Editing Sargo-class submarine (section)

{{Short description|US Navy submarine class of World War II}}
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| Ship image = File:USS Searaven - 19-N-21879.jpg
| Ship caption = USS ''Searaven'' during her sea trials on 13 May 1940
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{{Infobox ship class overview
| Name = ''Sargo'' class
| Builders = [[General Dynamics Electric Boat|Electric Boat Company]], [[Portsmouth Naval Shipyard]], [[Mare Island Naval Shipyard]]<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-dates">{{cite book
  | last = Friedman
  | first = Norman
  | author-link = Norman Friedman
  | title = U.S. Submarines Through 1945: An Illustrated Design History
  | publisher = [[United States Naval Institute]]
  | date = 1995
  | location = [[Annapolis, Maryland]]
  | pages = 285–304
  | isbn = 1-55750-263-3 }}</ref>
| Operators = {{navy|United States|1912}}
| Class before = {{sclass|Salmon|submarine|4}}<ref name="Register">{{cite book
  | last = Bauer
  | first = K. Jack
  | author-link = K. Jack Bauer
  |author2=Roberts, Stephen S.
   | title = Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775–1990: Major Combatants
  | publisher = Greenwood Press
  | date = 1991
  | location = [[Westport, Connecticut]]
  | pages = 269–270
  | isbn = 0-313-26202-0 }}</ref>
| Class after = {{sclass|Tambor|submarine|4}}<ref name="Register"/>
| Subclasses = 
| Built range = 1937–1939<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-dates"/>
| In commission range = 1939–1946<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-dates"/>
| Total ships building = 
| Total ships planned = 
| Total ships completed = 10<ref name="Register"/>
| Total ships cancelled = 
| Total ships active = 
| Total ships laid up = 
| Total ships lost = 4<ref name="Register"/>
| Total ships retired = 6<ref name="Register"/>
| Total ships preserved = 
}}
{{Infobox ship characteristics
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| Ship type = Composite [[direct drive|direct-drive]] and [[diesel-electric]] (first 6) or full [[diesel-electric]] (last 4) [[submarine]]<ref name="Register"/>
| Ship displacement = *1,450&nbsp;[[long ton|tons]] (1473&nbsp;[[tonne|t]]) standard, surfaced<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-specs">''U.S. Submarines Through 1945'' pp. 305–311</ref>
*2,350&nbsp;tons (2,388&nbsp;t) submerged<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-specs"/>
| Ship length = {{convert|310|ft|6|in|abbr=on}}<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-specs"/>
| Ship beam = {{convert|26|ft|10|in|abbr=on}}<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-specs"/>
| Ship draft = 16&nbsp;ft 7½&nbsp;in – {{convert|16|ft|8|in|abbr=on}}<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-specs"/>
| Ship propulsion = *4 × [[Hooven-Owens-Rentschler]] (H.O.R.) or [[Electro-Motive Diesel|General Motors]] [[diesel engine]]s (two [[direct drive|direct-drive]], two driving [[electrical generator]]s in early boats, all driving electrical generators in late boats), {{convert|1535|hp|abbr=on}} each<ref name="Register"/><ref name="FriedmanSubs1-composite-drive">''U.S. Submarines Through 1945'' pp. 202–204, 310</ref>
*2 × 126-[[Electrochemical cell|cell]] ''Sargo'' [[Battery (electricity)|batteries]]<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-specs">''U.S. Submarines Through 1945'' pp. 305–311</ref>
*4 × high-speed [[reduction gear|geared]] [[electric motor]]s, {{convert|685|hp|abbr=on}} each<ref name="Register"/>
*2 × auxiliary [[diesel generator]]s, {{convert|258|kW|abbr=on}} each<ref>Friedman, p. 310</ref>
*two shafts <ref name="Register"/>
*Net 5,200–5,500&nbsp;[[Horsepower#Shaft horsepower|shp]] (3,900–4,100 kW) surfaced<ref name="Register"/>
*{{convert|2740|hp|abbr=on}} submerged<ref name="Register"/>
| Ship speed = *{{convert|21|kn|km/h|0}} surfaced<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-specs"/>
*{{convert|8.75|kn|km/h|0}} submerged<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-specs"/>
| Ship range = {{convert|11000|nmi|km}} at {{convert|10|kn|km/h}}<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-specs"/>
| Ship endurance = 48 hours at {{convert|2|kn|km/h}} submerged<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-specs"/>
| Ship test depth = {{convert|250|ft|abbr=on}} Crush Depth Possible {{convert|450|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-specs"/>
| Ship complement = 5 officers, 54 enlisted<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-specs"/>
| Ship sensors = 
| Ship EW = 
| Ship armament = *8 × [[American 21 inch torpedo|21 inch (533 mm)]] [[torpedo tube]]s (four forward, four aft)
*24 [[torpedo]]es <ref name="FriedmanSubs1-specs"/>
*1 × [[3"/50 caliber gun|3-inch (76 mm)/50 caliber]] [[deck gun]]<ref name="FriedmanSubs1-specs"/>
*four [[machine gun]]s
| Ship notes = 
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The '''''Sargo''-class submarines''' were among the first United States [[submarine]]s to be sent into action after the Japanese [[attack on Pearl Harbor]], starting war patrols the day after the attack, having been deployed to the [[Philippines]] in late 1941.  Similar to the previous {{sclass|Salmon|submarine|4}}, they were built between 1937 and 1939. With a top speed of 21 knots, a range of {{convert|11000|nmi|km}} (allowing patrols in [[Imperial Japan|Japanese]] home waters), and a reliable propulsion plant, along with the ''Salmon''s they were an important step in the development of a true [[fleet submarine]]. In some references, the ''Salmon''s and ''Sargo''s are called the "New S Class", 1st and 2nd Groups.<ref>Silverstone, pp. 190-193</ref>

The ''Sargo''-class submarine {{USS|Swordfish|SS-193}} had the distinction of being the first US Navy submarine to sink a Japanese ship in [[World War II]].