USS K-2 (SS-33)

K-2 painted in an experimental camouflage scheme, 1919
History
United States
Name	USS K-2
Builder	Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts
Laid down	20 February 1912 as Cachalot
Launched	4 October 1913
Commissioned	31 January 1914
Decommissioned	9 March 1923
Renamed	K-2, 17 November 1911
Reclassified	SS-33, 17 July 1920
Stricken	18 December 1930
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 3 June 1931
General characteristics
Type	K-class submarine
Displacement	392 long tons (398 t) surfaced 521 long tons (529 t) submerged
Length	153 ft 7 in (46.81 m)
Beam	16 ft 8 in (5.08 m)
Draft	13 ft 1 in (3.99 m)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) surfaced 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) submerged
Complement	28 officers and men
Armament	4 × 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes

USS K-2 (SS-33) was a K-class submarine, of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down by Fore River Shipbuilding Company in Quincy, Massachusetts, as Cachalot, making her the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the cachalot, another name for the sperm whale, but on 17 November 1911, during construction, she was renamed K-2. She was launched on 4 October 1913 sponsored by Mrs. Ruth Chamberlain McEntee, and commissioned on 31 January 1914.