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	USS R-4 in the 1920s.
History
United States
Name	R-4
Ordered	29 August 1916
Builder	Fore River Shipbuilding, Quincy, Massachusetts
Laid down	16 October 1917
Launched	26 October 1918
Commissioned	28 March 1919
Decommissioned	18 June 1945
Stricken	11 July 1945
Fate	Sold for scrap, January 1946
General characteristics
Type	R-class submarine
Displacement	569 long tons (578 t) surfaced; 680 long tons (691 t) submerged;
Length	186 ft 2 in (56.74 m)
Beam	18 ft (5.5 m)
Draft	14 ft 6 in (4.42 m)
Propulsion	Diesel-electric
Speed	13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph) surfaced; 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) submerged;
Complement	34
Armament	4 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes; 1 × 3"/50 caliber gun;

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USS R-4 (SS-81) was an R-class coastal and harbor defense submarine of the United States Navy.

Construction and commissioning

R-4's keel was laid down on 16 October 1917 by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company in Quincy, Massachusetts. She was launched on 26 October 1918, sponsored by Mrs. Albert W. Stahl, and commissioned on 28 March 1919.

Service history

After outfitting at Boston Navy Yard, R-4 joined Submarine Division 9 of the Atlantic Fleet at New London, Connecticut on 12 August 1919. She sailed on 4 December 1919 for Norfolk, Virginia, and winter operations in the Gulf of Mexico from 21 January to 14 April 1920. R-4 later returned to New England on 18 May for four months of maneuvers with her division. Given hull classification symbol SS-81 in July, she arrived at Norfolk on 15 September for an overhaul lasting until April 1921.

R-4 deployed to the Pacific Ocean on 11 April 1921, transited the Panama Canal on 28 May, and arrived at her new base, San Pedro, California, on 30 June. She participated in war games with the battle fleet in the Gulf of Fonseca from 5 February to 6 April 1923, returning to San Pedro with Camden (AS-6) on 10 April. R-4 was transferred on 16 July with Division 9 and Canopus (AS-9) to Pearl Harbor where she remained for the next eight years engaged in training and operations with fleet units. On 12 September 1925 R-4 rescued John Rodgers and his crew, who had just failed to make the first aerial crossing of the Pacific from California to Hawaii, off the coast of Kauai.

R-4, ordered back to the Atlantic with Divisions 9 and 14 on 12 December 1930, transited the Panama Canal on 18 January 1931, and arrived on 9 February at New London. She was soon assigned to Division 4 and served as a training ship for the next ten years on rotating duty between the New London Submarine School and the Yale University NROTC unit. An interesting incident took place during this assignment: according to one enlisted man (trainee), the submarine became stuck in the winter ice on the river and the trainees had to walk back to base. In 1940 and 1941, Lieutenant Glynn R. Donaho, a future vice admiral, was her commanding officer.

R-4 departed New London on 26 May 1941 for Key West, Florida, and patrol duty in the Florida Straits with Division 12. Back at New London for the first two weeks in July, she returned to Key West at midmonth and until March 1945 alternated duties for the Fleet Sonar School with patrols in the Florida Strait and the Yucatán Channel.

At Port Everglades, Florida, from 11 March to 15 April 1945, R-4 returned to Key West to prepare for inactivation. On 1 June she was withdrawn from active duty and on 4 June she got underway for Philadelphia. Escorted by SC-1001 she arrived at Philadelphia on 8 June, decommissioned on 18 June and was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 11 July. The following January, 1946, she was sold for scrap to the North American Smelting Company.

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

External links

Photo gallery of USS R-4 at NavSource Naval History
1925-9-12 Modest Heroes of the Submarine R-4 at Hawaii Aviation

