USS N-1

	Bow view of USS N-1, operating near the New London Submarine Base, Connecticut, in 1919
History
United States
Name	N-1
Builder	Seattle Construction and Drydock Company, Seattle, Washington
Cost	$474,118.32 (hull and machinery)
Laid down	26 July 1915
Launched	30 December 1916
Sponsored by	Mrs. Mabel Davis
Commissioned	26 September 1917
Decommissioned	30 April 1926
Stricken	18 December 1930
Identification	Hull symbol: SS-53 (17 July 1920); Call sign: NZE; ;
Fate	Scrapped, early 1931
General characteristics
Class & type	N-class submarine
Displacement	347 long tons (353 t) surfaced; 414 long tons (421 t) submerged;
Length	147 ft 3 in (44.88 m)
Beam	15 ft 9 in (4.80 m)
Draft	12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
Installed power	480 bhp (360 kW) diesel; 560 hp (420 kW) electric;
Propulsion	2 × NELSECO 240V8FS Diesel engines; 2 × Electro Dynamic electric motors; 2 × 60-cell batteries,; 2 × Propellors;
Speed	13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph) surfaced; 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph) submerged;
Range	3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 11 kn surfaced
Test depth	200 ft (61 m)
Capacity	6,058 US gal (22,930 L; 5,044 imp gal) fuel
Complement	2 officers; 23 enlisted;
Armament	4 × 18 inch (450 mm) bow torpedo tubes (8 torpedoes)

USS N-1 (SS-53), also known as "Submarine No. 53", was the lead ship of her class of coastal submarines of the United States Navy commissioned during World War I. She spent the war patrolling off the coast of New England, and was decommissioned after less than ten years in service.