USS S-17

USS S-17 (SS-122), underway July 1944, off of New London, Connecticut
History
United States
NameS-17
BuilderLake Torpedo Boat Company, Bridgeport, Connecticut
Cost$1,020,829.09 (hull and machinery)
Laid down19 March 1918
Launched22 May 1920
Sponsored byMrs. Louise Thomas
Commissioned1 March 1921
Decommissioned29 March 1935
Recommissioned16 December 1940
Decommissioned4 October 1944
Stricken13 November 1944
Identification
FateIntentionally sunk, 5 April 1945
General characteristics
Class & typeS-3-class submarine
Displacement
  • 875 long tons (889 t) surfaced
  • 1,088 long tons (1,105 t) submerged
Length231 feet (70 m)
Beam21 ft 10 in (6.65 m)
Draft13 ft 1 in (3.99 m)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed
  • 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) surfaced
  • 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph) submerged
Test depth200 ft (61 m)
Capacity36,950 US gallons (139,900 L; 30,770 imp gal) fuel
Complement
  • 4 officers
  • 34 enlisted
Armament

USS S-17 (SS-122) was an S-3-class, also referred to as a "Government"-type, submarine of the United States Navy.