USS S-29
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USS S-29 (SS-134), was a first-group (S-1 or "Holland") S-class submarine of the United States Navy. During World War II, she also served in the Royal Navy as HMS P556.
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USS S-29 in December 1936. | |
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United States | |
Name | USS S-29 |
Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, in Quincy, Massachusetts |
Laid down | 17 April 1919 |
Launched | 9 November 1922 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Ronan C. Grady |
Commissioned | 22 May 1924 |
Decommissioned | 5 June 1942 |
Stricken | 26 January 1946 |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS P556 |
Acquired | 5 June 1942 |
Fate | Returned to the U.S. Navy 26 January 1946 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | S-class submarine |
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Length | 219 ft 3 in (66.83 m) |
Beam | 20 ft 8 in (6.30 m) |
Draft | 15 ft 11 in (4.85 m) |
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Complement | 42 officers and men |
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