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 & 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.

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 & 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