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SS-523 USS Grampus
Namesake. The Grampus, a member of the dolphin family (Delphinidae)
Builder: Boston Navy Yard
Laid down: 8 Feb 1944
Launched: 15 Dec 1944
Commissioned: 26 Oct 1949
Decommissioned: 13 May 1972
Struck: 13 May 1972
Fate: Transferred to Brazil, 13 May 1972-16 Nov 1978.
Class and type. Tench-class diesel-electric submarine
Displacement:	
1,870 tons (1,900 t) surfaced
2,440 tons (2,480 t) submerged
Length. 307 ft (94 m)
Beam. 27 ft 4 in (8.33 m)
Draft. 17 ft (5.2 m)
Propulsion:	
4 × Fairbanks-Morse Model 38D8-⅛ 10-cylinder opposed piston diesel engines, equipped with a snorkel, driving electrical generators
1 × 184 cell, 1 × 68 cell, and 2 × 126 cell GUPPY-type batteries (total 504 cells)
2 × low-speed direct-drive Westinghouse electric motors
two propellers
Speed. 
18.0 knots (33.3 km/h) maximum, 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h) cruising (Surfaced); 16.0 knots (29.6 km/h) for ½ hour, 9.0 knots (16.7 km/h) snorkeling, 3.5 knots (6.5 km/h) cruising (Submerged)
Range. 15,000 nm (28,000 km) surfaced at 11 knots (20 km/h)
Endurance. 48 hours at 4 knots (7 km/h) submerged
Test depth. 400 ft (120 m)
Complement. 9–10 officers, 5 petty officers, 70 enlisted men
Sensors and processing systems:
WFA active sonar
JT passive sonar
Mk 106 torpedo fire control system
Armament:	
10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
 (six forward, four aft)

SS-523 USS Grampus

Namesake. The Grampus, a member of the dolphin family (Delphinidae)
Builder: Boston Navy Yard
Laid down: 8 Feb 1944
Launched: 15 Dec 1944
Commissioned: 26 Oct 1949
Decommissioned: 13 May 1972
Struck: 13 May 1972
Fate: Transferred to Brazil, 13 May 1972-16 Nov 1978.
Class and type. Tench-class diesel-electric submarine
Displacement:
1,870 tons (1,900 t) surfaced
2,440 tons (2,480 t) submerged
Length. 307 ft (94 m)
Beam. 27 ft 4 in (8.33 m)
Draft. 17 ft (5.2 m)
Propulsion:
4 × Fairbanks-Morse Model 38D8-⅛ 10-cylinder opposed piston diesel engines, equipped with a snorkel, driving electrical generators
1 × 184 cell, 1 × 68 cell, and 2 × 126 cell GUPPY-type batteries (total 504 cells)
2 × low-speed direct-drive Westinghouse electric motors
two propellers
Speed.
18.0 knots (33.3 km/h) maximum, 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h) cruising (Surfaced); 16.0 knots (29.6 km/h) for ½ hour, 9.0 knots (16.7 km/h) snorkeling, 3.5 knots (6.5 km/h) cruising (Submerged)
Range. 15,000 nm (28,000 km) surfaced at 11 knots (20 km/h)
Endurance. 48 hours at 4 knots (7 km/h) submerged
Test depth. 400 ft (120 m)
Complement. 9–10 officers, 5 petty officers, 70 enlisted men
Sensors and processing systems:
WFA active sonar
JT passive sonar
Mk 106 torpedo fire control system
Armament:
10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
(six forward, four aft)

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