USS Porpoise (SS-7)
USS Porpoise (right) and sister-ship USS Shark at New York, 1905 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Porpoise |
| Builder | |
| Laid down | 13 December 1900 |
| Launched | 23 September 1901 |
| Commissioned | 19 September 1903 |
| Decommissioned | 12 December 1919 |
| Stricken | 16 January 1922 |
| Fate | Sunk as a target |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Plunger-class submarine |
| Displacement | 107 long tons (109 t) |
| Length | 64 ft (20 m) |
| Beam | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Draft | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
| Speed |
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| Test depth | 33–66 ft (10–20 m) |
| Complement | 7 |
| Armament | 1 × 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tube |
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The third USS Porpoise (SS-7) was an early Plunger-class submarine in the service of the United States Navy, later renamed as A-6.
She was laid down on 13 December 1900 in Elizabeth, New Jersey at the Crescent Shipyard under the direction of shipyard superintendent, Arthur Leopold Busch. This craft was launched on 23 September 1901, and commissioned at the Holland Torpedo Boatyard at New Suffolk, New York on 19 September 1903.