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Cold war submarine for sale8/1/2023 The first prototypes of these would be the Barracuda (SST3) class, and the larger Tang class. The admiralty wanted to improve the submerged speed, the manoeuvrability and the endurance of the whole submarine force, while at the same time, new programs would lead to the design of a brand new generation. The first was obtained as war prize by the Soviet Union so it was clear that it would not be long before a new submarine would be developed over this design. The Navy after 1945 was perfectly aware that its WW2 sub fleet was no longer relevant with the latest underwater propulsion technology pioneered by German engineers with the type XXI and XXIII. In the end, Guppy boats would serve for most of the cold war under many flags, some even until the 2000s, and one was even sunk in a military action (ARA Santa Fe).ĭevelopment of the Greater Underwater Propulsion Program So a large modernization program was launched in the 1950s, which ended with the conversion of these boats under various standard, called GUPPY I, Ia, II, IIa and III. Their main advantage was their large size, but they were obsolete compared to the Type XXI and versus the new “Whiskey” class attack submarines mass-produced by Stalin in the 1950s. Eventually all this fleet was upgraded, and some of them went through two waves of modernization or were exported to NATO countries during the cold war. ![]() This represented a total of 57 boats available for possible upgrades. This represented a force of 77 units, of which 20 were lost. The bulk of the active units was still the large, roomy, and battered Gato/Tench/Balao serie of WW2. Guppy I, IA, IB, II, IIA, III, Fleet Snorkel The ‘Fleet Snorkels’ to the rescueĪlthough the conventional submarine fleet of the USA was impressive in 1960, most models has been experimental or delivered in short series.
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