USS S-27

USS S-27 (SS-127), c. 1936
History
United States
NameS-27
Ordered4 March 1917
BuilderFore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts
Cost$677,622.74 (hull and machinery)
Laid down11 April 1919
Launched18 October 1922
Sponsored byMrs. Helen Baldwin
Commissioned22 January 1924
Identification
FateGrounded, 19 June 1942, abandoned, 25 June 1942
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-27 (SS-132) was an S-18-class submarine, also referred to as an S-1-class or "Holland"-type, of the United States Navy. She was grounded and abandoned in mid to late June 1942, with no loss of life.