USS F-4

USS F-4 (SS-23) was a United States Navy F-class submarine. Her keel was laid down by the Moran Company of Seattle, Washington. She was originally named Skate, making her the first ship of the United States Navy named for the skate. She was renamed F-4 on 17 November 1911. She was launched on 6 January 1912 sponsored by Mrs. M.F. Backus; and commissioned on 3 May 1913.

"USS Skate (SS-23)" redirects here. For other ships, see USS Skate.
USS F-4 sometime between 1913 and 1915.
History
United States
NameUSS F-4
BuilderThe Moran Company, Seattle, Washington
Laid down21 August 1909, as USS Skate
Launched6 January 1912
Commissioned3 May 1913
RenamedUSS F-4, 17 November 1911
Stricken31 August 1915
Fate
  • Foundered, 25 March 1915
  • Raised, 29 August 1915; later a harbor marker and buried as trench fill off Pearl Harbor, 1940
General characteristics
Class and typeF-class submarine
Displacement330 long tons (340 t)
Length142 ft 7 in (43.46 m)
Beam15 ft 5 in (4.70 m)
Draft12 ft 2 in (3.71 m)
Speed14 kn (16 mph; 26 km/h)
Complement22 officers and enlisted
Armament4 × 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes
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