United States O-class submarine
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The United States Navy's sixteen O-class submarines were created out of the lessons learned from the L class. The O class were about 80 tons larger than the L class, with greater power and endurance for ocean patrols. Due to the American entry into World War I the O class were built much more rapidly than previous classes, and were all commissioned in 1918. O-1 through O-10 were group 1, designed by Electric Boat, O-11 through O-16 were group 2, designed by the Lake Torpedo Boat Company and sometimes considered a separate class. The group 2 boats entered service just before the end of World War I. Eight of the group 1 boats survived to serve in World War II as training boats when they were recommissioned in 1941.
USS O-1, lead ship of her class in dry dock at Portsmouth Navy Yard in September 1918 | |
Class overview | |
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Name | O class |
Operators | United States Navy |
Preceded by | N class |
Succeeded by | R class |
Built | 1916-1918 |
In commission | 1918-1931, 1941-1946 |
Completed | 16 |
Lost | 2 |
Retired | 14 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Submarine |
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Test depth | 200 ft (61 m) |
Complement | 29 |
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The O class were built by five shipyards: O-1 by Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, O-2 by Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington, O-3 through O-10 by Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, O-11 through O-13 by Lake Torpedo Boat Company, Bridgeport, Connecticut, and O-14 through O-16 by California Shipbuilding (formerly Craig Shipbuilding), Long Beach, California.[1][2]