USS L-3

L-3 off Provincetown, Massachusetts, September 1915
History
United States
NameUSS L-3
BuilderFore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Massachusetts
Laid down18 April 1914
Launched15 March 1915
Commissioned22 April 1916
Decommissioned11 June 1923
Stricken18 December 1930
FateSold for scrap, 28 November 1933
General characteristics
Class & typeL-class submarine
Displacement
  • 450 long tons (457 t) surfaced
  • 548 long tons (557 t) submerged
Length168 ft 6 in (51.36 m)
Beam17 ft 5 in (5.31 m)
Draft13 ft 7 in (4.14 m)
Installed power
  • 900 bhp (670 kW) (diesel)
  • 340 hp (250 kW) (electric)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) surfaced
  • 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) submerged
Range
  • 3,300 nmi (6,100 km; 3,800 mi) at 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) on the surface
  • 150 nmi (280 km; 170 mi) at 5 knots (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Test depth200 feet (61.0 m)
Complement28 officers and enlisted men
Armament

USS L-3 (SS-42) was an L-class submarine of the United States Navy.

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