S-Class (United States Navy)

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S class
USS S-4 (SS-109)
USS S-4 (SS-109)
Overview
Type Submarine
units 51
1. Period of service flag
Technical specifications
Data for USS S-1 (SS-105)
displacement
  • 854 tn.l. popped up
  • 1,062 tn.l. submerged
length

67 m (219 ft )

width

6.3 m (20 ft 8 in )

Draft

4.9 m (15 ft 11 in)

Diving depth 61 m (200 ft)
crew

42 officers and men

drive
speed
  • 14.5 kn (27  km / h ) surfaced
  • 11 kn (20 km / h) submerged
Range

5000 miles surfaced at 10 kn (19 km / h)

Armament

4 × 533 mm (21-in) - Torpedo - tubes
1 × 102 mm L / 50- (4-in) - gun
1 x 12.7 mm (0.5 in) - Fla - MG

The S-Class was a submarine - class of the United States Navy . A total of 51 S-class boats were built. In the Second World War , the now outdated boats were mainly used as supply and reconnaissance. The Royal Navy and the Polish Navy also used boats of the class during the war.

The first submarine, the USS S-1 (SS-105) , entered service in 1920. The last boat in the class was USS S-47 (SS-158) and entered service in 1925.

Variants and technical data

Three prototypes were built between 1917 and 1920:

From 1920 the S-42 class (6 units) and the enlarged S-48 class (4 units) were built.

Holland class

S-1 (SS-105)

S-1 and S-17 through S-41 were built by Bethlehem Steel in Quincy, Massachusetts and San Francisco , California and by Lake Torpedo Boat in Bridgeport , Connecticut between 1917 and 1924. The lot was also referred to as the S-1 class .

  • displacement
    • surfaced: 854 ts
    • submerged: 1062 ts
  • Length: 67 m (219 ft)
  • Width 6.3 m (20 ft 8 in)
  • Draft: 4.9 m (15 ft 11 in)
  • Drive:
    • Diesel: two diesel engines New London Ship & Engine with a total of 1200 HP (890 kW)
    • electric: two electric motors Electro Dynamic, Ridgeway or General Electric with a total of 1500 HP (1120 kW)
  • speed
    • surfaced: 14.5 kn (27 km / h)
    • submerged: 11 kn (20 km / h)
  • Range: 5000 miles surfaced at 10 kn (19 km / h) speed.
  • Immersion depth: 61 m (200 ft)
  • Armament:
    • four 533 mm (21 in) bow torpedo tubes with 12 torpedoes
    • a 102 mm L / 50 (4 in) deck gun
    • a 12.7-mm (. 50-in) machine gun
  • Crew: 42 officers and men
  • Units built: 26

Lake class

S-2 (SS-106) was built by Lake Torpedo Boat in Bridgeport, Connecticut between 1917 and 1920. She was the prototype and also the only Lake class boat .

  • displacement
    • surfaced: 800 ts
    • submerged: 977 ts
  • Length: 63 m (207 ft)
  • Width 6 m (19 ft 7 in)
  • Draft: 4.9 m (16 ft 2 in)
  • Drive:
    Launch of the S-2 (SS-106)
  • speed
    • surfaced: 15 kn (28 km / h)
    • submerged: 11 kn (20 km / h)
  • Range:
  • Diving depth:
  • Armament:
    • four 533 mm (21 in) bow torpedo tubes with 12 torpedoes
    • a 102 mm L / 50 (4 in) deck gun
  • Crew: 38 officers and men
  • Units built: 1

Government class

S-3 through S-16 were built by Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth , New Hampshire and Lake Torpedo Boat in Bridgeport, Connecticut between 1917 and 1920. The lot was also referred to as the S-3 class .

  • displacement
    • surfaced: 876 ts
    • submerged: 1092 ts
  • Length: 70 m (231 ft)
  • Width 6.7 m (21 ft 10 in)
  • Draft: 4 m (13 ft 1 in)
  • Drive:
    S-3 (SS-107)
    • Diesel: two diesel engines MAN or Bush Selzer with a total of 2000 HP (1490 kW)
    • electric: two Westinghouse electric motors with a total of 1200 hp (890 kW)
  • speed
    • surfaced: 15 kn (28 km / h)
    • submerged: 11 kn (20 km / h)
  • Range: 5000 miles surfaced at 10 knots (19 km / h) speed.
  • Immersion depth: 61 m (200 ft)
  • Armament:
    • four 533 mm (21 in) bow torpedo tubes with 12 torpedoes
    • a 102 mm L / 50 (4 in) deck gun
    • a 12.7-mm (. 50-in) machine gun
  • Crew: 42 officers and men
  • Units built: 14

S-42 class

S-42 through S-47 were built by Bethlehem Steel in Quincy, Massachusetts between 1920 and 1925 .

