After the war some might have received a anti fouling red on the lower hull.
The various measures I listed above are the Navy specs during WWII. LARGE PICTURE Contains: Side Railings (Wire Type), Side Railings (Pipe Type). US Navy Submarine Gato-Class Platinum Edition Revell No. USS PAMPANITO received two coats of gray epoxy and black anti fouling in 2007. The Gato class submarine served the United States Navy well during World War II. WEM 1/144 Gato Class Submarine (PE 14401). The Gato class submarine was designed to be smaller and faster than previous submarine designs, and it was equipped with six torpedo tubes. This doctrine of forward presence and strike warfare by the submarine remains today. The first of these submarines, the USS Gato, was commissioned in 1941. These new fleet submarines enabled the Navy to shift its submarine doctrine from coastal defense to open ocean attacks on enemy warships and convoys critical to enemy logistical support.
They waged war against the Axis powers, amassing a record of devastation and sheer killing power that was unmatched by any other land or sea assault platform. These new fleet submarines were successful boats that proved to be fast, strong, well armed, and suited to the long-range patrols necessary to fight in the Pacific. Gato -class submarine USS Silversides (SS-236) was commissioned at Mare Island Navy Yard, California, on 15 December 1941, with Lieutenant Commander Creed C. During World War II, the Gato class, and its successor, the Balao class, carried much of the burden of the submarine war in the Pacific.
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