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-'''USS ''R-4'' (SS-81)''' was an [[United States R class submarine|''R''-class coastal and harbor defense submarine]] of the [[United States Navy]].  Her keel was laid down on 16 October 1917 by the [[Fore River Shipbuilding]] Company in [[Quincy, Massachusetts]]. She was [[ship naming and launching|launched]] on 26 October 1918 sponsored by Mrs. Albert W. Stahl, and [[ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 28 March 1919 with Lieutenant Palmer Hall Dunbar, Jr.  in command.
+'''USS ''R-4'' (SS-81)''' was an [[United States R-class submarine|R-class]] coastal and harbor defense [[submarine]] of the [[United States Navy]].
+==Construction and commissioning==
+''R-4''{{'}}s [[keel]] was [[Keel-laying|laid down]] on 16 October 1917 by the [[Fore River Shipbuilding]] Company in [[Quincy, Massachusetts]]. She was [[Ceremonial ship launching|launched]] on 26 October 1918, sponsored by Mrs. Albert W. Stahl, and [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 28 March 1919.
 ==Service history==
-After outfitting at Boston Navy Yard, ''R-4'' joined Submarine Division&nbsp;9 of the Atlantic Fleet at [[New London, Connecticut]] on 12 August 1919. She sailed 4 December 1919 for [[Norfolk, Virginia]], and winter operations in the [[Gulf of Mexico]] from 21 January to 14 April 1920. ''R-4'' later returned to [[New England]] on 18 May for four months of maneuvers with her division.  Given [[hull classification symbol]] SS-81 in July, she arrived at Norfolk on 15 September for an overhaul lasting until April 1921.
+After outfitting at Boston Navy Yard, ''R-4'' joined Submarine Division&nbsp;9 of the Atlantic Fleet at [[New London, Connecticut]] on 12 August 1919. She sailed on 4 December 1919 for [[Norfolk, Virginia]], and winter operations in the [[Gulf of Mexico]] from 21 January to 14 April 1920. ''R-4'' later returned to [[New England]] on 18 May for four months of maneuvers with her division.  Given [[hull classification symbol]] SS-81 in July, she arrived at Norfolk on 15 September for an overhaul lasting until April 1921.
-''R-4'' deployed to the Pacific Ocean on 11 April 1921, transited the [[Panama Canal]] on 28 May, and arrived at her new base, [[San Pedro, California]], on 30 June. She participated in war games with the battle fleet in the [[Gulf of Fonseca]] from 5 February to 6 April 1923, returning to San Pedro with {{USS|Camden|AS-6|3}} on 10 April. ''R-4'' was transferred on 16 July with Division&nbsp;9 and {{USS|Canopus|AS-9|3}} to [[Pearl Harbor]] where she remained for the next eight years engaged in training and operations with fleet units. On 12 September 1925 ''R-4'' under the command of Lt. Donald R. Osborn, Jr, (USNA class of 1920) rescued [[John Rodgers (naval officer, World War I)|John Rodgers]] and his crew, who had just failed to make the first crossing of the pacific from California to Hawaii, off the coast of Kauai.
+''R-4'' deployed to the Pacific Ocean on 11 April 1921, transited the [[Panama Canal]] on 28 May, and arrived at her new base, [[San Pedro, California]], on 30 June. She participated in war games with the battle fleet in the [[Gulf of Fonseca]] from 5 February to 6 April 1923, returning to San Pedro with {{USS|Camden|AS-6|3}} on 10 April. ''R-4'' was transferred on 16 July with Division&nbsp;9 and {{USS|Canopus|AS-9|3}} to [[Pearl Harbor]] where she remained for the next eight years engaged in training and operations with fleet units. On 12 September 1925 ''R-4'' rescued [[John Rodgers (naval officer, World War I)|John Rodgers]] and his crew, who had just failed to make the first aerial crossing of the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] from [[California]] to [[Hawaii]], off the coast of [[Kauai]].
-''R-4'', ordered back to the Atlantic with Divisions&nbsp;9 and 14 on 12 December 1930, transited the Panama Canal on 18 January 1931, and arrived on 9 February at New London. She was soon assigned to Division&nbsp;4 and served as training ship for the next ten years on rotating duty between the New London Submarine School and the [[Yale University]] [[Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps|NROTC]] unit. An interesting incident took place during this assignment: according to one enlisted man (trainee), the submarine became stuck in the winter ice on the river and the trainees had to walk back to base.  In 1940 and 1941, [[Lieutenant]] [[Glynn R. Donaho]], a future [[vice admiral]], was her [[commanding officer]].
+''R-4'', ordered back to the Atlantic with Divisions&nbsp;9 and 14 on 12 December 1930, transited the Panama Canal on 18 January 1931, and arrived on 9 February at New London. She was soon assigned to Division&nbsp;4 and served as a training ship for the next ten years on rotating duty between the New London Submarine School and the [[Yale University]] [[Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps|NROTC]] unit. An interesting incident took place during this assignment: according to one enlisted man (trainee), the submarine became stuck in the winter ice on the river and the trainees had to walk back to base.  In 1940 and 1941, [[Lieutenant]] [[Glynn R. Donaho]], a future [[vice admiral]], was her [[commanding officer]].
 ''R-4'' departed New London on 26 May 1941 for [[Key West, Florida]], and patrol duty in the [[Florida Straits]] with Division&nbsp;12. Back at New London for the first two weeks in July, she returned to Key West at midmonth and until March 1945 alternated duties for the [[Fleet Sonar School]] with patrols in the [[Florida Strait]] and the [[Yucatán Channel]].