service, 1939;
Range	9,380 nautical miles (17,370 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h); 25,000 nautical miles (46,000 km) at 5.7 knots (10.6 km/h) with fuel in main ballast tanks;
Endurance	10 hours at 5 knots (9 km/h); (bunkerage 178,460–182,778 US gallons (675,540–691,890 L); (as transport) 147,344 US gallons (557,758 L) diesel and 18,360 US gallons (69,500 L) gasoline;
Test depth	300 ft (90 m)
Complement	(as built) 9 officers, 10 petty officers, 70 enlisted; (1942) 9 officers, 88 enlisted; (1943) 8 officers, 80 enlisted;
Armament	6 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (four forward, two aft; 24-26 internal torpedoes); (four external tubes {two each bow and stern, four torpedoes} added 1941-42; provision for 8-12 additional torpedoes externally) 2 × 6-inch (152 mm)/53 caliber Mark XII Mod. 2 wet type deck guns;

USS Nautilus (SF-9/SS-168), a Narwhal-class submarine and one of the "V-boats", was the third ship of the United States Navy to bear the name.^[12]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Friedman, Norman (1995). U.S. Submarines Through 1945: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. pp. 285–304. ISBN 1-55750-263-3.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311
^ Blair, Clay Jr. Silent Victory (New York: Bantam 1976; reprints Lippincott 1975 edition), p.57.
^ ^a ^b ^c Alden, p.210.
^ Alden, John D., Commander, USN (retired). The Fleet Submarine in the U.S. Navy (Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1979), p.211.
^ U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 259
^ ^a ^b ^c Alden, p.211.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775–1990: Major Combatants. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 266–267. ISBN 0-313-26202-0.
^ ^a ^b Friedman, p. 180
^ Lenton, H. T. American Submarines (New York: Doubleday, 1973), p.33.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Alden, p.31.
^ "Nautilus". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval Historical Center. 1970. Archived from the original on 2007-06-13. Retrieved 2007-07-18.

[FriedmanSubs1-dates-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Friedman, Norman (1995). U.S. Submarines Through 1945: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. pp. 285–304. ISBN 1-55750-263-3.

[FriedmanSubs1-specs-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 305–311

[Blair,_Clay_p.57-3] Blair, Clay Jr. Silent Victory (New York: Bantam 1976; reprints Lippincott 1975 edition), p.57.

[Alden,_p.210-4] Alden, p.210.

[Alden,_John_D._1979_p.211-5] Alden, John D., Commander, USN (retired). The Fleet Submarine in the U.S. Navy (Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1979), p.211.

[FriedmanSubs1-p259-6] U.S. Submarines Through 1945 pp. 259

[Alden,_p.211-7] Alden, p.211.

[Register-8] Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775–1990: Major Combatants. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. pp. 266–267. ISBN 0-313-26202-0.

[Friedman,_p._180-9] Friedman, p. 180

[10] Lenton, H. T. American Submarines (New York: Doubleday, 1973), p.33.

[Alden31-11] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Alden, p.31.

[12] "Nautilus". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval Historical Center. 1970. Archived from the original on 2007-06-13. Retrieved 2007-07-18.

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History

United States
Name	USS Nautilus
Builder	Mare Island Naval Shipyard^[1]
Laid down	2 August 1927^[1]
Launched	15 March 1930^[1]
Commissioned	1 July 1930^[1]
Decommissioned	30 June 1945^[1]
Stricken	25 July 1945^[1]
Fate	Sold for scrap, 16 November 1945^[1]
General characteristics
Class and type	V-5 (Narwhal)-class composite direct-drive diesel and diesel-electric submarine^[8]
Displacement	2,730 long tons (2,770 t) surfaced, standard^[2] 3,900 tons (4,000 t) submerged^[2]
Length	349 ft (106 m) (waterline), 371 ft (113 m) (overall)^[10]
Beam	33 ft 3+1⁄4 in (10.141 m)^[2]
Draft	16 ft 11+1⁄4 in (5.163 m)^[2]
Propulsion	As Built: 2 × BuEng-built, MAN-designed^[3] direct-drive main diesel engines, 2,350 hp (1,750 kW) each, 2 × BuEng MAN^[4] 300 kW (400 hp)^[5] auxiliary diesel generators,^[6] 2 × 120-cell Exide ULS37 batteries,^[7] 2 × Westinghouse electric motors, 800 hp (600 kW) each^[8]^[2] Re-engined 1941-42: 4 × General Motors Winton Model 16-278A 16-cylinder two-cycle diesel-electric diesel engines, 1,600 hp (1,200 kW) each,^[4]^[9] 2 × GM Winton 8-268A 2-cycle auxiliary diesel generators, 300 kW (400 hp) each,^[4]^[9] 2 × 120-cell Exide UHS39B batteries,^[7] 2 × Westinghouse electric motors, 1,270 hp (950 kW) each, Fairbanks-Morse reduction gears,^[7] 2 × shafts
Speed	17.4 knots (32.2 km/h) surfaced, trial^[8] 14 knots (26 km/h) surfaced, service^[8] 8 knots (15 km/h) submerged^[2] 6.5 knots (12.0 km/h) submerged, service, 1939^[2]
Range	9,380 nautical miles (17,370 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h)^[2] 25,000 nautical miles (46,000 km) at 5.7 knots (10.6 km/h) with fuel in main ballast tanks^[2]
Endurance	10 hours at 5 knots (9 km/h)^[2] (bunkerage 178,460–182,778 US gallons (675,540–691,890 L)^[11] (as transport) 147,344 US gallons (557,758 L) diesel and 18,360 US gallons (69,500 L) gasoline
Test depth	300 ft (90 m)^[2]
Complement	(as built) 9 officers, 10 petty officers, 70 enlisted^[2] (1942) 9 officers, 88 enlisted^[11] (1943) 8 officers, 80 enlisted^[11]
Armament	6 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (four forward, two aft; 24-26 internal torpedoes)^[11] (four external tubes {two each bow and stern, four torpedoes} added 1941-42; provision for 8-12 additional torpedoes externally)^[11] 2 × 6-inch (152 mm)/53 caliber Mark XII Mod. 2^[11] wet type^[11] deck guns^[2]