USS S-14
USS S-14 was an S-3-class, also referred to as a "Government"-type, submarine of the United States Navy.
Design
The "Government"-type had a length of overall, a beam of, and a mean draft of. They displaced on the surface and submerged. All S-class submarines had a crew of 4 officers and 34 enlisted men, when first commissioned. They had a diving depth of.For surface running, the "Government"-type built by Lake Torpedo Boat Company, were powered by two Busch-Sulzer 6M150 diesel engines, each driving one propeller shaft. When submerged each propeller was driven by a Westinghouse Electric Corporation electric motor. They could reach on the surface and underwater.
The boats were armed with four [American 21-inch torpedo|] torpedo tubes in the bow. They carried 8 reloads, for a total of twelve torpedoes. The "Government"-type submarines were also armed with a single /50 caliber deck gun.
Construction
S-14s keel was laid down on 7 December 1917, by the Lake Torpedo Boat Company, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. She was launched on 22 October 1919, sponsored by Mrs. Kathryn Parker, and commissioned on 11 February 1921, with future Vice Admiral, Lieutenant Commander Charles A. Lockwood, Jr., in command.Service history
1921–1935
Attached to SubDiv 18, S-14 sailed from New London, Connecticut, on 31 May 1921, en route, via the Panama Canal, California, Hawaii, and Guam, to Cavite, Luzon, in the Philippine Islands. She arrived at Cavite, on 1 December 1921, and commenced operations with the Asiatic Fleet.In 1922, she sailed from Cavite, on 11 October, visited Hong Kong, from 14–28 October, and returned to Cavite, on 1 November. Sailing from Manila, on 15 May 1923, S-14 visited Shanghai, Yantai, and Qinhuangdao, before returning via Wusong and Amoy, to Cavite, on 11 September. In the summer of 1924, she again visited Chinese ports, and returned on 23 September. She finally departed Cavite, on 29 October, shifting operations to the West Coast. She reached Mare Island Navy Yard, California, on 30 December 1924.
S-14 remained at Mare Island, in 1925 and 1926, and operated along the West Coast, through 1927.
From February 1928 into 1935, S-14 served in the Panama Canal area, although she visited Baltimore, Maryland, from 15 May to 5 June 1933, and was in reserve at Coco Solo, from 1 July to 27 November 1933. Departing Coco Solo, on 25 January 1935, S-14 reported to the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, for inactivation and was decommissioned on 22 May.