USS K-8

K-8 during a torpedo recovery operation
History
United States
Name	USS K-8
Builder	Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California
Laid down	10 May 1912
Launched	11 July 1914
Commissioned	1 December 1914
Decommissioned	24 February 1923
Reclassified	SS-39, 17 July 1920
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 25 June 1931
General characteristics
Type	K-class submarine
Displacement	392 long tons (398 t) surfaced 521 long tons (529 t) submerged
Length	153 ft 7 in (46.81 m)
Beam	16 ft 8 in (5.08 m)
Draft	13 ft 1 in (3.99 m)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) surfaced 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) submerged
Complement	28 officers and men
Armament	4 × 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes

USS K-8 (SS-39) was a K-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down by the Union Iron Works in San Francisco, California, under subcontract from Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut. She was launched on 11 July 1914 sponsored by Mrs. John W. Lewis, wife of the first commanding officer, and commissioned on 1 December at Mare Island.