www.cavalla.org

Damage from Hurricane Ike Sept 1 2008

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Class: Edsall Destroyer Escort
Launched: November 22, 1942
At: Brown Shipbuilding Company, Houston, Texas
Commissioned: May 31, 1943

Length: 307 feet
Beam: 37 feet
Draft: 12 feet
Displacement: 1,490 tons .

Armament: Three 3 inch/50 caliber guns, two quad 40mm guns, ten twin 20mm guns, hedgehogs, K-guns and depth charges

US Navy Photo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Cavalla_%28SS-244%29

 SPECIFICATIONS
Overall Length x Maximum Breadth: 311 ft. 9 in. x 27 ft. 3 in Draft: 15'3"
Displacement: 1526 tons surfaced; 2,410 tons submerged
Operating Depth: 300 feet. Watertight Compartments: 8 plus conning tower.
Pressure Hull Plating: approx. 11/16 in. mild steel Crew: 6/54
Torpedo Tubes: 21 inch--6 bow; 4 stern; max load = 24 Deck Guns: 1 3-in/20mm/40mm
Maximum Speed: 21 knots surfaced; 9 knots submerged
Cruising Range: 11,000 miles surfaced at 10 knots Submerged Endurance: 48 hours at 2 knots
Fuel Capacity: 94,400 gallons Patrol Endurance: 75 days
Propulsion: 4 Diesel engines x 1600 shaft horse power
main motors x 1370 horse power
2 126-cell Sargo main storage batteries.
1 aux. generator.

CONSTRUCTION
Number of boats in class: 73
Builders: Electric Boat of Groton, Connecticut. Keel laid 4 March 1943.
Launched: 14 November 1943 Commissioned: 29 February 1944

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Tautog_(SSN-639)

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The pressure hull of the conning tower of the USS Carp SS-338 without the faring.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Carp_(SS-338)

 US Coast Guard
Galveston, Texas

http://www.piersystem.com/go/page/425/19823/

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