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S-14 (SS-119)

Radio Call Sign: November - India - Mike - Zulu
S-4 Class Submarine (Government-type): Laid down, 7 December 1917, at Lake Torpedo Boat Co., Bridgeport, CT.; Launched, 22 October 1919; Commissioned, USS S-14 (SS-119), 11 February 1921; Decommissioned, 22 May 1935, at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA.; Laid up in the Reserve Fleet; Recommissioned, 10 December 1940; Decommissioned, and struck from the Naval Register, 18 May 1945, at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA.; Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 16 November 1945, to Northern Metals Co., Philadelphia, PA.

Specifications: Displacement, Surfaced: 876 t., Submerged: 1092 t..; Length 231' ; Beam 21' 10"; Draft 13' 1"; Speed, surfaced 15 kts, submerged 11 kts; Depth Limit 200'; Complement 4 Officers, 34 Enlisted; Armament, five 21" torpedo tubes, 14 torpedoes, one 4"/50 deck gun; Propulsion, diesel electric engines, Maschinfabrik - Augsburg - Nurnburg, New York Navy Yard diesel engines, 2,000 hp, Fuel Capacity, 36,950 gal.; Westinghouse Electric Co., electric motors, 1,200 hp, Battery Cells, 120, twin propellers.
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S-14 109k Starboard bow view of the S-14 (SS-119) at Lake Torpedo Boat Co., Bridgeport, CT., on 3 January 1921. US Navy photo # 19-N-6475, from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), courtesy of Daniel Dunham.
S Boats 62k S boats at the Cavite Navy Yard, Philippines, in 1923-1924. These submarines are (from left to right): S-17 (SS-122):
S-4 (SS-109):
S-15 (SS-120); and
S-14 (SS-119). 		U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 90306. Courtesy of Captain A.L. Prosser, USN (Retired), 1979.
S-14 & 16 70k S-14 (SS-119), alongside Beaver (AS-5) at the Panama Canal Zone, circa the 1920s. S-16 (SS-121) is inboard of S-14.
Courtesy of the USS Nautilus Museum, Groton, Connecticut, 1991. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 99184.
S-14 & 17 159k Starboard side view of S-14 (SS-119) left and S-17 (SS-122) right at Mare Island Navy Yard on 23 Sep 1927. US Navy photo courtesy of Darryl Baker.
S-14 & 17 152k S-14 (SS-119) & S-17 (SS-122) morred together September 23, 1927 at Mare Island, California. US Navy photo # 19-N-11553, from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), courtesy of Daniel Dunham.
S-14 134k Portside view of the bridge of the S-14 (SS-119), 23 September 1927 at Mare Island, California. US Navy photo # 19-N-11541, from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), courtesy of Daniel Dunham.
S-14 134k Portside view of the bridge of the S-14 (SS-119), and deck gun, 23 September 1927 at Mare Island, California. US Navy photo # 19-N-8252, from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), courtesy of Daniel Dunham.
S-14 119k Port bow view of the S-14 (SS-119) entering Dry Dock #1 at Mare Island, California, 13 January 1928. US Navy photo # 19-N-11539, from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), courtesy of Daniel Dunham.
S-14 117k Starboard stern view of the S-14 (SS-119) tying up at Dry Dock #1 at Mare Island, California, 13 January 1928. US Navy photo # 19-N-11540, from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), courtesy of Daniel Dunham.
S-14 & 17 144k Portside bow view of the S-14 (SS-119) in Dry Dock #1 at Mare Island, California, 13 January 1928. The destroyer Zeilin (DD-313) is outboard of the S-14 and to the left of S-17 (SS-122). The three ships entered dry dock #1 at Mare Island on 15 Dec 1927 and were undocked on 13 Jan 1928. YD-33 (150 tons) is in the background. Dates from yard docking records and official logs. US Navy photo # 19-N-11544, from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), courtesy of Daniel Dunham.
S-14 92k Bow quarter of the S-14 (SS-119) at Dry Dock # 2 at Mare Island, California, 19 January 1928. US Navy photo # 19-N-11536, from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), courtesy of Daniel Dunham.
S-14 101k Portside view of the S-14 (SS-119) at Dry Dock # 2, inclining test, at Mare Island, California, 19 January 1928. Note the wooden braces across her deck to stimulate pressure for the test. US Navy photo # 19-N-11537, from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), courtesy of Daniel Dunham.
S-14 116k Portside view of the S-14 (SS-119) at Dry Dock # 2, inclining test, at Mare Island, California, 19 January 1928. Note the wooden braces across her deck to stimulate pressure for the test. US Navy photo # 19-N-11538, from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), courtesy of Daniel Dunham.
S-14 99k The Bridge of S-14 (SS-119) with its insignia of two porpoises, at Mare Island, California, 20 January 1928. US Navy photo # 19-N-11545, from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), courtesy of Daniel Dunham.
S-14 59k Starboard side view of the S-14 (SS-119) departing Mare Island, California, for the Panama Canal area, 21 January 1928. US Navy photo # 19-N-11526, from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), courtesy of Daniel Dunham.
S-14 61k Starboard side view of the S-14 (SS-119) departing Mare Island, California, for the Panama Canal area, 21 January 1928. US Navy photo # 19-N-11527, from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), courtesy of Daniel Dunham.
S-14 54k Starboard side view of the S-14 (SS-119) departing Mare Island, California, for the Panama Canal area, 21 January 1928. US Navy photo # 19-N-11528, from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), courtesy of Daniel Dunham.
S-14 57k Starboard side view of the S-14 (SS-119) departing Mare Island, California, for the Panama Canal area, 21 January 1928. US Navy photo # 19-N-11529 & NH 41635 from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), courtesy of Daniel Dunham & USNHC. Photo added 02/14/08.
S-14 94k Starboard side view of the S-14 (SS-119) possibly at Mare Island, California, possibly circa late 1920's. US Navy photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org.
S-14 145k A view of the control room looking aft on the S-14 (SS-119), date unknown. US Navy photo # 8342, courtesy of Darryl Baker.
S-14 187k A view of the engine room looking aft on the S-14 (SS-119), date unknown. US Navy photo # 8347, courtesy of Darryl Baker.
S-14 22k Commemorative postal cover marking S-14's (SS-119) last day in commission, 22 May 1935, at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA. Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
S-14 47k S-14 (SS-119) all covered with snow at New London, CT, 1944. The Threadfin's (SS-410) crew trained on her before going to war. Courtesy of John Mitchell.
S-14 46k S-14's (SS-119) crew trying to make an impression on the ice covered deck gun at New London, CT, 1944. The Threadfin's (SS-410) crew trained on her before going to war. Courtesy of John Mitchell.
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