USS Croaker (SSK-246 submarine) Original Class: Gato Length: 306'6" Commissioned: 1944 Beam(width): 27'2" Converted: 1953 Complement: 74 Enlisted Decommissioned: 1971 7 Officers Displacement: Surfaced - 2,070 Tons
Left:
Forward Torpedo Room: - Two tubes removed to make room for long range Sonar in 1953.
Mark 14 type torpedoes
Center:
Officer's Ward Room: - Held Officers planning sessions and also served as their eating area.
Right:
Port Diving Station: - Hand wheels for bow and stern diving planes .
Left: Radio Room: - Description of gear soon. Center: Maneuvering Room: - Used when sub was surfaced on diesel power or submerged on batteries. Right: Aft Torpedo Tubes: - 4 Tubes (up to 8 torpedoes)and 15 berths in this area.
Left:
Enlisted Berthing: - 36 Enlisted berths and lockers here.
Right:
Torpedo storage: - WWII Mark 14 torpedo - 3,800 lbs. speed 28 knots (31.1 mph)
Ran for 3.5 miles and cost $10,000