USS S-9
USS S-9 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 S-3-class were powered by two NELSECO 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 eight reloads, for a total of twelve torpedoes. The S-3-class submarines were also armed with a single /50 caliber deck gun.
The Bureau of Construction & Repair was given the job of correcting the "Government"-type's slow diving times. To accomplish this, starting with and S-9, they moved the bow planes below the water line and rigged them to be permanently in the out position. Due to the success of these modification, to and to, would also be outfitted with the new planes.
Construction
S-9s keel was laid down on 20 January 1919, by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, in Kittery, Maine. She was launched on 17 June 1920, sponsored by Mrs. Anna Palmer, and commissioned on 21 February 1921.Service history
Following duty off the northeast coast, S-9 sailed from New London, Connecticut, on 31 May 1921, and proceeded via the Panama Canal, California, and Pearl Harbor, to the Philippines, arriving at Cavite, Luzon, on 6 December 1921. There, she joined Submarine Division 12, whose S-boats, along with those of SubDiv 18, had arrived on 1 December. In 1922, she sailed from Cavite, on 11 October, visited Hong Kong, from 14 to 28 October, and returned to Cavite, on 31 October. On 30 April 1923, she departed from Cavite and visited Shanghai, Yantai, and Qinhuangdao, [Republic of Republic of China (1912–1949)|China (1912–1949)|China], before returning via Wusong and Amoy, to Cavite, on 11 September. On 23 June 1924, she sailed from Manila Bay, and again visited ports in China, before returning to Olongapo, on 23 September.Departing from Cavite, on 29 October, S-9 arrived at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, on 30 December. Remaining at Mare Island, in 1925, she operated along the West Coast in 1926, mainly at San Francisco, San Pedro Submarine Base-San Pedro, and San Diego, California. Departing Mare Island, on 11 February 1927, she operated in the Panama Canal area from March into April, arrived at New London, on 3 May, and spent the remainder of 1927 along the northeast coast. S-9 served in the Panama Canal area from February–April 1928, from January–March 1929, and from January–March 1930.