USS L-2

USS L-2 off the Philadelphia Navy Yard, c. February 1919
History
United States
NameL-2
BuilderFore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Massachusetts
Cost$603,953.91 (hull and machinery)
Laid down19 March 1914
Launched11 February 1915
Commissioned29 September 1916
Decommissioned4 May 1923
Stricken18 December 1930
Identification
FateSold for scrapping, 28 November 1933
General characteristics
TypeL-class submarine
Displacement
  • 450 long tons (457 t) surfaced
  • 548 long tons (557 t) submerged
Length167 ft 5 in (51.03 m)
Beam17 ft 5 in (5.31 m)
Draft13 ft 7 in (4.14 m)
Installed power
  • 450 hp (340 kW) (diesel engines)
  • 170 hp (130 kW) (electric motors)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) surfaced
  • 10.5 kn (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) submerged
Range
  • 3,300 nmi (6,100 km; 3,800 mi) at 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph) surfaced
  • 150 nmi (280 km; 170 mi) at 5 kn (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Test depth200 ft (61 m)
Capacity18,977 US gal (71,840 L; 15,802 imp gal) fuel
Complement
  • 2 officers
  • 26 enlisted
Armament

USS L-2 (SS-41), also known as "Submarine No. 41", was an L-class submarine of the United States Navy. She and her sister boats worked on submarine tactics in the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, and East Coast, prior to sailing to the Azores, and later stationed in Ireland, during WWI.