USS S-24

USS S-24 in the 1920s.
History
United States
NameUSS S-24
BuilderBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts
Laid down1 November 1918
Launched27 June 1922
Sponsored byMrs. Herbert B. Loper
Commissioned24 August 1923
Decommissioned10 August 1942
Stricken25 August 1947
Fate
United Kingdom
NameHMS P555
Acquired10 August 1942
CommissionedOctober 1942
DecommissionedMay 1944
FateReturned to U.S. Navy December 1944
General characteristics
Class & typeS-class submarine
Displacement
  • 854 long tons (868 t) surfaced
  • 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)
Speed
  • 14.5 knots (16.7 mph; 26.9 km/h) surfaced
  • 11 knots (13 mph; 20 km/h) submerged
Complement42 officers and men
Armament

USS S-24 (SS-129) was a first-group (S-1 or "Holland") S-class submarine of the United States Navy. During World War II, she also served in the Royal Navy as HMS P555.

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