USS Moccasin (SS-5)

USS A-4 (ex-Moccasin) in Manila Bay, 1912
History
United States
NameUSS Moccasin
Builder
Laid down8 November 1900
Launched20 August 1901
Commissioned17 January 1903
Decommissioned12 December 1919
FateSunk as target
General characteristics
Class & typePlunger-class submarine
Displacement
  • 107 long tons (109 t) surfaced
  • 123 long tons (125 t) submerged
Length63 ft 10 in (19.46 m)
Beam11 ft 11 in (3.63 m)
Draft10 ft 7 in (3.23 m)
Installed power
  • 180 bhp (130 kW) (gasoline)
  • 70 hp (52 kW) (electric)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) surfaced
  • 7 knots (13 km/h; 8.1 mph) submerged
Test depth150 feet (45.7 m)
Complement7 officers and enlisted
Armament1 × bow 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tube

USS Moccasin (SS-5) (later renamed A-4) was one of seven Plunger-class submarines built for the United States Navy (USN) in the first decade of the 20th century.

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