USS S-1

S-1
History
United States
NameUSS S-1
BuilderFore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts
Laid down11 December 1917
Launched26 October 1918
Sponsored byMrs. Emory S. Land
Commissioned5 June 1920
Decommissioned20 October 1937
Commissioned16 October 1940
Decommissioned20 April 1942
Stricken24 June 1942
FateTransferred to the Royal Navy, 20 April 1942, sold, 14 September 1945
United Kingdom
NameHMS P552'
Acquired20 April 1942
FateSuffered a collision in Durban harbor and declared unseaworthy, January 1944, nominally returned to the United States and sold for scrap locally
General characteristics
TypeS-class direct-drive diesel-electric submarine, S-1 type
Displacement
  • 854 long tons (868 t) (surfaced, standard)
  • 1,062 long tons (1,079 t) (submerged)
Length219 ft 3 in (66.83 m)
Beam20 ft 8 in (6.30 m)
Draft15 ft 11 in (4.85 m)
Installed power
  • 1,200 hp (890 kW) (diesel engines)
  • 1,500 hp (1,100 kW) (electric motors)
Propulsion
Speed14.5 kn (16.7 mph; 26.9 km/h) surfaced, 11 kn (13 mph; 20 km/h) submerged
Endurance20 hours @ 5 kn (5.8 mph; 9.3 km/h)
Test depth200 ft (61 m)
Complement4 officers, 34 enlisted
Armament

USS S-1 (SS-105) was the lead boat of the S-class of submarines of the United States Navy.