USS H-9
.jpg) USS H-9 underway, circa 1922
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | H-9 |
| Ordered | by the Imperial Russian Navy, 1915 |
| Builder | Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington |
| Laid down | 1 June 1918 |
| Launched | 23 November 1918 |
| Acquired | 20 May 1918 |
| Commissioned | 25 November 1918 |
| Decommissioned | 3 November 1922 |
| Reclassified | SS-152, 17 July 1920 |
| Stricken | 26 February 1931 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 28 November 1933 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | H-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 150 ft 4 in (45.82 m) |
| Beam | 15 ft 10 in (4.83 m) |
| Draft | 12 ft 5 in (3.78 m) |
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| Propulsion |
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| Range |
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| Test depth | 200 ft (61 m) |
| Complement | 25 officers and men |
| Armament | 4 × 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes |
USS H-9 (SS-152) was a
Russian Revolution of 1917 before being purchased by the United States Navy
on 20 May 1918.
Description
The H-class submarines had a length of 150 feet 4 inches (45.8 m)
draft of 12 feet 5 inches (3.8 m). They displaced 358 long tons (364 t) on the surface and 467 long tons (474 t) submerged. The boats had a crew of 2 officers and 23 enlisted men. They had a diving depth of 200 feet (61.0 m).[1]
For surface running, they were powered by two
propeller shaft. When submerged each propeller was driven by a 170-horsepower (127 kW) Electro Dynamic Co. electric motor. They could reach 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) on the surface and 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) underwater.[1] On the surface, the boats had a range of 2,300 nautical miles (4,300 km; 2,600 mi) at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) and 100 nmi (190 km; 120 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged.[2]
The boats were armed with four 18 -nch (450 mm) torpedo tubes in the bow. They carried four reloads, for a total of eight torpedoes.[2]
Construction and career
H-9 was
Santa Catalina Island, and put in at Mare Island
for periodic overhauls.
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H-9 sailed from San Pedro on 25 July 1922 and arrived in Norfolk, Virginia on 14 September, with SubDivs 6 and 7. The submarine decommissioned at Norfolk on 3 November. Her name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 26 February 1931. She was sold for scrapping on 28 November 1933.
Notes
References
- Friedman, Norman (1995). U.S. Submarines Through 1945: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-263-3.
- Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
External links
- PigBoats.COM H-class page
- Photo gallery of USS H-9 at NavSource Naval History
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