Allied Warships

R-5 (SS-82)

Submarine of the R-1 class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassR-1 
Pennant82 
Built byFore River Shipbuilding Co. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down16 Oct 1917 
Launched24 Oct 1918 
Commissioned15 Apr 1919 
End service14 Sep 1945 
Loss position
 
History

Decommissioned 30 June 1932.
Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet.
Recommissioned 19 August 1940.
Decommissioned 14 September 1945.
Stricken 11 October 1945.
Sold 22 August 1946 and broken up for scrap.

 

We don't have any commands listed for USS R-5 (82)

You can help improve this page
Click here to Submit events/comments/updates for this vessel.
Please use this if you spot mistakes or want to improve this ships page.

Media links


U. S. Submarines in World War II
Kimmett, Larry and Regis, Margaret


U.S. Submarines Through 1945
Friedman, Norman

Return to the Allied Warships section