USS S-47

USS S-47 departing Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in April 1927 bound for Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California.
History
United States
NameUSS S-47
BuilderBethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts
Laid down26 February 1921
Launched5 January 1924
Sponsored byMrs. Morris D. Gilmore
Commissioned16 September 1925
Decommissioned25 October 1945
Stricken13 November 1945
FateSold for scrapping May 1946
General characteristics
Class and typeS-class submarine
Displacement
  • 850 long tons (864 t) surfaced
  • 1,126 long tons (1,144 t) submerged
Length225 ft 3 in (68.66 m)
Beam20 ft 8 in (6.30 m)
Draft16 ft (4.9 m)
Speed
  • 14.5 knots (16.7 mph; 26.9 km/h) surfaced
  • 11 knots (13 mph; 20 km/h) submerged
Complement42 officers and men
Armament
Service record
Operations: World War II
Awards: 3 battle stars

USS S-47 (SS-158) was a third-group (S-42) S-class submarine of the United States Navy.