The Successful Ship
The Grayback was a Tambor-class vessel, one of 12, which was built. Seven of the Tambor submarines never returned and the Grayback was one of them. At the final result, the Grayback was over 300 feet in total.
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Final Count
She was nearly 27 feet wide with a maximum surface speed of 20 knots and an underground speed of 9 knots. She averaged nearly 12,500 miles and was able to stay submerged for roughly 48 hours.