  • displacement
    • surfaced: 906 ts
    • submerged: 1126 ts
  • Length: 69 m (225 ft 3 in)
  • Width: 6.3 m (20 ft 8 in)
  • Draft: 4.9 m (16 ft)
  • Drive:
    S-44 (SS-155)
    • Diesel: two diesel engines New London Ship & Engine with a total of 1200 HP (890 kW)
    • electric: two electric motors with a total of 1500 HP (1120 kW)
  • speed
    • surfaced: 14.5 kn (27 km / h)
    • submerged: 11 kn (20 km / h)
  • Range: 5000 miles surfaced at 10 knots (19 km / h) speed.
  • Immersion depth: 61 m (200 ft)
  • Armament:
    • four 533 mm (21 in) bow torpedo tubes with 12 torpedoes
    • a 102 mm L / 50 (4 in) deck gun
    • a 12.7-mm (. 50-in) machine gun
  • Crew: 42 officers and men
  • Units built: 6

S-48 class

S-48 through S-51 were built by Bethlehem Steel in Quincy, Massachusetts between 1920 and 1922 . The boats were characterized by increased torpedo armament and an extended range.

  • displacement
    • surfaced: 903 ts
    • submerged: 1230 ts
  • Length: 73 m (240 ft)
  • Width: 6.7 m (21 ft 10 in)
  • Draft: 4.1 m (13 ft 6 in)
  • Drive:
    S-50 (SS-161)
    • Diesel: two Bush Selzer diesel engines with a total of 1,800 hp (1,340 kW)
    • electric: two electric motors Ridgeway with a total of 1500 HP (1120 kW)
  • speed
    • surfaced: 14.5 kn (27 km / h)
    • submerged: 11 kn (20 km / h)
  • Range: 8,000 miles surfaced at 10 knots (19 km / h) speed.
  • Immersion depth: 61 m (200 ft)
  • Armament:
    • four 533 mm bow and one 533 mm (21 in) stern torpedo tubes with 14 torpedoes
    • a 102 mm L / 50 (4 in) deck gun
    • a 12.7-mm (. 50-in) machine gun
  • Crew: 42 officers and men
  • Units built: 4

Boats of the class

  • Three boats were lost in peacetime accidents:
    • USS S-4 (SS-109) (lifted and reinstalled, later scrapped.)
    • USS S-5 (SS-110)
    • USS S-51 (SS-162)
  • Seven boats were scrapped before World War II:
    • USS S-2 (SS-106)
    • USS S-3 (SS-107)
    • USS S-4 (SS-109)
    • USS S-6 (SS-111)
    • USS S-10 (SS-115)
    • USS S-19 (SS-124)
    • USS S-50 (SS-161)
  • Seven submarines were lost in the war:
    • USS S-26 (SS-131)
    • USS S-27 (SS-132)
    • USS S-28 (SS-133)
    • USS S-36 (SS-141)
    • USS S-39 (SS-144)
    • USS S-44 (SS-155)
    • USS S-49 (SS-160)
  • Six boats were handed over to the Royal Navy. The Royal Navy left one to the Polish Navy. This boat was lost:
    • USS S-1 (SS-105) has been renamed HMS P. 552 .
    • USS S-21 (SS-126) has been renamed HMS P. 553 .
    • USS S-22 (SS-127) has been renamed HMS P. 554 .
    • USS S-24 (SS-129) has been renamed HMS P. 555 .
    • USS S-25 (SS-130) was renamed HMS P. 551 , in 1941 to the Polish Navy as ORP Jastrząb and was lost in 1942.
    • USS S-29 (SS-134) has been renamed HMS P. 556 .

All of the remaining boats were decommissioned and scrapped shortly after the war ended in 1945.

