USS G-1
G-1 in 1912 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS G-1 |
| Ordered | 1909 |
| Builder | |
| Laid down | 2 February 1909, as USS Seal |
| Launched | 8 February 1911 |
| Sponsored by | Miss Margaret V. Lake |
| Commissioned | 28 October 1912 |
| Decommissioned | 6 March 1920 |
| Renamed | USS G-1, 17 November 1911 |
| Stricken | 29 August 1921 |
| Identification | SS-19½ |
| Fate | Sunk as a target, 21 June 1921 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | G-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 161 ft (49 m) |
| Beam | 13 ft 1 in (3.99 m) |
| Draft | 12 ft 2 in (3.71 m) |
| Speed |
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| Complement | 26 officers and men |
| Armament | 4 × 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes (2 in trainable deck mounts, 2 internally in bow), 8 torpedoes |
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USS G-1 (SS-19½) was the lead ship of her class of submarine of the United States Navy. While the four G-boats were nominally all of a class, they differed enough in significant details that they are sometimes considered to be four unique boats, each in a class by herself.