What submarine air conditioning was intended to cool

Would American-style air conditioning be worth including in the British-American submarine?

It would provide useful cooling, especially in the Pacific, but its equipment-protection role and maintenance demands need to be considered alongside crew comfort.

Air conditioning would be useful in a submarine operating in the Pacific, although it adds equipment that can fail. The comparison also depends on how these wartime boats operated: they spent much of their time surfaced, with hatches open for ventilation. Cooling machinery and electronics is identified as the installation's principal purpose. Greater comfort for the crew is a benefit of that equipment cooling.