number Commissioning
(US Navy) 		Decommissioning
(end of service, loss or transfer) 		comment
S-1 (SS-105) June 5, 1920 April 20, 1942 1942 to the Royal Navy as HMS P. 552 . 1944 back to the US Navy. Scrapped in Durban in 1945 .
S-2 (SS-106) May 25, 1920 November 25, 1929 Only Lake class boat sold for scrapping in 1931.
S-3 (SS-107) January 30, 1919 March 24, 1931 Painted on January 25, 1937 and then scrapped.
S-4 (SS-109) November 19, 1919 April 7, 1933 Sank after a collision in 1927. The entire crew was killed. Lifted in 1928 and put back into service. Sunk in 1936.
S-5 (SS-110) March 6, 1920 September 1, 1920 Sunk during test dive as a result of an accident. The entire crew was saved. Deleted in 1921.
S-6 (SS-111) May 17, 1920 April 10, 1931 Painted on January 25, 1937 and then scrapped.
S-7 (SS-112) July 1, 1920 April 3, 1931 Painted on January 25, 1937 and then scrapped.
S-8 (SS-113) October 1, 1920 April 11, 1931 Painted on January 25, 1937 and then scrapped.
S-9 (SS-114) February 21, 1921 April 15, 1931 Painted on January 25, 1937 and then scrapped.
S-10 (SS-115) September 21, 1922 July 17, 1936 Deleted on July 17, 1936. Sold for scrapping on November 13, 1936.
S-11 (SS-116) January 11, 1923 May 2, 1945 Used mainly in the Caribbean during the war. Sold for scrapping on October 28, 1945.
S-12 (SS-117) April 30, 1923 May 18, 1945 Used mainly in the Caribbean during the war. Sold for scrapping on October 28, 1945.
S-13 (SS-118) July 14, 1923 April 10, 1945 Used mainly in the Caribbean during the war. Sold for scrapping on October 28, 1945.
S-14 (SS-119) February 11, 1921 May 18, 1945 Used mainly in the Caribbean during the war. Sold for scrapping on November 16, 1945.
S-15 (SS-120) January 15, 1921 June 11, 1946 Used mainly in the Caribbean during the war. Sold for scrapping on December 4, 1946.
S-16 (SS-121) 17th December 1920 October 4, 1944 Used mainly in the Caribbean during the war. Sunk on April 3, 1945 as a training target.
S-17 (SS-122) March 1, 1921 October 4, 1944 Sunk on April 5, 1945 as a training target.
S-18 (SS-123) April 3, 1924 October 29, 1945 Combat operation in the Pacific . Sold for scrapping in 1946. The boat received a Battle Star .
S-19 (SS-124) August 24, 1921 February 20, 1934 Sunk due to the London Fleet Conference.
S-20 (SS-125) November 22, 1922 July 16, 1945 Sold for scrapping on January 22, 1946.
S-21 (SS-126) August 24, 1921 September 14, 1942. 1942 to the Royal Navy as HMS P. 553 . 1944 back to the US Navy. Sunk on March 23, 1945 as a training target.
S-22 (SS-127) June 23, 1924 June 19, 1942 1942 to the Royal Navy as HMS P. 554 . 1944 back to the US Navy. Sold for scrapping on November 16, 1945.
S-23 (SS-128) October 30, 1923 November 2, 1945 Combat operation in the North Pacific. Sold for scrapping in 1946. The boat received a Battle Star .
S-24 (SS-129) August 24, 1923 August 10, 1942 1942 to the Royal Navy as HMS P. 555 . 1945 back to the US Navy. Destroyed in 1947.
S-25 (SS-130) July 9, 1923 November 4, 1941 1941 to the Royal Navy as HMS P. 551 , then to Poland as ORP Jastrząb . Sunk on May 2, 1942 off Norway by friendly fire from KNM St Albans (I 15) .
S-26 (SS-131) October 15, 1923 January 24, 1942 Sunk in the Gulf of Panama after colliding with submarine fighter USS PC-460 . (46 dead and 3 survivors)
S-27 (SS-132) January 22, 1924 June 25, 1942 On June 19, 1942, ran aground off the Aleutian island of Kiska . Abandoned on June 25th. The entire crew survived.
S-28 (SS-133) December 13, 1923 4th July 1944 Missing under unexplained circumstances during a submarine hunt training mission off Oahu , Hawaii .
S-29 (SS-134) May 22, 1924 June 5, 1942 On June 5, 1942, assigned to the Royal Navy as HMS P. 556 . Returned to the US Navy on January 26, 1946. Sold for scrapping on January 24, 1947.
S-30 (SS-135) October 29, 1920 October 9, 1945 Combat operation in the North Pacific. Sold for scrapping in 1946. The boat received two battlestars .
S-31 (SS-136) May 11, 1922 October 19, 1945 Combat operation in the Pacific. Sold for scrapping in May 1946. Scrapped in July 1947. The boat received a battlestar .
S-32 (SS-137) June 15, 1922 October 19, 1945 Combat operation in the Pacific. Sold for scrapping in May 1946. The boat received five battlestars .
S-33 (SS-138) April 18, 1922 October 23, 1945 Combat operation in the Pacific. Sold for scrapping in 1946. The boat received a battlestar .
S-34 (SS-139) July 12, 1922 October 23, 1945 Combat operation in the Pacific. Sold for scrapping in 1946. The boat received a battlestar .
S-35 (SS-140) 17th August 1922 March 19, 1945 Combat operation in the Pacific. Sunk on April 4, 1946 as a training target. The boat received a battlestar .
S-36 (SS-141) April 4, 1923 January 21, 1944 Combat operation in the Pacific. Run aground. The boat received a battlestar .
S-37 (SS-142) July 16, 1923 February 6, 1945 Combat operation in the Pacific. Sunk on February 20th as a training target for air strikes. The boat received five battlestars .
S-38 (SS-143) May 11, 1923 December 14, 1944 Combat operation in the Pacific. Sunk on January 20, 1945 as a training target for air raids. The boat received three battlestars .
S-39 (SS-144) September 14, 1923 August 15, 1942 Combat operation in the Pacific. On 13./14. Walked onto a reef in August 1942 and then gave up. 32 men could be saved. The boat received two battlestars .
S-40 (SS-145) November 20, 1923 October 29, 1945 Combat operation in the Pacific. Scrapped in July 1947. The boat received a battlestar .
S-41 (SS-146) January 15, 1924 October 29, 1945 Combat operation in the Pacific. Sold for scrapping in November 1946. The boat received four battlestars .
S-42 (SS-153) November 20, 1924 October 25, 1945 Combat operation in the Pacific. Sold for scrapping in November 1946. The boat received a battlestar .
S-43 (SS-154) December 31, 1924 October 10, 1945 Combat operation in the Pacific. Sold for scrapping in 1946.
S-44 (SS-155) February 16, 1925 October 7, 1943 Combat operation in the Pacific. Sunk by the Japanese escort destroyer Ishigaki off Atlasov Island . Only 2 men survived, 56 were killed. The boat received two battlestars .
S-45 (SS-156) March 31, 1925 October 30, 1945 War operation in the Pacific and the Caribbean. Sold for scrapping in December 1946.
S-46 (SS-157) June 5, 1925 November 2, 1945 Combat operation in the Pacific. Sold for scrapping in November 1946. The boat received a battlestar .
S-47 (SS-158) September 16, 1925 October 25, 1945 Combat operation in the Pacific. Sold for scrapping in May 1946. The boat received three battlestars .
S-48 (SS-159) October 14, 1922 August 29, 1945 Used as a training boat during the war. Sold for scrapping on January 22, 1946.
S-49 (SS-160) June 6, 1922 August 2, 1927 Reserve until 1931. Disassembled into a Hulk in 1936 . Used later for testing purposes.
S-50 (SS-161) May 20, 1922 August 20, 1927 Reserve until 1931. Deleted on May 31, 1931 and scrapped the following fall.
S-51 (SS-162) June 24, 1922 September 25, 1925 Sank off Rhode Island on September 25, 1925 after colliding with the City of Rome merchant ship . There were 3 survivors and 33 dead. Lifted and scrapped in 1926.

