USS R-5

USS R-5 entering harbor in the Territory of Hawaii sometime between 1923 and 1930.
History
United States
NameUSS R-5
Ordered29 August 1916
BuilderFore River Shipbuilding, Quincy, Massachusetts
Laid down16 October 1917
Launched24 November 1918
Commissioned15 April 1919
Decommissioned30 June 1932
Recommissioned19 August 1940
Decommissioned14 September 1945
Stricken11 October 1945
FateSold for scrap, 22 August 1946
General characteristics
TypeR class submarine
Displacement
  • 569 long tons (578 t) surfaced
  • 680 long tons (691 t) submerged
Length186 ft 2 in (56.74 m)
Beam18 ft (5.5 m)
Draft14 ft 6 in (4.42 m)
PropulsionDiesel-electric
Speed
  • 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) surfaced
  • 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) submerged
Complement34 officers and men
Armament

USS R-5 (SS-82) was an R-class coastal and harbor defense submarine of the United States Navy.

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