USS O-2
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Template:Infobox ship imageTemplate:Infobox ship careerTemplate:Infobox ship careerTemplate:Infobox ship characteristicsUSS O-2 (SS-63) was one of 16 O-class submarines built for the United States Navy during World War I.
Description
The O-class submarines were designed to meet a Navy requirement for coastal defense boats.[1] The submarines had a length of Template:Convert overall, a beam of Template:Convert and a mean draft of Template:Convert. They displaced Template:Convert on the surface and Template:Convert submerged. The O-class submarines had a crew of 29 officers and enlisted men. They had a diving depth of Template:Convert.[2]
For surface running, the boats were powered by two Template:Convert diesel engines, each driving one propeller shaft. When submerged each propeller was driven by a Template:Convert electric motor. They could reach Template:Convert on the surface and Template:Convert underwater. On the surface, the O class had a range of Template:Convert at Template:Convert.[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. The O-class submarines were also armed with a single 3"/50 caliber deck gun.[2]
Construction and career
O-2 was laid down on 27 July 1917 by the Puget Sound Navy Yard. She was launched on 24 May 1918, and commissioned at Puget Sound on 19 October 1918.
Service history
During World War I, O-2 patrolled off the New England coast until war's end. Reclassified as a second line submarine on 25 July 1924, and reverting to a first liner on 6 June 1928, she served at the submarine base, New London, Connecticut, in training officers and men until 1931, except for a brief tour at Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone, in 1924. In 1931, she transferred to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she decommissioned on 25 June 1931.
With increasing possibility of U.S. involvement in World War II, O-2 recommissioned at Philadelphia on 3 February 1941. Steaming to New London in June, she trained submarine crews there until after Germany collapsed. She decommissioned on 26 July 1945, was struck on 11 August 1945, and was sold on 16 November 1945.
Awards
- World War I Victory Medal
- American Defense Service Medal
- American Campaign Medal
- World War II Victory Medal
Notes
References
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Public Domain This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
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- Ships built in Vancouver, Washington
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