USS E-1

USS E-1 during a naval review on 4 October 1912
History
United States
Name	USS E-1
Builder	Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts
Laid down	22 December 1909
Launched	27 May 1911, as USS Skipjack
Commissioned	14 February 1912
Decommissioned	20 October 1921
Renamed	USS E-1, 17 November 1911
Reclassified	SS-24, 17 July 1920
Fate	Sold for scrap, 19 April 1922
General characteristics
Class and type	E-class submarine
Displacement	287 long tons (292 t) surfaced 342 long tons (347 t) submerged
Length	135 ft 3 in (41.22 m)
Beam	14 ft 7 in (4.45 m)
Draft	11 ft 8 in (3.56 m)
Installed power	700 hp (520 kW) (diesel engines) 600 hp (450 kW) (electric motors)
Propulsion	Diesel engines Electric motors 120 battery cells 2 × shafts
Speed	13.5 kn (15.5 mph; 25.0 km/h) surfaced 11.5 kn (13.2 mph; 21.3 km/h) submerged
Test depth	200 ft (61 m)
Capacity	8,486 US gal (32,120 L) diesel fuel
Complement	1 officer and 19 men
Armament	4 × 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes (4 torpedoes)

USS E-1 (SS-24) was an E-class submarine of the United States Navy. Originally named Skipjack, the boat was launched on 27 May 1911 by the Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts; sponsored by Mrs. D. R. Battles; renamed E-1 on 17 November 1911; and commissioned on 14 February 1912, Lieutenant Chester W. Nimitz in command. She was the first American submarine to be powered by diesel engines.