USS L-7

USS L-7 in port, ca. 1917
History
United States
NameUSS L-7
BuilderCraig Shipbuilding, Long Beach, California
Laid down2 June 1914
Launched28 September 1916
Commissioned7 December 1917
Decommissioned15 November 1922
FateSold for scrapping, 21 December 1925
General characteristics
Class and typeL-class submarine
Displacement
  • 451 long tons (458 t) surfaced
  • 527 long tons (535 t) submerged
Length165 ft (50 m)
Beam14 ft 9 in (4.50 m)
Draft13 ft 3 in (4.04 m)
Installed power
  • 1,200 bhp (890 kW) (diesel)
  • 800 hp (600 kW) (electric)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) surfaced
  • 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) submerged
Range
  • 3,300 nmi (6,100 km; 3,800 mi) at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) on the surface
  • 150 nmi (280 km; 170 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Test depth200 feet (61.0 m)
Complement28 officers and enlisted men
Armament

USS L-7 (SS-46) was an L-class submarine built for the United States Navy during the 1910s.