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She was returned to the U.S. Navy at Durban on 16 October 1944, where she was stripped of vital parts and machinery, and her hull was sold for local scrapping on 20 July 1945 and she was scrapped there on 14 September of that year.
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served as flagship for SubDiv 2 until July 1927, when she was transferred to SubDiv 4. While attached to this division, she made operational cruises to the
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The U.S. Navy had awarded contracts for the first three S-boats under the same general specifications but of different design types.
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On 2 January 1923, she shifted to SubDiv Zero, a division created for experimental work, and conducted winter maneuvers in the
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p. 124. Note that "disappearing" means that the gun can be retracted into the deck to reduce drag and increase underwater speed.
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became the experimental platform for this project late in 1923. She was altered by having a steel capsule mounted abaft the
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arrived at Philadelphia on 22 July and commenced overhaul for deactivation. She was decommissioned on 20 October.
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harbor and declared unseaworthy, January 1944, nominally returned to the United States and sold for scrap locally
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program. She was decommissioned and turned over to the British on 20 April 1942. Her name was struck from the
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attached to Submarine Division 2 (SubDiv 2), with subsequent operations out of
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into the possibility of submarine-borne observation and scouting aircraft,
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uboat.net – Allied Warships – Submarine HMS P 552 of the S-1 class
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Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the Royal Navy
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Register of Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1775–1990: Major Combatants
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in 1928–1930, during the spring months. She visited ports at
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U.S. Submarines Through 1945: An Illustrated Design History
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began her service operations in July 1920 with a cruise to
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List of submarine classes of the United States Navy
1614:United States S-class submarines of the Royal Navy 798: 693: 343:20 hours @ 5 kn (5.8 mph; 9.3 km/h) 849: 837: 424: 1580: 543:As part of a series of studies conducted by the 458:Company, subcontracted her construction to the 277:1,500 hp (1,100 kW) (electric motors) 235:854 long tons (868 t) (surfaced, standard) 433:was what was known as a "Holland-type", while 1619:World War II submarines of the United Kingdom 919: 1604:World War II submarines of the United States 1563:List of submarines of the United States Navy 753:Bauer, K. Jack; Roberts, Stephen S. (1991). 274:1,200 hp (890 kW) (diesel engines) 891:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships 926: 912: 748: 746: 744: 238:1,062 long tons (1,079 t) (submerged) 885:This article incorporates text from the 718: 525: 153:, 20 April 1942, sold, 14 September 1945 741: 1581: 671:. In poor condition after arriving in 482:on 26 October 1918, sponsored by Mrs. 1397: 933: 907: 777: 498: 157: 42: 1594:Ships built in Quincy, Massachusetts 780:"British Submarines of World War II" 578:Following the aircraft experiments, 248:219 ft 3 in (66.83 m) 1398: 503: 264:15 ft 11 in (4.85 m) 13: 493: 256:20 ft 8 in (6.30 m) 14: 1630: 1589:United States S-class submarines 1445: 1406: 943: 878: 159: 44: 24: 633:. She then made two cruises to 620: 460:Fore River Shipbuilding Company 861: 771: 425:Construction and commissioning 16:Submarine of the United States 1: 894:. The entry can be found 725:United States Naval Institute 686: 648: 478:on 11 December 1917. She was 856:U.S. Submarines Through 1945 844:U.S. Submarines Through 1945 832:U.S. Submarines Through 1945 7: 10: 1635: 609:January 1931 found her at 1544: 1443: 1404: 1393: 1346: 1289: 1106: 993: 958: 941: 719:Friedman, Norman (1995). 667:as a training vessel for 409:was the lead boat of the 202: 37: 23: 454:s prime contractor, the 194:Suffered a collision in 723:. Annapolis, Maryland: 517:New London, Connecticut 359:4 officers, 34 enlisted 351:200 ft (61 m) 203:General characteristics 669:anti-submarine warfare 629:was recommissioned at 533: 439:was a "Lake-type" and 385:3 in (76 mm) 643:Naval Vessel Register 592:Coco Solo, Canal Zone 588:Cristobal, Canal Zone 529: 445:a "Government-type". 76:Quincy, Massachusetts 727:. pp. 285–304. 625:On 16 October 1940, 604:Guantánamo Bay, Cuba 596:Cartagena, Colombia 149:Transferred to the 72:Fore River Shipyard 951:United States Navy 778:Chalcraft, Geoff. 545:United States Navy 534: 523:coast until 1923. 499:United States Navy 419:United States Navy 101:Mrs. Emory S. 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Index

S-1 (SS-105)
Fore River Shipyard
Quincy, Massachusetts
Royal Navy
Durban
S-class
diesel-electric
submarine
NELSECO
cylinder
4-stroke
diesel engines
cell
battery
electric motors
kn
21 inch (533 mm)
torpedo tubes
torpedoes
3 in (76 mm)
cal
deck gun
S class
submarines
United States Navy
S-2
S-3
Electric Boat
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Quincy

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