USS R-2

USS R-2 arriving at the Battery in New York City on 29 April 1939 during the 1939 New York World's Fair.
History
United States
Name	USS R-2
Ordered	29 August 1916
Builder	Fore River Shipbuilding, Quincy, Massachusetts
Laid down	16 October 1917
Launched	23 September 1918
Commissioned	24 January 1919
Decommissioned	10 May 1945
Stricken	2 June 1945
Fate	Sold for scrap, 28 September 1945
General characteristics
Type	R-class submarine
Displacement	569 long tons (578 t) surfaced 680 long tons (691 t) submerged
Length	186 ft 2 in (56.74 m)
Beam	18 ft (5.5 m)
Draft	14 ft 6 in (4.42 m)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric
Speed	13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) surfaced 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) submerged
Complement	30
Armament	4 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes 1 × 3"/50 caliber guns

USS R-2 (SS-79) was an R-class coastal and harbor defense submarine of the United States Navy.