USS B-2

For other ships with the same name, see USS Cuttlefish.
USS B-2 off Cavite Navy Yard, the Philippines, circa 1913-1917.
History
United States
NameUSS Cuttlefish
Builder
Cost$187,982.32 (hull and machinery)[1]
Laid down30 August 1905
Launched1 September 1906
Sponsored byMs. Eleanor Gow
Commissioned18 October 1907
Decommissioned12 December 1919
RenamedB-2, 17 November 1911
FateSunk as a target
General characteristics
Class and typeB-class submarine
Displacement
  • 145 long tons (147 t) surfaced
  • 170 long tons (170 t) submerged
Length82 ft 5 in (25.12 m)
Beam12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
Draft10 ft 7 in (3.23 m)
Installed power
  • 250 bhp (190 kW) (gasoline)
  • 115 hp (86 kW) (electric)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) surfaced
  • 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged
Range
  • 540 nmi (1,000 km; 620 mi) at 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) on the surface
  • 12 nmi (22 km; 14 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged
Test depth150 feet (45.7 m)
Complement10 officers and enlisted
Armament2 × 18 inch (450 mm) bow torpedo tubes (4 torpedoes)

USS B-2 (SS-11) was one of three B-class submarines built for the United States Navy in the first decade of the 20th century.

  1. ^ "Table 21 - Ships on Navy List June 30, 1919". Congressional Serial Set. U.S. Government Printing Office: 762. 1921.