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underwent overhaul before sailing 10 November for Key West. Upon arrival 3 December she began seven months of operations in the
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firing, and underwater tactics. Ordered to return to the West Coast on 31 October 1917, she arrived
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on 11 July 1914 sponsored by Mrs. John W. Lewis, wife of the first commanding officer, and
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Arriving Key West 8 January 1918, she conducted patrols from Key West to
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on 2 September 1924, she was sold for scrapping on 25 June 1931.
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decommissioned at Norfolk 24 February 1923. Towed to the
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on 14 October. For more than two years she operated with
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from 4 December to 16 May 1922; trained students out of
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on 4 June 1915, she sailed 3 October for duty in the
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List of submarine classes of the United States Navy
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Her keel was laid down by the 703:United States K-class submarines 558:United States K-class submarines 485: 128:Sold for scrapping, 25 June 1931 43: 22: 723:Ships built by Union Iron Works 411:United States Military Academy 1: 501:. The entry can be found 713:Ships built in San Francisco 391:United States Naval Academy 373:coast until she sailed for 739: 523:at NavSource Naval History 375:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 672: 652: 564: 448:Friedman, Norman (1995). 265:, under subcontract from 263:San Francisco, California 132: 36: 21: 423:New London, Connecticut 133:General characteristics 431:Philadelphia Navy Yard 302: 352:San Pedro, California 296: 415:West Point, New York 387:Annapolis, Maryland 271:Groton, Connecticut 222:28 officers and men 120:SS-39, 17 July 1920 303: 255:United States Navy 690: 689: 403:Norfolk, Virginia 356:Key West, Florida 281:on 1 December at 251:K-class submarine 240: 239: 730: 551: 544: 537: 528: 489: 488: 482: 463: 363:Galveston, Texas 324:Hawaiian Islands 318:. Returning to 259:Union Iron Works 232:18 inch (450 mm) 112:24 February 1923 71:Union Iron Works 51: 48: 47: 46: 26: 19: 738: 737: 733: 732: 731: 729: 728: 727: 693: 692: 691: 686: 668: 648: 560: 555: 513: 486: 479: 466: 460: 447: 444: 439: 291: 289:Service history 194:Diesel-electric 104:1 December 1914 49: 44: 42: 32: 17: 12: 11: 5: 736: 734: 726: 725: 720: 715: 710: 705: 695: 694: 688: 687: 685: 684: 679: 673: 670: 669: 667: 666: 660: 653: 650: 649: 647: 646: 639: 632: 625: 618: 605: 592: 579: 565: 562: 561: 556: 554: 553: 546: 539: 531: 525: 524: 512: 511:External links 509: 508: 507: 483: 477: 464: 458: 443: 440: 438: 435: 419:Chesapeake Bay 393:. 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She was 269:Company of 88:10 May 1912 718:1914 ships 697:Categories 442:References 316:California 219:Complement 190:Propulsion 79:California 145:submarine 85:Laid down 583:Cachalot 407:Cape Cod 399:Virginia 275:launched 227:Armament 93:Launched 664:L class 658:H class 570:Haddock 519:of USS 371:Florida 348:torpedo 253:of the 247:(SS-39) 142:K-class 67:Builder 37:History 609:Walrus 490:  475:  456:  342:, and 249:was a 166:Length 437:Notes 405:, to 207:knots 200:Speed 182:Draft 596:Orca 503:here 473:ISBN 454:ISBN 297:USS 243:USS 230:4 × 174:Beam 138:Type 125:Fate 59:USS 56:Name 643:K-8 636:K-7 629:K-6 622:K-5 615:K-4 602:K-3 589:K-2 576:K-1 521:K-8 427:K-8 413:at 379:K-8 344:K-7 339:K-4 333:K-3 311:K-7 306:K-8 299:K-8 261:in 245:K-8 205:14 61:K-8 29:K-8 699:: 612:/ 599:/ 586:/ 573:/ 397:, 358:. 336:, 285:. 77:, 73:, 550:e 543:t 536:v 505:. 481:. 462:.

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Union Iron Works
San Francisco
California
K-class
submarine
Diesel-electric
knots
18 inch (450 mm)
torpedo tubes
K-class submarine
United States Navy
Union Iron Works
San Francisco, California
Electric Boat
Groton, Connecticut
launched
commissioned
Mare Island

K-7
California
Mare Island
Hawaiian Islands
Pearl Harbor
K-3
K-4
torpedo
San Pedro, California
Key West, Florida

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