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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).
398:(6,525 km; 4,054 mi) at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) and 150 nmi (280 km; 170 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged. 625: 953: 966: 940: 927: 394:(26 km/h; 16 mph) on the surface and 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) underwater. On the surface, the Lake boats had a range of 3,523 1124: 618: 1098: 574: 459:
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
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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 191:16 ft 8 in (5.08 m) 14: 1146: 587: 492: 1130:United States R-class submarines 1015: 896: 643: 635:United States R-class submarines 562: 56: 22: 337: 16:Submarine of the United States 1: 578:. The entry can be found 518: 32:preparing to submerge at the 286:29 officers and enlisted men 7: 512:Gardiner & Gray, p. 129 10: 1151: 600:at NavSource Naval History 457:hull classification symbol 1094: 1074: 1013: 1002: 977: 911: 894: 826: 770: 658: 641: 525:Friedman, Norman (1995). 149: 145:Sold for scrap, July 1930 49: 21: 486: 661:Fore River Shipbuilding 453:New London, Connecticut 429:Bridgeport, Connecticut 416:Construction and career 183:175 ft (53 m) 150:General characteristics 96:Bridgeport, Connecticut 44:, on 22 September 1923. 479:until struck from the 390:. 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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
torpedo tubes

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