Russian submarine AG-16

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AG-16 (leftmost) with sisterships and submarine tender "Oland" in 1917
History
Russia
Name	AG-13
Builder	Electric Boat Company, Noblessner, Baltic Shipyard
Completed	17 November 1916[1]
Commissioned	24 November 1916
Renamed	AG-16, 8 July 1917[1]
Fate	Scuttled 3 April 1918, Scrapped, 1929
General characteristics
Class and type	AG-class submarine
Displacement	355 long tons (361 t) surfaced 433 long tons (440 t) submerged
Length	150 ft 3 in (45.80 m)
Beam	16 ft (4.9 m)
Draught	12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
Propulsion	2 shafts 2 diesel engines (480 bhp (360 kW)) 2 electric motors (640 hp (480 kW))
Speed	13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) (surfaced) 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) (submerged)
Range	1,750 nmi (3,240 km; 2,010 mi) at 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) (surfaced) 25 nmi (46 km; 29 mi) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) (submerged)
Test depth	164 feet (50 m)
Complement	30
Armament	4 × bow 17.9-inch (455 mm) torpedo tubes (8 torpedoes) 1 × 47-millimeter (1.9 in) gun

The AG-16 was an AG-class submarine, designed by the American Holland Torpedo Boat Company/Electric Boat Company, built for the Imperial Russian Navy during World War I. The submarine was fabricated in Canada, shipped to Russia and reassembled for service with the Baltic Fleet. The boat was originally named AG-13, but was redesignated AG-16 after AG-15 sank and later repaired in 1917. She was scuttled by the Russians at Hanko in April 1918.

Attempts were made by the Finns to salvage the vessel: the boat was raised in 1918 and transferred to Helsinki for repair, but this proved too costly and she was scrapped in 1929.