USS N-5
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USS N-5 (SS-57) was a N-class coastal defense submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 10 April 1915 by Lake Torpedo Boat Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The N-boats built by Lake had slightly different specifications from the ones built by Seattle Construction and Drydock and are sometimes considered a separate class.
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USS N-5 at the end of World War I. | |
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Name | USS N-5 |
Builder | Lake Torpedo Boat, Bridgeport, Connecticut |
Laid down | 10 April 1915 |
Launched | 22 March 1917 |
Commissioned | 13 June 1918 |
Decommissioned | 19 April 1922 |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 25 September 1922 |
General characteristics | |
Type | N-class submarine |
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Length | 155 ft (47 m) |
Beam | 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m) |
Draft | 12 ft 4 in (3.76 m) |
Propulsion | Diesel-electric |
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Complement | 29 officers and men |
Armament | 4 × 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes |
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N-5 was launched on 22 March 1917 sponsored by Mrs. George Bevans, and commissioned at New York Navy Yard on 13 June 1918.