USS S-5

USS S-5 immediately after her launching at Portsmouth Navy Yard, in Kittery, Maine, on 10 November 1919, she is dressed overall
History
United States
NameS-4
BuilderPortsmouth Navy Yard, on Seavey Island, Kittery, Maine
Cost$675,391.67 (hull and machinery)
Laid down4 December 1917
Launched10 November 1919
Sponsored byMrs. Geraldine Burrell
Commissioned6 March 1920
Stricken1921
Identification
FateFoundered, 1 September 1920
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-5 (SS-110), also known as "Submarine No. 110", was an S-3-class, also referred to as a "Government"-type, submarine of the United States Navy.

She sunk on 1 September 1920, when the main air induction valve jammed in the open position, causing her to flood. The crew was rescued, but the boat was lost.