USS S-17 (SS-122)
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| Name: | USS S-17 |
| Builder: | Lake Torpedo Boat Company |
| Laid down: | 19 March 1918 |
| Launched: | 22 May 1920 |
| Commissioned: | 1 March 1921 |
| Decommissioned: | 4 October 1944 |
| Struck: | 13 November 1944 |
| Fate: | Sunk as a target, 5 April 1945 |
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| Class and type: | S-class submarine |
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| Length: | 231 ft (70 m) |
| Beam: | 21 ft 10 in (6.65 m) |
| Draft: | 13 ft 1 in (3.99 m) |
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| Complement: | 38 officers and men |
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USS S-17 (SS-122) was a second-group (S-3 or "Government") S-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down on 19 March 1918 by the Lake Torpedo Boat Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut. She was launched on 22 May 1920 sponsored by Mrs. Raymond G. Thomas, and commissioned on 1 March 1921 with Lieutenant Commander Charles S. Alden in command.
Departing from New London, Connecticut, on 31 May 1921, S-17 sailed via the Panama Canal, California, Hawaii, and Guam to the Philippines, arriving at Cavite, Luzon, on 1 December. In 1922, she sailed from Manila Bay on 11 October, visited Hong Kong from 14–28 October, and returned to Cavite on 1 November. Sailing from Manila on 15 May 1923, S-17 visited Shanghai, Chefoo, and Chinwangtao, before returning via Woosung and Amoy to Cavite on 11 September. In the summer of 1924, she visited Shanghai, Tsingtao, Chefoo, and Chinwangtao, before returning via Chefoo and Amoy to Olongapo, Luzon, on 23 September. Departing Cavite on 29 October, she arrived at Mare Island, California, on 31 December.
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