USS S-4

USS S-4
USS S-4
History
United States
NameUSS S-4
BuilderPortsmouth Navy Yard, KitteryMaine
Laid down4 December 1917
Launched27 August 1919
Commissioned19 November 1919
Decommissioned7 April 1933
Out of service
  • Sunk in collision 17 December 1927;
  • Refloated 17 March 1928
Decommissioned19 March 1928
Recommissioned16 October 1928
Decommissioned7 April 1933
Stricken15 January 1936
FateScuttled 15 May 1936
General characteristics
Class and typeS-class submarine
Displacement
  • 876 long tons (890 t) surfaced
  • 1,092 long tons (1,110 t) submerged
Length231 ft (70 m)
Beam21 ft 10 in (6.65 m)
Speed
  • 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) surfaced
  • 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) submerged
Complement42 officers and men
Armament

USS S-4 (SS-109) was an S-class submarine of the United States Navy. In 1927, she was sunk by being accidentally rammed by a United States Coast Guard destroyer with the loss of all hands but was raised and restored to service until stricken in 1936.