USS S-51

USS S-51
History
United States
NameUSS S-51
BuilderLake Torpedo Boat Company
Laid down22 December 1919
Launched20 August 1921
Commissioned24 June 1922
Stricken27 January 1930
Fate
  • Sunk in accident, 25 September 1925.
  • Sold for scrap after being raised, 23 June 1930.
General characteristics
Class & typeS-class submarine
Displacement
  • 993 long tons (1,009 t) surfaced
  • 1,230 long tons (1,250 t) submerged
Length240 ft (73 m)
Beam21 ft 10 in (6.65 m)
Draft13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Speed
  • 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph) surfaced
  • 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) submerged
Complement38 officers and men
Armament

USS S-51 (SS-162) was a fourth-group (S-48) S-class submarine of the United States Navy, known for a 1925 accident that killed 33 of its crew.

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