USS H-1

USS H-1
History
United States
Name	USS H-1
Builder	Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California
Laid down	22 March 1911, as Seawolf
Launched	6 May 1913
Commissioned	1 December 1913
Renamed	H-1, 17 November 1911
Stricken	12 April 1920
Fate	Run aground, 12 March 1920 Lost during salvage, 24 March 1920
General characteristics
Type	H-class submarine
Displacement	358 long tons (364 t) surfaced 467 long tons (474 t) submerged
Length	150 ft 4 in (45.82 m)
Beam	15 ft 10 in (4.83 m)
Draft	12 ft 5 in (3.78 m)
Installed power	950 hp (710 kW) (diesel engines) 600 hp (450 kW) (electric motors)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric; New London Ship & Engine Co. diesel engines Electro Dynamic Co. electric motors 2 × shafts
Speed	14 kn (16 mph; 26 km/h) surfaced 10.5 kn (12.1 mph; 19.4 km/h) submerged
Test depth	200 ft (61 m)
Complement	25 officers and men
Armament	4 × 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes (8 × torpedoes)

USS H-1 (SS-28), the lead ship of her class of submarine of the United States Navy, was originally named Seawolf, making her the first ship of the U.S. Navy to be named for the seawolf.

Seawolf was laid down by the Union Iron Works of San Francisco, California. She was renamed on 17 November 1911, launched on 6 May 1913 sponsored by Miss Lesley Jean Makins, and commissioned at Mare Island Navy Yard on 1 December 1913.