USS E-1 during a naval review on 4 October 1912
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History | |
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Name | USS E-1 |
Builder | Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts |
Laid down | 22 December 1909 |
Launched | 27 May 1911, as USS Skipjack |
Commissioned | 14 February 1912 |
Decommissioned | 20 October 1921 |
Renamed | USS E-1, 17 November 1911 |
Reclassified | SS-24, 17 July 1920 |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 19 April 1922 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | E-class submarine |
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Length | 135 ft 3 in (41.22 m) |
Beam | 14 ft 7 in (4.45 m) |
Draft | 11 ft 8 in (3.56 m) |
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Propulsion |
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Test depth | 200 ft (61 m) |
Capacity | 8,486 US gal (32,120 L) diesel fuel |
Complement | 1 officer and 19 men |
Armament | 4 × 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes (4 torpedoes) |
USS E-1 (SS-24) was an E-class submarine of the United States Navy. Originally named Skipjack, the boat was launched on 27 May 1911 by the Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts; sponsored by Mrs. D. R. Battles; renamed E-1 on 17 November 1911; and commissioned on 14 February 1912, Lieutenant Chester W. Nimitz in command. She was the first American submarine to be powered by diesel engines.