S-22 (SS-127)

       

Note: The Navy sent the S-22 Submarine to Eastport for observance of Navy Day November 1 & 2, 1927

Class: S-1 Class Submarine - Holland-type
Displacement: Dp Surfaced 854 t, Submerged 1062 t
Dimensions: Length 219'3"; Beam 20'8"; Draft 15'11"(mean)
Armament: four 21" torpedo tubes, one 4" deck gun
Machinery: Propulsion, diesel electric engines, twin screw
Speed: Surfaced 14.5 kts, Submerged 11 kts. Crew: 38

Laid down January 6, 1919 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., Quincy, MA.
Launched July 15, 1920 and Commissioned USS S-22 (SS-127) June 23, 1924
Decommissioned June 19, 1942 Transferred to the Royal Navy, renamed HMS P-554
Returned to Naval custody July 11, 1944 at Philadelphia, PA
Struck from the Naval Register in August 1945 - Sold for scrapping November 16, 1945 to North American Smelting Co., Philadelphia, PA