USS S-15

USS S-15 at Bridgeport, Connecticut, on 3 January 1921, twelve days before her commissioning.
History
United States
NameUSS S-15
BuilderLake Torpedo Boat Company
Laid down13 December 1917
Launched8 March 1920
Sponsored byMrs. Simon Lake
Commissioned15 January 1921
Decommissioned26 April 1935
Recommissioned3 January 1941
Decommissioned11 June 1946
FateSold for scrap, 4 December 1946
General characteristics
Class and typeS-class submarine
Displacement
  • 876 long tons (890 t) surfaced
  • 1,092 long tons (1,110 t) submerged
Length231 ft (70 m)
Beam21 ft 10 in (6.65 m)
Draft13 ft 1 in (3.99 m)
Speed
  • 15 knots (17 mph; 28 km/h) surfaced
  • 11 knots (13 mph; 20 km/h) submerged
Complement38 officers and men
Armament

USS S-15 (SS-120) was a second-group (S-3 or "Government") S-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 13 December 1917 by the Lake Torpedo Boat Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut. She was launched on 8 March 1920 sponsored by Mrs. Simon Lake, and commissioned on 15 January 1921.