United States Navy submarine class
USS O-1, lead ship of her class in dry dock at Portsmouth Navy Yard in September 1918
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Class overview |
Name | O class |
Operators | United States Navy |
Preceded by | N class |
Succeeded by | R class |
Built | 1916–1918 |
In commission | 1918–1931, 1941–1946 |
Completed | 16 |
Lost | 2 |
Retired | 14 |
General characteristics |
Type | Submarine |
Displacement |
- EB design:
- 520 long tons (528 t) surfaced
- 629 long tons (639 t) submerged
- Lake design:
- 485 long tons (493 t) surfaced
- 566 long tons (575 t) submerged
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Length |
- EB design: 172 ft 4 in (52.53 m)
- Lake design: 175 ft (53 m)
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Beam |
- EB design: 18 ft (5.5 m)
- Lake design: 16 ft 7 in (5.05 m)
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Propulsion | |
Speed |
- EB design:
- 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) surfaced
- 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) submerged
- Lake design:
- 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) surfaced
- 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) submerged
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Range |
- 5,500 nmi (10,200 km) at 11.5 kn (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) surfaced
- 250 nmi (460 km) at 5 kn (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
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Test depth | 200 ft (61 m) |
Complement | 29 |
Armament | |
The United States Navy (USN)'s sixteen O-class coastal patrol submarines were built during World War I and served the USN from 1918 through the end of World War II.