S-Class - Fleet Submarine - History of WW2 Submarines

S-Class Specifications

Lead Boat: SS-105, U.S.S. S-1
Length: 219′
Beam: 20-3/4′
Draft: 16′ (Surface trim)
Displacement: 800 – 1,180 tons (surfaced); 1,062 – 1,460 tons (submerged)
Speed: 14.5 knots (surfaced); 11 knots (submerged)
Diving Depth: 200′ (test depth)
Range: 3,420 – 5500 miles
Crew: 4 officers, 34 – 39 enlisted
Deck Gun: 1-3″/50-calibre; 1-4″/50 calibre; or 1-5″/51 calibre
Anti-Aircraft Weapons: Machine guns, .30 caliber Browning or Lewis
Torpedoes: 4-21″ torpedo tubes; 12 – 16 Mark-10 torpedoes; no TDC
Engines: 2 diesel, direct drive
Motors: 2 DC motor/generators
Radar: SD, SJ fitted to active boats when available
Sonar: Hydrophones only

Hull Number	Name	Commission Date	Fate	Class
SS-105	S-1	1920	To UK 1942, Scrapped 1945	S-Class
SS-116	S-11	1923	Scrapped 1945	S-Class
SS-117	S-12	1923	Scrapped 1945	S-Class
SS-118	S-13	1923	Scrapped 1945	S-Class
SS-119	S-14	1921	Scrapped 1945	S-Class
SS-120	S-15	1921	Scrapped 1946	S-Class
SS-121	S-16	1920	Sunk as target 1945	S-Class
SS-122	S-17	1921	Sunk as target 1945	S-Class
SS-123	S-18	1924	Scrapped 1946	S-Class
SS-125	S-20	1922	Scrapped 1946	S-Class
SS-126	S-21	1923	Sunk as target 1945	S-Class
SS-127	S-22	1924	Scrapped 1945	S-Class
SS-128	S-23	1923	Scrapped 1946	S-Class
SS-129	S-24	1923	Scuttled 1947	S-Class
ss-130	S-25	1923	To UK, Poland 1941, lost May 1942	S-Class
SS-131	S-26	1923	Lost January 1942	S-Class
SS-132	S-27	1924	Lost June 1942	S-Class
SS-133	S-28	1923	Lost June 1944	S-Class
SS-134	S-29	1924	Sold 1947, Scrapped 1987	S-Class
SS-135	S-30	1920	Scrapped 1946	S-Class
SS-136	S-31	1923	Scrapped 1946	S-Class
SS-137	S-32	1923	Scrapped 1946	S-Class
SS-138	S-33	1922	Scrapped 1946	S-Class
SS-139	S-34	1923	Scrapped 1946	S-Class
SS-140	S-35	1923	Sunk as target 1946	S-Class
SS-141	S-36	1923	Lost January 1942	S-Class
SS-142	S-37	1923	Scrapped 1946	S-Class
SS-143	S-38	1923	Scrapped 1945	S-Class
SS-144	S-39	1923	Lost August 1942	S-Class
SS-145	S-40	1923	Scrapped 1946	S-Class
SS-146	S-41	1924	Scrapped 1946	S-Class
SS-153	S-42	1924	Scrapped 1946	S-Class
SS-154	S-43	1925	Scrapped 1946	S-Class
SS-155	S-44	1925	Lost October 1943	S-Class
SS-156	S-45	1925	Scrapped 1946	S-Class
SS-157	S-46	1925	Scrapped 1946	S-Class
SS-158	S-47	1925	Scrapped 1946	S-Class
SS-159	S-48	1922	Scrapped 1946	S-Class