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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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in the bow. They carried four reloads, for a total of eight torpedoes. The R-class submarines were also armed with a single
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SS-100 in July 1920, she was based in the Canal Zone, interrupting her service there only for overhaul periods at
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was decommissioned on 24 April 1925 after only five-and-a-half years of service. She was berthed at
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on 23 October 1919. A little over a month after commissioning,
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on 9 May 1930 and sold for scrap in July of the same year.
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on 5 November 1918 sponsored by Miss Ruth Jane Harris, 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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She returned to the 664: 650: 445: 607:This article incorporates text from the 562: 1163:Ships built in Bridgeport, Connecticut 1155: 1044: 645: 84: 1142:List of submarines of the Royal Navy 537: 535: 533: 283:(26 km/h; 16 mph) surfaced 246:800 hp (600 kW) (electric) 203:652 long tons (662 t) submerged 1045: 229:13 ft 11 in (4.24 m) 200:497 long tons (505 t) surfaced 13: 544: 221:16 ft 8 in (5.08 m) 14: 1184: 625: 530: 1168:United States R-class submarines 1053: 934: 681: 673:United States R-class submarines 600: 86: 22: 367: 1: 616:. The entry can be found 556: 316:29 officers and enlisted men 7: 550:Gardiner & Gray, p. 129 10: 1189: 638:at NavSource Naval History 491:hull classification symbol 1132: 1112: 1051: 1040: 1015: 949: 932: 864: 808: 696: 679: 563:Friedman, Norman (1995). 179: 175:Sold for scrap, July 1930 79: 61:Lake Torpedo Boat Company 21: 524: 457:on 25 April 1917 by the 699:Fore River Shipbuilding 479:New London, Connecticut 463:Bridgeport, Connecticut 446:Construction and career 213:175 ft (53 m) 180:General characteristics 126:Bridgeport, Connecticut 517:until struck from the 481:, for her homeport of 420:. They could reach 14 308:200 feet (61.0 m) 243:(750 kW) (diesel) 519:Naval Vessel Register 372:The R-boats built by 364:during World War I. 412:, each driving one 689:United States Navy 362:United States Navy 1150: 1149: 1108: 1107: 1036: 1035: 928: 927: 867:Lake Torpedo Boat 509:, on 1 December. 487:Panama Canal Zone 459:Lake Torpedo Boat 374:Lake Torpedo Boat 347: 346: 189:R-class submarine 122:Lake Torpedo Boat 16:US Navy submarine 1180: 1059: 1057: 1056: 1042: 1041: 947: 946: 940: 938: 937: 811:Union Iron Works 694: 693: 687: 685: 684: 666: 659: 652: 643: 642: 604: 603: 597: 578: 551: 548: 542: 541:Friedman, p. 308 539: 406:brake-horsepower 328:21 inch (533 mm) 94: 91: 90: 89: 59:(SS-100) at the 31:(left to right) 26: 19: 18: 1188: 1187: 1183: 1182: 1181: 1179: 1178: 1177: 1153: 1152: 1151: 1146: 1128: 1104: 1054: 1052: 1047: 1046:Other operators 1032: 1011: 935: 933: 924: 860: 804: 682: 680: 675: 670: 628: 601: 594: 575: 559: 554: 549: 545: 540: 531: 527: 448: 414:propeller shaft 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She was 313:Complement 305:Test depth 253:Propulsion 167:9 May 1930 68:Bridgeport 55:, and USS 29:Submarines 1016:Cancelled 950:Built by 865:Built by 809:Built by 697:Built by 483:Coco Solo 477:departed 455:laid down 398:displaced 376:Company ( 132:Laid down 49:USS  41:USS  33:USS  489:. 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Submarines
USS R-26 (SS-103)
USS R-25 (SS-102)
USS R-27 (SS-104)
Lake Torpedo Boat Company
shipyard
Bridgeport
Connecticut
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

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