USS O-2

O-2 during training operations, 26 November 1943
History
United States
NameO-2
Ordered3 March 1916
BuilderPuget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington
Laid down27 July 1917
Launched24 May 1918
Commissioned19 October 1918
Decommissioned25 June 1931
Recommissioned3 February 1941
Decommissioned26 July 1945
Stricken11 August 1945
FateSold for scrap, 16 November 1945
General characteristics
Class & typeO-class submarine
Displacement
  • 521 long tons (529 t) surfaced
  • 629 long tons (639 t) submerged
Length172 ft 3 in (52.5 m)
Beam18 ft 1 in (5.5 m)
Draft14 ft 5 in (4.4 m)
Installed power
  • 880 bhp (660 kW) (diesel)
  • 740 hp (550 kW) (electric)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) surfaced
  • 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) submerged
Range5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) at 11.5 knots (21.3 km/h; 13.2 mph) on the surface
Test depth200 feet (61.0 m)
Complement2 officers, 27 enlisted
Armament

USS O-2 (SS-63) was one of 16 O-class submarines built for the United States Navy during World War I.

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