Maximum Speed: 21 knots surfaced, 10 knots submerged
Maximum Depth: 412 feet
Crew: 10 officers, 71–95 enlisted men
Tour Length: 75–90 days
Maximum Time Submerged: 48 hours at a time
USS Requin Compartments
1. Conning Tower: Contains periscopes, steering, and torpedo-launching equipment. The Radio Room, which is still operational, is to the right on the way to the next compartment.
3. Berthing: 36 bunks for crew were housed between the mess decks and crew’s shower and toilet facilities.
4. Forward and After Engine Rooms: Four diesel engines, four generators, and two desalination tanks take up two compartments.
5. Stern Room: Four torpedo tubes faced out the back of the submarine until 1946, when it was converted to a radar control center. Twenty-one bunks for crew hung from hooks on the walls.
10. Forward Torpedo Room: Six torpedo tubes face out the front of the submarine. The compartment could hold up to 18 torpedoes and had bunks for 14 crew.
11. Officers Country: Quarters for 10 officers and five senior enlisted men include staterooms, pantry, wardroom, and office.
