USS S-1

	USS S-1 (SS-105), 24 October 1923, a Martin MS-1 (Bureau # A-6525) scouting floatplane on her after deck, probably at Norfolk, Virginia
History
United States
Name	S-1
Builder	Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Massachusetts
Cost	$1,102,931.80 (hull and machinery)
Laid down	11 December 1917
Launched	26 October 1918
Sponsored by	Mrs. Elizabeth Land
Commissioned	5 June 1920
Decommissioned	20 October 1937
Recommissioned	16 October 1940
Decommissioned	20 April 1942
Stricken	24 June 1942
Identification	Hull symbol: SS-105 (17 July 1920); Call sign: NIMG; ;
Fate	Transferred to United Kingdom, 20 April 1942
United Kingdom
Name	P.552
Acquired	20 April 1942
Fate	Returned to USN, 16 October 1944; Sold for scrapping, 20 July 1945;
General characteristics
Class & type	S-1-class submarine
Displacement	854 long tons (868 t) surfaced; 1,062 long tons (1,079 t) submerged;
Length	219 feet 3 inches (66.83 m)
Beam	20 ft 8 in (6.30 m)
Draft	15 ft 11 in (4.85 m)
Installed power	1,200 brake horsepower (895 kW) diesel; 1,500 hp (1,119 kW) electric;
Propulsion	2 × NELSECO diesel engines; 2 × Electro-Dynamic Company electric motors; 1 × 120-cell batteries; 2 × Propellers;
Speed	14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph) surfaced; 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph) submerged;
Test depth	200 ft (61 m)
Capacity	41,921 US gallons (158,690 L; 34,907 imp gal) fuel
Complement	4 officers ; 34 enlisted;
Armament	4 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes (12 torpedoes); 1 × 3-inch (76 mm)/23-caliber deck gun (as built); 1 × 4-inch (102 mm)/50-caliber (refit);

USS S-1 (SS-105), also known as "Submarine No. 105", was the prototype of the Electric Boat Company's "Holland"-type S-class submarine of the United States Navy.