Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945
SS-70 USS O-9
- O Type Submarine:
- Displacement: 480 tons surfaced, 624 tons submerged
- Length: 172'4"
- Beam: 17'6"
- Draft: 13'3"
- Speed: 14.5 knots surfaced, 11 knots submerged
- Armament: 1 3"/23, 4 bow torpedo tubes, 8 18" torpedoes
- Complement: 33
- Built at Bethlehem and commissioned 1918; placed in Reserver, 1930; recommissioned 1941
: Lost off the Isle of Shoals during test dive, 20Jun41
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June 30, 1997
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