USS K-4
USS K-4 on sea trials, c. 1914 | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | Walrus |
| Namesake | The walrus |
| Builder | The Moran Company, Seattle, Washington |
| Cost | $544,545.32 (hull and machinery) |
| Laid down | 27 January 1912 |
| Launched | 19 March 1914 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. James P. Olding |
| Commissioned | 24 October 1914 |
| Decommissioned | 10 May 1923 |
| Renamed | K-4 (Submarine No.35), 17 November 1911 |
| Stricken | 18 December 1930 |
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| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 3 June 1931 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | K-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 153 ft 7 in (46.81 m) |
| Beam | 16 ft 8 in (5.08 m) |
| Draft | 13 ft 1 in (3.99 m) |
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| Test depth | 200 ft (61 m) |
| Capacity | 18,126 US gal (68,610 L; 15,093 imp gal) fuel |
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| Armament | 4 × 18 inch (450 mm) bow torpedo tubes (8 torpedoes) |
USS Walrus/K-4 (SS-35), also known as "Submarine No. 35", was a K-class submarine, of the United States Navy (USN). Originally named Walrus, she was the first ship in the USN named for the walrus, though she was renamed K-4 prior to being laid down.