USS S-19

USS S-19 (SS-124) on the Thames River at New London, Connecticut, c. 1923 and 1930
History
United States
NameS-19
BuilderFore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts
Cost$677,622.76 (hull and machinery)
Laid down15 August 1918
Launched21 June 1920
Sponsored byMiss Genevieve Kittinger
Commissioned24 August 1921
Decommissioned8 March 1922
Commissioned6 January 1923
Decommissioned10 February 1934
Stricken18 December 1938
Identification
FateSunk as a target, 18 December 1938
General characteristics
Class & typeS-18-class submarine
Displacement
  • 930 long tons (945 t) surfaced
  • 1,094 long tons (1,112 t) submerged
Length219 feet 3 inches (66.83 m)
Beam20 ft 8 in (6.30 m)
Draft17 ft 3 in (5.26 m)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed
  • 14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph) surfaced
  • 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph) submerged
Range
  • 3,420 nmi (6,330 km; 3,940 mi) at 6.5 kn (12.0 km/h; 7.5 mph) surfaced
  • 8,950 nmi (16,580 km; 10,300 mi) at 9.5 kn (17.6 km/h; 10.9 mph) surfaced with fuel in main ballast tanks
  • 20 hours at 5 knots (9 km/h; 6 mph) submerged
Test depth200 ft (61 m)
Capacity41,921 US gallons (158,690 L; 34,907 imp gal) fuel oil
Complement
  • 4 officers
  • 34 enlisted
Armament

USS S-19 (SS-124) was an S-18-class submarine, also referred to as an S-1-class or "Holland"-type, of the United States Navy, in commission from 1924 to 1938.