>From the “Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships,” (1970) Vol. 5, p.120. O-5 SS-66 Displacement: Surfaced: 520.6 t. Submerged: 629 t. Length: 172’4” Beam: 18’0.25” Draft: 14’5” Speed: Surfaced: 14 k. Submerged: 10.5 k. Complement: 29 Armament: 1 3”/50; 4 18” torpedo tubes Class: O-1 O-5, a submarine laid down 8 December 1916, was built in 1917 by Fore River Shipbuilding Co., Quincy, Mass.; launched 11 November 1917; and commissioned 8 June 1918, Lt. G. A. Trever in command. During the final months of World War I, O-5 operated along the Atlantic coast and patrolled from Cape Cod to Key West. She departed Newport 3 November with a 20-sub contingent bound for European waters, however hostilities had ceased before the vessels reached the Azores. After the Armistice, O-5 operated out of the Submarine School at New London, Conn. until 1923. O-5 then sailed to Coco Solo, C.Z. for a brief tour. On 28 October 1923, as 0-5 entered Limon Bay, preparatory to transiting the Canal, she was rammed by United Fruit steamer ABANGAREZ and sank in less than a minute, with the loss of 3 men. Struck from the Navy Register 28 April 1924, she was sold as a hulk to R. K. Morris, Balboa, C.Z. 12 December 1924. Transcribed by Michael Hansen mhansen2@home.com