The length of this periscope was 36 feet with a net weight of 2000 pounds. 1, was the night scope and with a large head providing the highest usable light-gathering power and a large 7mm-diameter exit pupil. The one nearest the bow, designated as No. Like most other submarines of the period, BOWFIN carried two periscopes. The Balao class USS BOWFIN (SS 287), commissioned May 1, 1943, was typical of the wartime fleet type submarine at 311 feet in length, crew of 80, 20 knots surfaced, 10 knots submerged, 1,526 tons surfaced, and a 75 day cruise capability. More than 200 submarines meeting fleet boat capabilities were constructed between 19. Throughout the book, a typical recurring quote regarding a submarine attack read “up periscope and stand by number one tube” or an equivalent comment concerning the periscope.
Nimitz) account of the United States submarine in the Pacific in World War II. Lockwood’s factually accurate and technically correct (as credited by Fleet Admiral Chester W. The periscope is omnipresent throughout Sink ’em all: Submarine Warfare in the Pacific, Vice-Admiral Charles A.
Part I appeared in the January 2002 issue of THE SUBMARINE REVIEW. He currently writes historical works involving that lab and its accomplishments. Merrill retired from a long and distinguished career at the New London Division of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center.
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