USS F-2 (SS-21)

USS F-2 underway in San Diego harbor, California
History
United States
NameUSS F-2
BuilderUnion Iron Works, San Francisco, California
Laid down23 August 1909, as USS Barracuda
Launched19 March 1912
Commissioned25 June 1912
Decommissioned16 March 1922
RenamedUSS F-2, 17 November 1911
FateSold, 17 August 1922
General characteristics
TypeF-class submarine
Displacement
  • 330 long tons (335 t) surfaced
  • 400 long tons (406 t) submerged
Length142 ft 7 in (43.5 m)
Beam15 ft 5 in (4.7 m)
Draft12 ft 2 in (3.7 m)
Installed power
  • 780 bhp (580 kW) (diesel)
  • 610 hp (450 kW) (electric)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) surfaced
  • 11.25 knots (20.84 km/h; 12.95 mph) submerged
Range
  • 2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) on the surface
  • 100 nmi (190 km; 120 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Test depth200 feet (61.0 m)
Complement22 officers and enlisted men
Armament4 × bow 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes

USS F-2 (SS-21) was an F-class submarine built for the United States Navy during the 1910s.

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