USS Moccasin (SS-5)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Moccasin.
USS Moccasin (SS-5) (later renamed A-4) was one of seven Plunger-class submarines built for the United States Navy (USN) in the first decade of the 20th century.
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USS A-4 (ex-Moccasin) in Manila Bay, 1912 | |
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Name | USS Moccasin |
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Laid down | 8 November 1900 |
Launched | 20 August 1901 |
Commissioned | 17 January 1903 |
Decommissioned | 12 December 1919 |
Fate | Sunk as target |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Plunger-class submarine |
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Length | 63 ft 10 in (19.46 m) |
Beam | 11 ft 11 in (3.63 m) |
Draft | 10 ft 7 in (3.23 m) |
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Test depth | 150 feet (45.7 m) |
Complement | 7 officers and enlisted |
Armament | 1 × bow 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tube |
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