USS R-17

A tinted photograph of USS R-17
History
United States
NameUSS R-17
Ordered29 August 1916
BuilderUnion Iron Works, San Francisco, California
Laid down5 May 1917
Launched24 December 1917
Commissioned17 August 1918
Decommissioned15 May 1931
Recommissioned25 March 1941
Decommissioned9 March 1942
Stricken22 June 1945
FateTransferred to United Kingdom, 9 March 1942
United Kingdom
NameHMS P.512
Acquired9 March 1942
Fate
  • Returned to U.S. Navy, 6 September 1944
  • Sold for scrap, 6 November 1945
General characteristics
TypeR-class submarine
Displacement
  • 569 long tons (578 t) surfaced
  • 680 long tons (691 t) submerged
Length186 ft 2 in (56.74 m)
Beam18 ft (5.5 m)
Draft14 ft 6 in (4.42 m)
PropulsionDiesel-electric
Speed
  • 13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) surfaced
  • 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) submerged
Complement29 officers and men
Armament

USS R-17 (SS-94) was an R-class coastal and harbor defense submarine of the United States Navy.