USS O-14

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USS O-14 (SS-75), also known as "Submarine No. 75", was one of 16 O-class submarines of the United States Navy commissioned during World War I.

Design

The later O-boats, O-11 through O-16, were designed by the Lake Torpedo Boat Company, to different specifications from the earlier boats designed by Electric Boat. They did not perform as well, and are sometimes considered a separate class.Template:Sfn The submarines had a length of Template:Cvt overall, a beam of Template:Cvt, and a mean draft of Template:Cvt. They displaced Template:Convert on the surface and Template:Cvt submerged. The O-class submarines had a crew of 2 officers and 27 enlisted men. They had a diving depth of Template:Cvt.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn

For surface running, the boats were powered by two Template:Convert Busch-Sulzer diesel engines, each driving one propeller shaft. When submerged each propeller was driven by a Template:Convert Diehl Manufacture Company electric motor. They could reach Template:Convert on the surface and Template:Cvt underwater. On the surface, the O class had a range of Template:Convert at Template:Cvt.Template:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn

The boats were armed with four 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes in the bow. They carried four reloads, for a total of eight torpedoes. The O-class submarines were also armed with a single [[3"/23 caliber gun|Template:Cvt/23 caliber]] retractable deck gun.Template:Sfn

Construction

O-14Template:'s keel was laid down on 6 July 1916, at the Craig Shipbuilding Company, in Long Beach, California, by the California Shipbuilding Company.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn She was launched on 6 May 1918,Template:Sfn sponsored by Miss Eleanor N. Hatch,Template:Sfn and completed at the Mare Island Navy Yard.Template:Sfn O-14 was commissioned on 1 October 1918.Template:Sfn

Service history

One of many N and O-class submarines building just prior to the US entry into World War I, O-14 commissioned too late for World War I combat service, but reported to Cape May, New Jersey, in 1919. In September, she was placed in commission, in reserve, at Cape May. In October, she proceeded to Philadelphia Navy Yard, for fitting out.Template:Sfn

When the US Navy adopted its hull classification system on 17 July 1920, she received the hull number SS-75.Template:Sfn

In 1922, O-14 was based at Coco Solo, in the Panama Canal Zone; on 26 January, she sailed to Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, on a trial run. At Guantanamo Bay, in February, she operated in formation in and around the Virgin Islands, in March, before returning to Coco Solo. In May, O-14, with sister boats Template:USS and Template:USS, resumed diving operations, which continued into 1923, as SubDiv 10 conducted diving tactical operations. In November, O-14 proceeded to Philadelphia.Template:Sfn

Fate

Decommissioning on 17 June 1924, after just five and a half years of service, O-14 was turned over to the Commandant, Navy Yard, Philadelphia. Struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 9 May 1930, the boat was scrapped in accordance with the London Naval Treaty on 30 July 1930.Template:Sfn

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