USS R-21 (SS-98)
USS R-21 (SS-98) was an R-class coastal and harbor defense submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 19 April 1917 by the Lake Torpedo Boat Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut; the R-boats built by Lake Torpedo Boat (R-21 through R-27) are sometimes considered a separate class from those built by Fore River Shipbuilding (R-1 through R-14) and Union Iron Works (R-15 through R-20). She was launched on 10 July 1918 sponsored by Mrs. Dallas C. Laizure and commissioned on 17 June 1919 with Lieutenant Commander Morris D. Gilmore in command.
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USS R-21 (SS-98)
USS R-21 (SS-98) was an R-class coastal and harbor defense submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 19 April 1917 by the Lake Torpedo Boat Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut; the R-boats built by Lake Torpedo Boat (R-21 through R-27) are sometimes considered a separate class from those built by Fore River Shipbuilding (R-1 through R-14) and Union Iron Works (R-15 through R-20). She was launched on 10 July 1918 sponsored by Mrs. Dallas C. Laizure and commissioned on 17 June 1919 with Lieutenant Commander Morris D. Gilmore in command.
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USS R-21 (SS-98) was an R-clas ...... Morris D. Gilmore in command.
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commissioning date
1919-06-17
decommissioning date
1924-06-21
laying down
1917-04-19
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order date
1916-08-29
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ship draft (μ)
ship launched
1918-07-10
status
Sold for scrap, 30 July 1930
top speed (kmh)
2.66688e+1
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Ship armament
*4 × torpedo tubes
*1 × 3"/50 caliber gun
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Ship displacement
* surfaced
* submerged
Ship propulsion
Ship struck
1930-05-09
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USS R-21 (SS-98) was an R-clas ...... Morris D. Gilmore in command.
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USS R-21 (SS-98)
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USS R-21
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