Tuesday, January 15, 2008 - 02:42 AM UTC
Are you looking to model a prewar USN submarine? Loose Cannon Productions proudly announces their latest release, the USN “R” Class Submarines, Early and Late Versions. This kit, containing two “R” Class submarines, will retail for $20.00 and is available now.
  • R-Class-4
General characteristics of the “R” Class

  • Displacement: 495 tons surfaced, 598 tons submerged
  • Length: 186 feet (57 m)
  • Beam: 18 feet (5 m)
  • Draft: 13 feet 11 inches
  • Speed: 12 knots (22 km/h) surfaced, 9 knots (17 km/h) submerged
  • Range: 4,700 miles (7,560 km)
  • Complement: 29 officers and men
  • Armament: one three-inch (76 mm) gun, four 18-inch (457 mm) torpedo tubes

Ships

  • SS-78 R-1 Commissioned 1918 Scrapped 1946
  • SS-79 R-2 Commissioned 1919 Scrapped 1945
  • SS-80 R-3 Commissioned 1919 Scrapped 1948
  • SS-81 R-4 Commissioned 1919 Scrapped 1946
  • SS-82 R-5 Commissioned 1919 Scrapped 1946
  • SS-83 R-6 Commissioned 1919 Scrapped 1946
  • SS-86 R-9 Commissioned 1919 Scrapped 1946
  • SS-87 R-10 Commissioned 1919 Scrapped 1946
  • SS-88 R-11 Commissioned 1919 Scrapped 1946
  • SS-89 R-12 Commissioned 1919 Lost June 1943 in a training accident off Key West
  • SS-90 R-13 Commissioned 1919 Scrapped 1946
  • SS-91 R-14 Commissioned 1919 Scrapped 1945
  • SS-92 R-15 Commissioned 1919 Scrapped 1946
  • SS-93 R-16 Commissioned 1919 Scrapped 1946
  • SS-94 R-17 Commissioned 1918 Scrapped 1945
  • SS-95 R-18 Commissioned 1918 Scrapped 1946
  • SS-96 R-19 Commissioned 1918 To UK, lost in collision June 1942
  • SS-97 R-20 Commissioned 1919 Scrapped 1946
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