USS O-7

History
United States
NameO-7
Ordered3 March 1916
BuilderFore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Massachusetts
Laid down14 February 1917
Launched16 December 1917
Commissioned4 July 1918
Decommissioned1 July 1931
Recommissioned12 February 1941
Decommissioned2 July 1945
Stricken11 July 1945
FateSold for scrap, 22 January 1946
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
Range5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) on the surface
Test depth200 feet (61.0 m)
Complement2 officers, 27 enlisted
Armament

USS O-7 (SS-68) was one of 16 O-class submarines built for the United States Navy during World War I.

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