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S-25 (SS-130)

S-18 Class Submarine (Holland-type): Laid down, 16 October 1918, at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., Quincy MA.; Launched, 20 May 1922; Commissioned, USS S-25 (SS-130), 9 July 1923; Decommissioned, 4 November 1941; Transferred to the United Kingdom; Commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS P 551; Subsequently loaned to the Polish Navy, commissioned Jastrzab; Final Disposition, accidentally sunk by allied escorts off Norway, 2 May 1942. Jastrzab had strayed some 100 miles from her correct position in the convoy and was sunk by British warships, destroyer St. Albans ex-USS Thomas (DD-182) and minesweeper Seagull.

Specifications: Displacement, Surfaced: 854 t., Submerged: 1,062 t.; Length 219' 3" ; Beam 20' 8"; Draft 15' 11"(mean); Depth Limit 200'; Speed, Surfaced 14.5 kts, Submerged 11 kts; Complement, 4 Officers, 34 Enlisted; Armament, four 21" torpedo tubes, 12 torpedoes, one 4"/50 deck gun; Propulsion, diesel-electric, New London Ship & Engine diesel engines, hp 1200, Fuel Capacity, 41,192 gals.; Ridgeway Dynamo & Electric Co., electric motors, hp 1500, Battery Cells, 120, twin propellers.

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	379k	S-24 (SS-129) , S-25 (SS-130) & S-28 (SS-133) at Groton, CT, May 4, 1923.	US Navy photo # 19-N-10271, from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), courtesy of Daniel Dunham.
	341k	Stern view of the S-25 (SS-130) on a temporary wooden platform at Groton, CT, July 5, 1923.	US Navy photo # 19-N-10273, from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), courtesy of Daniel Dunham.
	123k	S-25 (SS-130) is seen on the Marine Railway at the Boston Navy Yard on Oct. 22, 1923.	Boston Navy Yard photo # 7158, National Park Service, Boston National Historical Park, cat. no. BOSTS-14143 courtesy of Stephen P. Carlson, Preservation Specialist, Boston NHP, Charlestown Navy Yard.
	135k	Portside view of the S-25 (SS-130) possibly off New London, CT., during 1923- 24.	US Navy photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org.
	103k	The Submarine Tender Holland (AS-3) in port, with several *S-boats* type submarines alongside, circa 1926. Note the Submarine Division Eleven insignia on the fairwaters of the two inboard subs. Submarines present are (from inboard to outboard): unidentified; S-25 (SS-130): S-7 (SS-112): S-4 (SS-109): S-6 (SS-111) & S-8 (SS-113).	U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 53436.
	93k	Savannah (AS-8) at anchor with two submarines moored to her port side, during the 1920s. The outboard submarine is S-25 (SS-130).	US Navy photo # NH 67870, from U.S. Naval Historical Center, courtesy of Donald M. McPherson, 1969.
	114k	Savannah (AS-8) at Portland, OR., during the 1920s. Submarines alongside are (from left to right): S-27 (SS-132), S-29 (SS-134) and S-25 (SS-130).	US Navy photo # NH 71012 by Peck, from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center, photo donated by LT. Gustave Freret, USN (Retired), 1970.
	106k	Portside view of the S-25 (SS-130) with crew on deck in moderate seas, during the 1920s.	US Navy photo courtesy of Darryl Baker.
	106k	Bow on view of the S-25 (SS-130) at fuel dock, probably off Southern California, circa 1926-28.	Photo courtesy of Phil Lucy.
	81k	Deck gun of the S-25 (SS-130) , probably off Southern California, circa 1926-28.	Photo courtesy of Phil Lucy.
	108k	S-25 (SS-130) ,and S-26 (SS-131) in dry-dock, circa 1926-28, at Mare Island.	Photo courtesy of Phil Lucy.
	163k	Port quarter view looking to aft end of the S-26 (SS-131) & S-25 (SS-130) , in Mare Island dry dock about 1926-28.	Photo courtesy of Phil Lucy.
	116k	Torpedo room of the S-25 (SS-130) , circa 1926-28.	Photo courtesy of Phil Lucy.
	190k	S-25's (SS-130) crew poses between 1932 and 1933. Among the crew members pictured is the XO of the *S-25, Louis Shane Jr., who would subsequently go on to climb the command ladder and rise to the rank of Lieutenant Commander (Commanding Officer) of the Shark* (SS-174), the first U.S. sub lost at sea, 11 Feb 42.	Photo courtesy of John Shane.
	431k	Broadside port view of the S-25 (SS-130) in Hawaii, probably circa late 1930's.	US Navy photo # 19-N-17946, from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), courtesy of Daniel Dunham. Photographed probably by Tai Sing Loo.
HMS P 551
	5k	Location where the *Jastrzab, ex-S-25* (SS-130) was mistakenly sunk by the Norwegian destroyer *St. Albans* and the British minesweeper *HMS Seagull* in the Norwegian Sea in position 71º30'N, 12º32'E., 5 men died.	Photo & text courtesy of Great Circle Mapper - © Karl L Swartz / uboat.net.
	72k	Google Earth satellite photo of the location where the *Jastrzab, ex-S-25* (SS-130) was mistakenly sunk.	View courtesy of Google Earth. Photo added 04/25/08.