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O-7 (SS-68)

Radio Call Sign: November - Alpha - November - Charlie
O Class Submarine: Laid down, 14 February 1917, at Fore River Shipbuilding Co., Quincy, MA.; Launched, 16 December 1917; Commissioned, USS O-7, 4 July 1918; Designated (SS-68), 17 July 1920; Decommissioned, 1 July 1931, at Philadelphia, PA.; Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet; Recommissioned, 12 February 1941, at Philadelphia; Decommissioned, 2 July 1945; Struck from the Naval Register, 11 July 1945; Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 22 January 1946, to North American Smelting Co., Philadelphia, PA.

Specifications: Displacement, Surfaced: 521 t., Submerged: 629 t.; Length 172' 4"; Beam 18' 0"; Draft 14' 5"; Speed, Surfaced 14 kts, Submerged 10.5 kts; Operational Depth Limit 200 ft; Complement 2 Officers 27 Enlisted; Armament, four 18", torpedo tubes, 8 torpedoes, one 3"/23 deck gun; Propulsion, diesel-electric, New England Ship and Engine Co, diesels, 880 hp, Fuel Capacity, 21,897 gal.; Electro Dynamic Co. electric motors, 740 hp, Battery Cells 120, single propeller.
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O-7 122k Starboard side view of the O-7 (SS-68) underway, probably during her trials in 1918. Note the triangular marking on her fairwater.
US Navy photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org. Text info courtesy of USNHC photo # NH 44552.
O-7 74k O-7 (SS-68) alongside Savannah (AS-8) with other submarines, circa Autumn 1918. The view looks aft from O-7's foredeck. Note the pattern camouflage painted on Savannah's side.
US Naval Historical Center photo # NH 103434. Collection of Christopher H.W. Lloyd. Donated by Virginia Agostini, 1990.
O-7 85k Alongside Savannah (AS-8) at Cape May, New Jersey, circa Autumn 1918. O-7 (SS-68) is partially visible in the left foreground. Note the pattern camouflage painted on Savannah's side.
US Naval Historical Center photo # NH 103435. Collection of Christopher H.W. Lloyd. Donated by Virginia Agostini, 1990.
O-7 62k Alongside Savannah (AS-8), circa Autumn 1918. The photograph was taken from on board another O-class submarine. O-7 (SS-68) is in the right center, directly alongside Savannah. Note the pattern camouflage painted on Savannah's side.
US Naval Historical Center photo # NH 103436. Collection of Christopher H.W. Lloyd. Donated by Virginia Agostini, 1990.
O-boats 57k O-boats at the Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina, circa Christmas 1918. Note holiday greenery displayed on the submarines' superstructures and masts. O-10 (SS-71) is partially visible at the extreme left. O-7 (SS-68) is in the middle of this nest of five submarines. Hartford, the Navy Yard's station ship, is in the background.
US Naval Historical Center photo # NH 103437. Collection of Christopher H.W. Lloyd. Donated by Virginia Agostini, 1990.
O-3, 6 & 7 63k O-boats of Submarine Division Eight at the Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina, circa Christmas 1918. Note holiday greenery displayed on the submarines' superstructures. The three outboard submarines are (from left to right): O-6 (SS-67); O-3 (SS-64); and O-7 (SS-68). The two-stack ship in the left center distance is probably Dubuque (PG-17). Copied from the collection of David J. Lohr, by courtesy of Radioman 1st Class Pamela J. Boyer, USN, 1986.
US Naval Historical Center photo # NH 101013.
O-7 84k Portside view of the O-7 (SS-68) underway, 1918.
 US Navy photo courtesy of maritime.org.
O-7 81k Controls and air gauges in the O-7's (SS-68) operating compartment, circa 1918-1919.
US Naval Historical Center photo # NH 103431. Collection of Christopher H.W. Lloyd. Donated by Virginia Agostini, 1990.
O-7 70k Radio set installed on board the O-7 (SS-68), circa 1918-1919.
US Naval Historical Center photo # NH 103432. Collection of Christopher H.W. Lloyd. Donated by Virginia Agostini, 1990.
O-7 73k Electrical switchboard on board the O-7 (SS-68), circa 1918-1919. Note that this photograph appears to be either a double-exposure or a somewhat blurred time exposure.
US Naval Historical Center photo # NH 103433. Collection of Christopher H.W. Lloyd. Donated by Virginia Agostini, 1990.
O-7 67k Rear view of O-7's (SS-68) 3"/23 retractable deck gun in the raised position, circa 1918-1919. Note the gun's vertical block breech mechanism, round hatch shield, and ready-service ammunition attached to the base of the gun mount.
US Naval Historical Center photo # NH 103438. Collection of Christopher H.W. Lloyd. Donated by Virginia Agostini, 1990.
O-7 92k Crew members posed on O-7's (SS-68) after deck, circa 1918-1919.
US Naval Historical Center photo # NH 103440. Collection of Christopher H.W. Lloyd. Donated by Virginia Agostini, 1990.
O-7 49k Chief Petty Officer standing by the O-7's (SS-68) fairwater, circa 1918-1919.
US Naval Historical Center photo # NH 103442. Collection of Christopher H.W. Lloyd. Donated by Virginia Agostini, 1990.
O-7 61k Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Clautier armed for guard duty on O-7's (SS-68) deck, circa 1918-1919. Note his blue jumper uniform, "flat" hat, holstered M1911 (.45 caliber) pistol, and gunner's mate and torpedo markings on his right sleeve.
US Naval Historical Center photo # NH 103449. Collection of Christopher H.W. Lloyd. Donated by Virginia Agostini, 1990.
O-7 61k Sailor "Swede" Hansen washing clothing in a galvanized pail on O-7's (SS-68) deck, circa 1918-1919.
US Naval Historical Center photo # NH 103446. Collection of Christopher H.W. Lloyd. Donated by Virginia Agostini, 1990.
O-7/ O-6 109k O-7 (SS-68) with a partial view of O-6 (SS-67), October 1928. Photo is probably taken when at New London, CT, after she reverted to 1st line sub.
US Navy photo. Partial text courtesy of DANFS.
O-boats 85k Submarine Division 8, Commander Guy E. Davis commanding. Nine of the Division's ten O-boats at the Boston Navy Yard, Charlestown, Massachusetts, 16 August 1921. Panoramic photograph by Crosby, "Naval Photographer", 11 Portland Street, Boston. Submarines in the front row are (from left to right): O-3 (SS-64), O-6 (SS-67), O-9 (SS-70) and O-1 (SS-62). Those in the second row are (from left to right): O-7 (SS-68), unidentified (either O-2 or O-8), O-5 (SS-66), O-10(SS-71) and O-4 (SS-65). Large four-stacked ship in the left center distance is the U.S. Army Transport Mount Vernon.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 103193.
Submarine Division 13 21k Commemorative postal cover honoring Submarine Division 13, the O-7 (SS-68) & Marlin (SS-205), 27 October 1943.
 Courtesy of Jack Treutle. Photo added 02/06/06.
O-7 110k O-7 (SS-68) is shown on October 1944 in the Atlantic, south of Fishers Island.
Photo & text courtesy of U.S. Submarines Through 1945, An Illustrated Design History by Norman Friedman. Naval Institute Press.
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