![]() ![]() In May 1932 she went into Rotating Reserve with Submarine Division 15 at Mare Island Naval Shipyard. Her name was changed to Barracuda 9 March 1931 (for the scrapped F-2) and her hull classification symbol to SS-163, 1 July 1931. During this period her 5 inch (127 mm)/51 caliber deck gun was replaced by a 3 inch (76 mm)/50 caliber weapon. Between December 1927 and May 1932 V-1 served with the Squadron on routine operations with the fleet along the west coast, in the Hawaiian Islands, and in the Caribbean. On 8 November 1927 Squadron 20 left Portsmouth, New Hampshire, for San Diego, California, arriving 3 December. V-1 cruised along the Atlantic coast and in the Caribbean until November 1927. ![]() She was assigned to Submarine Division 20 and, after cruising along the New England coast, sailed on 14 January 1925 on a surface cruise of the Caribbean Sea, returning in May 1925 for completion. V-1 had been commissioned in 1924 for surface running only, to permit an early trial of her engines. In 1942-43 Barracuda was converted to a cargo submarine, with the main engines removed to provide cargo space, significantly reducing her speed on the remaining auxiliary diesels. Prior to recommissioning in 1940, the auxiliary diesels were replaced with two BuEng Maschinenfabrik Augsburg Nürnberg AG (MAN-designed) 6-cylinder 4-cycle diesel engines of 1,000 hp (750 kW) each. Although it wasn't until about 1939 that its problems were solved, electric transmission in a pure diesel-electric arrangement became the propulsion system for the successful fleet submarines of World War II, the Tambor-class through the Tench-class. The latter were primarily for charging batteries, but to reach maximum surfaced speed, they could augment the mechanically coupled main-propulsion engines by driving the 1,200 hp (890 kW) electric motors in parallel via an electric transmission. V-1 was completed with two Busch-Sulzer direct-drive 6- cylinder 2-cycle main diesel engines of 2,250 hp (1,680 kW) each, along with two Busch-Sulzer auxiliary diesel engines of 1,000 hp (750 kW) each, driving electrical generators. V-1 and her sisters V-2 ( Bass) and V-3 ( Bonita) were the only class of the nine "V-boats" designed to meet the fleet submarine requirement of 21 knots (39 km/h) surface speed for operating with contemporary battleships. Cornelia Wolcott Snyder, wife of Captain Snyder, and commissioned on 1 October 1924. She was launched as V-1 (SF-4) on 17 July 1924, sponsored by Mrs. USS Barracuda (SF-4/SS-163), lead ship of her class and first of the " V-boats," was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the barracuda (after USS F-2).īarracuda′s keel was laid down at Portsmouth Navy Yard. 1 × 5 inch (127 mm)/51 caliber deck gun.(four forward, two aft, twelve torpedoes).11,000 nautical miles (20,000 km) at 11 knots with fuel in main ballast tanks ħ officers, 11 petty officers, 69 enlisted.2 × Elliott electric motors, 1,200 hp (890 kW) each.Auxiliary engines replaced with BuEng MAN engines 1940, main engines removed 1942-43 on conversion to a cargo submarine.2 × Busch-Sulzer auxiliary diesel engines, 1,000 hp (750 kW) each, diesel-electric drive.(as built) 2 × Busch-Sulzer direct-drive main diesel engines, 2,250 hp (1,680 kW) each.V-1 ( Barracuda)-class composite direct-drive diesel and diesel-electric submarine Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine ![]() For other ships with the same name, see USS Barracuda. ![]()
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