Gato is the name of a class of American diesel-electric destroyer (SS) submarines of World War II. The first installation of this type was launched in 1940. A total of 77 units of this type were created. The ship of the "Gato" class was 95 m long, 8.3 m wide and had a displacement of about 2,400 tons. The maximum speed under water is approx. 9 knots. Ships of this type had ten torpedo tubes of caliber 533 mm, including six bow and four aft. The ship's armament also included single 76mm, 40mm and 20mm guns. The Gato-class ships were designed and put into production as a far-reaching extension of the Tambor-class structure. Compared to their predecessors, they had a significantly longer range and significantly improved combat capabilities. They also had new, highly reliable and proven diesel engines, which increased the possible patrol time of a single ship. Units of this type also provided - as for submarines of that time - good working comfort for the crew. They also had radio and electronic equipment that was rich for those times. Gato-class ships played a gigantic role in World War II, inflicting huge losses on the Japanese merchant fleet in 1942-1945. It is worth adding that it was a ship of this class (USS Archerfish) that was sunk by the Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano in November 1944. Some ships of this type after modernization
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