Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one sea-going vessel design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for USS Lionfish (SS-298).
4 x Fairbanks-Morse Model 38D8-1.5, 9-cylinder oppose diesel piston engines delivering 5,400 shaft horsepower supplying electrical generators; 2 x 126-cell Sargo batteries; 4 x General Electric high-speed reducation gear motors; 2 x propellers.
Propulsion
20.3 kts
23.3 mph
Surface Speed
8.8 kts
10.1 mph
Submerged Speed
10,999 nm
12,658 miles | 20,371 km
Range