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{{Short description|H-class submarine of the United States}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2025}}

{{Infobox ship
|section1={{Infobox ship/image
 |image=NH 53608 USS H-5 underway, circa 1922.jpg|
 |image_caption=''H-5'' underway, {{circa}} 1922
 }}

|section2={{Infobox ship/career
 |hide_header=
 |country=United States
 |flag={{USN flag|1922}}
 |name= ''H-5''
 |namesake=
 |ordered= by the [[Imperial Russian Navy]], 1915
 |builder=* [[British Pacific Construction and Engineering Company]], [[Vancouver]], Canada
          * [[Puget Sound Navy Yard]], [[Bremerton]], Washington
 |original_cost= $564,423.08 (hull and machinery){{sfn|Navy List|1921|p=766}}
 |laid_down= 12 May 1918 
 |launched= 24 September 1918
 |sponsor= Miss Mary Ingram Hoopes
 |acquired=
 |commissioned= 30 September 1918
 |decommissioned= 20 October 1922
 |in_service=
 |out_of_service=
 |struck=26 February 1931 
 |identification=* [[Hull classification symbol#Submarine type|Hull symbol]]: SS-148 (17 July 1920)
                 *[[Maritime call sign|Call sign]]: NETG
                 *{{ICS|November}}{{ICS|Echo}}{{ICS|Tango}}{{ICS|Golf}}
 |fate= Sold for scrapping, 28 September 1931
 |notes=
 }}

|section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics
 |hide_header=
 |header_caption= {{sfn|Priolo|H-5}}
 |type= [[United States H-class submarine|H-class]] [[submarine]]
 |displacement=* {{cvt|358|LT|0|lk=in}} surfaced
               * {{cvt|467|LT|0}} submerged
 |length= {{cvt|150|ft|4|in}}
 |beam= {{cvt|15|ft|10|in}}
 |draft= {{cvt|12|ft|5|in}}
 |power=* {{cvt|950|hp|lk=in}} (diesel engines)
        * {{cvt|600|hp}} (electric motors)
 |propulsion=
*2 × [[New London Ship and Engine Company|NELSECO]] [[diesel engine]]s
*2 × [[Electro-Dynamic Company|Electro Dynamic]] [[electric motor]]s
*2 × 60-[[electrochemical cell|cell]] [[battery (electrical)|batteries]]
*2 × [[Propeller]]s
 |speed=* {{cvt|14|kn|lk=in}} surfaced
        * {{cvt|10.5|kn}} submerged
 |range=* {{cvt|2300|nmi}} at {{cvt|11|kn}} surfaced
        * {{cvt|100|nmi}} at {{cvt|5|kn}} submerged
 |test_depth={{cvt|200|ft}}
 |capacity= {{cvt|11800|USgal|lk=in}} fuel
 |complement=* 2 officers
             * 23 enlisted
 |armament=* 4 × [[American 18 inch torpedo|18 inch (450 mm)]] [[Bow (watercraft)|bow]] [[torpedo tube]]s (8 [[torpedo]]es)
 |notes=
 }}
}}

'''USS ''H-5'' (SS-148)''' was an [[United States H-class submarine|H-class]] [[submarine]] of the [[United States Navy]] (USN) 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 USN, on 20 May 1918.

==Design==
The H-class submarines had an [[length overall|overall length]] of {{cvt|150|ft|4|in|1}}, a [[beam (nautical)|beam]] of {{cvt|15|ft|10|in|1}}, and a mean [[draft (ship)|draft]] of {{cvt|12|ft|5|in|1}}. They [[displacement (ship)|displaced]] {{cvt|358|LT|lk=in}} on the surface and {{cvt|467|LT}} submerged.  They had a diving depth of {{cvt|200|ft|1}}. The boats had a crew of 2 officers and 23 enlisted men.{{sfn|Friedman|1995|p=307}}

