USS O-5

O-5 during trials, 14 April 1918
History
United States
NameO-5
Ordered3 March 1916
BuilderFore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Massachusetts
Laid down8 December 1916
Launched11 November 1917
Commissioned8 June 1918
Decommissioned28 October 1923
Stricken28 April 1924
Fate
  • Sunk in collision, 28 October 1923
  • Raised & sold for scrap, 12 December 1924
General characteristics
TypeO-class submarine
Displacement
  • 521 long tons (529 t) surfaced
  • 629 long tons (639 t) submerged
Length172 ft 3 in (52.5 m)
Beam18 ft 1 in (5.5 m)
Draft14 ft 5 in (4.4 m)
Installed power
  • 880 bhp (660 kW) (diesel)
  • 740 hp (550 kW) (electric)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) surfaced
  • 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) submerged
Range
  • 5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 11.5 kn (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) surfaced
  • 250 nmi (460 km) at 5 kn (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Test depth200 feet (61.0 m)
Complement2 officers, 27 enlisted
Armament

USS O-5 (SS-66) was one of 16 O-class submarines built for the United States Navy during World War I.

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