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'''USS ''H-5'' (SS-148)''' was a [[United States H |
'''USS ''H-5'' (SS-148)''' was a [[United States H-class submarine|H-class submarine]] originally built for the [[Imperial Russian Navy]]. Six of these were not delivered pending the outcome of the [[Russian Revolution (1917)|Russian Revolution of 1917]] before being purchased by the [[United States Navy]] on 20 May 1918. |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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For surface running, they were powered by two [[New London Ship and Engine Company|New London Ship & Engine Co.]] {{convert|475|bhp|lk=in|0|adj=on}} [[diesel engine]]s, each driving one [[propeller shaft]]. When submerged each propeller was driven by a {{convert|170|hp|0|adj=on}} Electro Dynamic Co. [[electric motor]]. They could reach {{convert|14|kn|lk=in}} on the surface and {{convert|10.5|kn}} underwater.<ref name=f7/> On the surface, the boats had a range of {{convert|2300|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|11|kn}} and {{convert|100|nmi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|5|kn}} submerged.<ref name=gg9>Gardiner & Gray, p. 128</ref> |
For surface running, they were powered by two [[New London Ship and Engine Company|New London Ship & Engine Co.]] {{convert|475|bhp|lk=in|0|adj=on}} [[diesel engine]]s, each driving one [[propeller shaft]]. When submerged each propeller was driven by a {{convert|170|hp|0|adj=on}} Electro Dynamic Co. [[electric motor]]. They could reach {{convert|14|kn|lk=in}} on the surface and {{convert|10.5|kn}} underwater.<ref name=f7/> On the surface, the boats had a range of {{convert|2300|nmi|lk=in}} at {{convert|11|kn}} and {{convert|100|nmi|abbr=on}} at {{convert|5|kn}} submerged.<ref name=gg9>Gardiner & Gray, p. 128</ref> |
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The boats were armed with four [[American 18 |
The boats were armed with four [[American 18-inch torpedo|18-inch (450 mm)]] [[torpedo tube]]s in the bow. They carried four reloads, for a total of eight torpedoes.<ref name=gg9/> |
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==Construction and career== |
==Construction and career== |
Revision as of 17:11, 17 March 2023
USS H-5 underway, circa 1922
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | H-5 |
Ordered | by the Imperial Russian Navy, 1915 |
Builder | Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington |
Laid down | 12 May 1918 |
Launched | 24 September 1918 |
Acquired | 20 May 1918 |
Commissioned | 30 September 1918 |
Decommissioned | 20 October 1922 |
Reclassified | Hull number: SS-148, 17 July 1920 |
Stricken | 26 February 1931 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping, 28 November 1933 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | H-class submarine |
Displacement |
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Length | 150 ft 4 in (45.82 m) |
Beam | 15 ft 10 in (4.83 m) |
Draft | 12 ft 5 in (3.78 m) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion |
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Speed |
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Range |
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Test depth | 200 ft (61 m) |
Complement | 25 officers and men |
Armament | 4 × 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes |
USS H-5 (SS-148) was a H-class submarine originally built for the Imperial Russian Navy. Six of these were not delivered pending the outcome of the Russian Revolution of 1917 before being purchased by the United States Navy on 20 May 1918.
Description
The H-class submarines had a length of 150 feet 4 inches (45.8 m) overall, a beam of 15 feet 10 inches (4.8 m) and a mean draft of 12 feet 5 inches (3.8 m). They displaced 358 long tons (364 t) on the surface and 467 long tons (474 t) submerged. The boats had a crew of 2 officers and 23 enlisted men. They had a diving depth of 200 feet (61.0 m).[1]
For surface running, they were powered by two New London Ship & Engine Co. 475-brake-horsepower (354 kW) diesel engines, each driving one propeller shaft. When submerged each propeller was driven by a 170-horsepower (127 kW) Electro Dynamic Co. electric motor. They could reach 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) on the surface and 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) underwater.[1] On the surface, the boats had a range of 2,300 nautical miles (4,300 km; 2,600 mi) at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) and 100 nmi (190 km; 120 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged.[2]
The boats were armed with four 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes in the bow. They carried four reloads, for a total of eight torpedoes.[2]
Construction and career
H-5 was launched on 24 September 1918, and commissioned on 30 September 1918. Operating out of San Pedro Submarine Base, San Pedro, California, with Submarine Division 6 and 7 (SubDivs 6 and SubDiv 7), H-5 participated in various training and battle exercises, with periodic overhauls at Mare Island. She departed San Francisco, California on 25 July 1922 in company with both divisions and arrived at Norfolk, Virginia on 14 September. H-5 decommissioned at Norfolk on 20 October. Her name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 26 February 1931. She was sold for scrapping on 28 November 1933.
Notes
References
- Friedman, Norman (1995). U.S. Submarines Through 1945: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-263-3.
- Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
External links
- Photo gallery of USS H-5 at NavSource Naval History