[[File:USS H-4 (SS-147)- General Arrangement - NARA - 75841758.jpg|thumb|left|USS ''H-4'' - General Arrangement - NARA - 75841758]]
For surface running, they were powered by two [[New London Ship and Engine Company|New London Ship & Engine Company]] {{convert|475|bhp|lk=in|0|adj=on}} [[diesel engine]]s, each driving one [[propeller shaft]]. When submerged each [[propeller]] was driven by two {{convert|170|hp|0|adj=on}} [[Electro-Dynamic Company]] [[electric motor]]s. They could reach {{cvt|14|kn|lk=in}} on the surface and {{cvt|10.5|kn}} underwater.{{sfn|Friedman|1995|p=307}} On the surface, the boats had a range of {{cvt|2300|nmi|lk=in}} at {{cvt|11|kn}} and {{cvt|100|nmi}} at {{cvt|5|kn}} submerged.{{sfn|Gardiner|Gray|1985|p= 128}}

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.{{sfn|Gardiner|Gray|1985|p= 128}}

==Construction==
''H-5'' was [[laid down]] on 12 May 1918, at the [[Puget Sound Navy Yard]], she had been already been preassembled by the [[British Pacific Construction and Engineering Company]], in [[Vancouver]], Canada, for [[Imperial Russian Government]], which had failed to exist in September 1917. She was [[ship naming and launching|launched]] on 24 September 1918, [[ship sponsor|sponsored]] by Miss Mary Ingram Hoopes, and [[ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 30 September 1918.{{sfn|Priolo|H-5}} 

==Service history==
Operating out of [[San Pedro Submarine Base]], [[San Pedro, Los Angeles|San Pedro]], California, with Submarine Divisions 6 and 7 (SubDivs 6 and SubDiv 7), ''H-5'' participated in various training and battle exercises, with periodic overhauls at the [[Mare Island Navy Yard]].{{sfn|DANFS|2014}} 

==Fate==
She departed [[San Francisco]], California, on 25 July 1922, in company with both divisions and arrived at [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]], Virginia, on 14 September. ''H-5'' decommissioned at Norfolk, on 20 October 1922. Her name was struck from the [[Naval Vessel Register]] on 26 February 1931. She was sold for scrapping on 28 November 1933.{{sfn|DANFS|2014}} 

==References==
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==Bibliography==
{{refbegin}}
* {{cite journal
  |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=mZEqAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA762
  |title= Table 21 - Ships on Navy List June 30, 1919
  |journal= Congressional Serial Set
  |publisher= U.S. Government Printing Office
  |year= 1921
  |page= 766
  |ref= {{sfnRef|Navy List|1921}} 
  }}
* {{cite web
  |last= Priolo
  |first= Gary
  |title= H-5 (SS-148)
  |url= https://www.navsource.net/archives/08/08148.htm
  |website= Navsource.net
  |access-date= 30 September 2025
  |ref= {{sfnRef|Priolo|H-5}}
  }}
* {{cite book
  |last= Friedman
  |first= Norman
  |author-link= Norman Friedman
  |title= U.S. Submarines Through 1945: An Illustrated Design History
  |publisher= [[Naval Institute Press]]
  |location= [[Annapolis]], Maryland
  |year= 1995
  |isbn= 1-55750-263-3
  }}
* {{cite book
  |editor1-last= Gardiner
  |editor1-first= Robert
  |editor2-last= Gray
  |editor2-first= Randal
  |title= Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921
  |year= 1985
  |location= Annapolis, Maryland
  |publisher= Naval Institute Press
  |isbn=0-85177-245-5
  |name-list-style= amp
  }}
* {{cite DANFS
  |last=
  |first=
  |title= H-5
  |url= https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/h/h-5.html
  |date= 24 December 2014
  |access-date= 30 September 2025
  |ref= {{sfnRef|DANFS|2014}}
  }}{{PD-notice}}
{{refend}}

==External links==
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*{{navsource|08/08148|USS H-5 (SS-148)}}
* [https://pigboats.com/index.php?title=H-class PigBoats.COM H-class page]

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