USS S-5

USS S-5 (SS-110) immediately after her launching at Portsmouth Navy Yard in Kittery, Maine, on 10 November 1919. She is dressed overall.
History
United States
NameUSS S-5
Ordered4 March 1917
BuilderPortsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine
Laid down4 December 1917
Launched10 November 1919
Sponsored byMrs. Glenn S. Burrell
Commissioned6 March 1920
Stricken1921
Fate
  • Foundered 1 September 1920;
  • Partially refloated 2 September 1920;
  • Sank 3 September 1920
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)
Installed power
  • 1,000 hp (750 kW) (diesel engines)
  • 600 hp (450 kW) (electric motors)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) surfaced
  • 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) submerged
Test depth200 ft (61 m)
Capacity36,950 US gal (139,900 L) diesel fuel
Complement4 officers and 34 men
Armament

USS S-5 (SS-110) was a "Government-type" S-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 4 December 1917 by the Portsmouth Navy Yard of Kittery, Maine. She was launched on 10 November 1919, sponsored by Mrs. Glenn S. Burrell, and commissioned on 6 March 1920 with Lieutenant Commander Charles M. "Savvy" Cooke, Jr.,[1] in command. She sank accidentally during full-power trials on 1 September 1920, but due to actions by her crew and the crews of other ships, there were no deaths. Refloated, she was lost when she sank again while under tow on 3 September 1920.[2]

  1. ^ Blair, Clay, Jr. Silent Victory (Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1975), p.1017.
  2. ^ "navy.mil, S-5 incident". Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2015-07-21.