USS F-4
USS F-4, 1913-1915. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS F-4 |
| Builder | The Moran Company, Seattle, Washington |
| Laid down | 21 August 1909, as USS Skate |
| Launched | 6 January 1912 |
| Commissioned | 3 May 1913 |
| Renamed | USS F-4, 17 November 1911 |
| Stricken | 31 August 1915 |
| Fate |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | F-class submarine |
| Displacement | 330 long tons (340 t) |
| Length | 142 ft 7 in (43.46 m) |
| Beam | 15 ft 5 in (4.70 m) |
| Draft | 12 ft 2 in (3.71 m) |
| Speed | 14 kn (16 mph; 26 km/h) |
| Complement | 22 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | 4 × 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes |
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USS F-4 (SS-23) was a United States Navy F-class submarine. Her keel was laid down by the Moran Company of Seattle, Washington, sponsored by Mrs. Manson Franklin Backus, wife of a successful Seattle business man and banker. The submarine was originally named Skate, making her the first ship of the United States Navy named for the skate. She was renamed F-4 on 17 November 1911, launched on 6 January 1912 and commissioned on 3 May 1913.