United States O-class submarine

USS O-1 (SS-62) in dry dock at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Sept 1918.
USS O-1, lead ship of her class in dry dock at Portsmouth Navy Yard in September 1918
Class overview
NameO class
Operators United States Navy
Preceded byN class
Succeeded byR class
Built1916–1918
In commission1918–1931, 1941–1946
Completed16
Lost2
Retired14
General characteristics
TypeSubmarine
Displacement
  • EB design:
  • 520 long tons (528 t) surfaced
  • 629 long tons (639 t) submerged
  • Lake design:
  • 485 long tons (493 t) surfaced
  • 566 long tons (575 t) submerged
Length
  • EB design: 172 ft 4 in (52.53 m)
  • Lake design: 175 ft (53 m)
Beam
  • EB design: 18 ft (5.5 m)
  • Lake design: 16 ft 7 in (5.05 m)
Propulsion
Speed
  • EB design:
  • 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) surfaced
  • 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) submerged
  • Lake design:
  • 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) surfaced
  • 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) submerged
Range
  • 5,500 nmi (10,200 km) at 11.5 kn (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) surfaced
  • 250 nmi (460 km) at 5 kn (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Test depth200 ft (61 m)
Complement29
Armament

The United States Navy (USN)'s sixteen O-class coastal patrol submarines were built during World War I and served the USN from 1918 through the end of World War II.