Trivia

The fictional US submarine in the movie U-571 was referred to in the text as the S-class boat .

See also

Web links

Commons : United States S class submarine  - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

literature

  • Erminio Bagnasco: Submarines in World War II , Motorbuchverlag, Stuttgart, 1996, ISBN 3-613-01252-9

Footnotes

  1. ↑ a b c d The English language Wikipedia United States S class submarine is not clear on the subject. The conversion into kilometers given there results in 8000 km, which indicates a country mile . In seafaring, however, the nautical mile is the usual size. At nautical miles it would be 9260 km (see also: Anglo-American units of length )
  2. ↑ In English S-class submarines or simply S-boats . Other navies also used the designation - see submarine class S.
  3. ↑ USS is the abbreviation for United States Ship and the name prefix of US ships. USS means ship of the United States .
  4. ↑ SS is the abbreviation for Ship Submersible , which means "submersible". Ship Submersible is the United States Navy's name for conventionally powered submarines.
  5. ↑ a b c d e The English language Wikipedia United States S class submarine is not clear on the subject. There S-17 (SS-122) is counted both in the Holland and the Gouvernment class.
  6. ↑ The English language Wikipedia United States S class submarine gives 265 ft (81 m). Both uboat.net and the articles about the individual boats in the English language Wikipedia, such as B. USS S-48 (SS-159) , indicate 240 ft (73 m).
  7. ↑ The English language Wikipedia United States S class submarine is not clear on the subject. The conversion into kilometers given there results in 13,000 km, which indicates land miles. In seafaring, however, the nautical mile is the usual size. At nautical miles it would be 14,800 km.
  8. ↑ HMS is the abbreviation for His / Her Majesty's Ship and the name prefix of British ships. HMS means His / Her Majesty's Ship .
  9. ↑ a b Possibly also HMS P. 522 . The sources are ambiguous.
  10. ↑ ORP is the abbreviation for Okręt Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej and the name prefix of Polish ships. ORP means ship of the Republic of Poland .
  11. ↑ In the Polish language means Jastrząb hawk .
  12. ↑ KNM is the abbreviation for Kongelige Norske Marine and the name prefix of Norwegian ships. KNM means Royal Norwegian Navy . The English variant of the prefix is HNoMS , which stands for His Norwegians Majesty's Ship ( His Norwegian Majesty's Ship ).