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497 long tons (505 t) on the surface and 652 long tons (662 t) submerged. The R-class submarines had a crew of 3 officers and 23 enlisted men. They had a diving depth of 200 feet (61.0 m).
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SS-103 in July, she spent her entire career operating out of Coco Solo. Interrupting her service in those waters only for overhauls at
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in the bow. They carried four reloads, for a total of eight torpedoes. The R-class submarines were also armed with a single
1114: 564: 545: 17: 486:, on 25 January, she was decommissioned on 12 June after only five-and-a-half years of service. She was berthed at 590: 1096: 1090: 645: 338: 169: 924: 467: 48: 443: 308: 463: 439: 106: 44: 491: 417: 317: 8: 1145: 671: 378: 386: 221: 661: 447: 342: 839: 560: 541: 455: 354: 281:(6,525 km; 4,054 mi) at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) on the surface 102: 1065: 1053: 783: 614: 1041: 604: 394: 370: 471: 398: 366: 246: 1129: 914: 581: 487: 475: 406: 397:. When submerged each propeller was driven by a 400-horsepower (298 kW) 390: 278: 240: 483: 479: 466:, on 26 November 1919 and arrived in the Canal Zone 11 January 1920. Given 413: 374: 311: 52: 402: 261: 1033: 451: 435: 34: 890: 876: 869: 862: 855: 848: 826: 819: 812: 805: 798: 791: 770: 763: 756: 749: 742: 494:
in May 1930. Her hull was sold for scrapping in July of that year.
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on 18 June 1919 sponsored by Mrs. J. Walter Barnett, and
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For surface running, the boats were powered by two 500-
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The boats were armed with four 21-inch (53.3 cm)
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of 16 feet 8 inches (5.1 m) and a mean
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Homeported at 202:16 ft 8 in (5.08 m) 25: 1157: 598: 503: 1141:United States R-class submarines 1026: 907: 654: 646:United States R-class submarines 573: 67: 33: 348: 27:Submarine of the United States 13: 1: 589:. The entry can be found 529: 43:preparing to submerge at the 297:29 officers and enlisted men 7: 523:Gardiner & Gray, p. 129 10: 1162: 611:at NavSource Naval History 468:hull classification symbol 1105: 1085: 1024: 1013: 988: 922: 905: 837: 781: 669: 652: 536:Friedman, Norman (1995). 160: 156:Sold for scrap, July 1930 60: 32: 497: 672:Fore River Shipbuilding 464:New London, Connecticut 440:Bridgeport, Connecticut 427:Construction and career 194:175 ft (53 m) 161:General characteristics 107:Bridgeport, Connecticut 55:, on 22 September 1923. 490:until struck from the 401:. 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USS R-26 (SS-103)

Philadelphia Navy Yard
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Lake Torpedo Boat
Bridgeport, Connecticut
R-class submarine
bhp
diesel engines
electric motors
knots
nmi
21 inch (533 mm)
torpedo tubes
3"/23 caliber
deck gun
R-class coastal and harbor defense submarine
United States Navy
Lake Torpedo Boat
overall
beam
draft
displaced
brake-horsepower
diesel engines
propeller shaft
electric motor
knots
nautical miles

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