Tench-class submarine

Tench-class submarines were a type of submarine built for the United States Navy (USN) between 1944 and 1951. They were an improvement over the Gato and Balao classes, only about 35 to 40 tons larger, but more strongly built and with a slightly improved internal layout. One of the ballast tanks was converted to carry fuel, increasing range from 11,000 nautical miles to 16,000 nautical miles. This improvement was also made on some boats of the previous two classes. Further improvements were made beginning with SS-435, which are sometimes referred to as the Corsair class. Initial plans called for 80 to be built, but 51 were cancelled in 1944 and 1945 when it became apparent that they would not be needed to defeat Japan. The remaining 29 were commissioned between October 1944 (Tench) and February 1951 (Grenadier). The last submarine of the Tench class, as well as the last submarine which served during World War II, remaining in service with the U.S. Navy was USS Tigrone (AGSS-419) which was decommissioned on 27 June 1975.

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Gianfranco Gazzana Priaroggia-class submarine, 

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  USS Dorado ⓘ
  cancelled Tench-class submarine

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  USS Pompano ⓘ
  cancelled Tench-class submarine

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  USS Wahoo ⓘ
  cancelled Tench-class submarine

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  Gianfranco Gazzana Priaroggia-class submarine ⓘ
  

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  PNS Ghazi ⓘ
  1944 Tench-class submarine

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  USS Amberjack ⓘ
  1944 Tench-class submarine

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  USS Argonaut ⓘ
  1944 Tench-class submarine

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  USS Conger ⓘ
  1944 Tench-class submarine

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  USS Cutlass ⓘ
  1944 Tench-class submarine

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  USS Grampus ⓘ
  1944 Tench-class submarine

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  USS Grenadier ⓘ
  1944 Tench-class submarine

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  USS Irex ⓘ
  1945 Tench-class submarine

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  USS Medregal ⓘ
  1944 Tench-class submarine

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  USS Odax ⓘ
  1945 Tench-class submarine

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  USS Pickerel ⓘ
  1944 Tench-class submarine

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  USS Pomodon ⓘ
  1945 Tench-class submarine

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  USS Remora ⓘ
  1945 Tench-class submarine

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  USS Runner ⓘ
  1944 Tench-class submarine

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  USS Sarda ⓘ
  1945 Tench-class submarine

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  USS Sea Leopard ⓘ
  1945 Tench-class submarine

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  USS Spinax ⓘ
  1945 Tench-class submarine

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  USS Tench ⓘ
  1944 Tench-class submarine

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  USS Thornback ⓘ
  1944 Tench-class submarine

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  USS Toro ⓘ
  1944 Tench-class submarine

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  USS Torsk ⓘ
  1944 Tench-class submarine

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  USS Trutta ⓘ
  1944 Tench-class submarine

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  USS Unicorn ⓘ
  1946 Tench-class submarine

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  USS Volador ⓘ
  1948 Tench-class submarine

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  USS Walrus ⓘ
  1946 Tench-class submarine

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  USS Quillback ⓘ
  1944 Tench-class submarine

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  USS Tigrone ⓘ
  1944 Tench-class submarine

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  USS Tirante ⓘ
  1944 Tench-class submarine

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USS Conger;0847701

US submarines at NS Roosevelt Roads PR c1965

Lieutenant Commander Chester L. Hults, U.S. Navy Reserves Chaplain, Offering up Prayers for the USS Toro (SS 422) Launching at the Navy Yard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire - DPLA - 6c8b035f04c2df238c17a1b096f79b44

USS Argonaut (SS-475) May 1945

USS Walrus (SS-437) launching

Sarda (AGSS-488)

Grumman S2F-3 Tracker of VS-36 in flight over USS Sirago (SS-485), in 1962

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	class		USS Dorado	Tench-class submarine, abandoned entity, submarine	Wikidata
class	class		USS Pompano	Tench-class submarine, abandoned entity, submarine	Wikidata
class	class		USS Wahoo	abandoned entity, submarine, Tench-class submarine	Wikidata
class	watercraft		Gianfranco Gazzana Priaroggia-class submarine	Tench-class submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		PNS Ghazi	Tench-class submarine, submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Amberjack	submarine, Tench-class submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Argonaut	submarine, Tench-class submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Conger	submarine, Tench-class submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Cutlass	Tench-class submarine, submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Grampus	submarine, Tench-class submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Grenadier	Tench-class submarine, submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Irex	submarine, Tench-class submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Medregal	submarine, Tench-class submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Odax	submarine, Tench-class submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Pickerel	Tench-class submarine, submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Pomodon	submarine, Tench-class submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Remora	Tench-class submarine, submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Runner	Tench-class submarine, submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Sarda	submarine, Tench-class submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Sea Leopard	submarine, Tench-class submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Spinax	submarine, Tench-class submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Tench	submarine, Tench-class submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Thornback	Tench-class submarine, preserved watercraft, submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Toro	submarine, Tench-class submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Torsk	submarine, Tench-class submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Trutta	Tench-class submarine, submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Unicorn	Tench-class submarine, submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Volador	Tench-class submarine, submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Walrus	submarine, Tench-class submarine	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		USS Quillback	shipwreck, submarine, Tench-class submarine	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		USS Tigrone	sunken vessel, submarine, Tench-class submarine	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		USS Tirante	shipwreck, submarine, Tench-class submarine	Wikidata
commons	image		USSQuillback		Commons
commons	image		USS Conger;0847701		Commons
commons	image		US submarines at NS Roosevelt Roads PR c1965		Commons
commons	image		Lieutenant Commander Chester L. Hults, U.S. Navy Reserves Chaplain, Offering up Prayers for the USS Toro (SS 422) Launching at the Navy Yard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire - DPLA - 6c8b035f04c2df238c17a1b096f79b44		Commons
commons	image		USS Argonaut (SS-475) May 1945		Commons
commons	image		USS Walrus (SS-437) launching		Commons
commons	image		Sarda (AGSS-488)		Commons
commons	image		Grumman S2F-3 Tracker of VS-36 in flight over USS Sirago (SS-485), in 1962		Commons