USS X-1

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
experimental vessel
gptkbp:beam 5 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Fairchild_Engine_and_Airplane_Corporation
gptkbp:commissioned 7 October 1955
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew 4
gptkbp:decommissioned 16 December 1973
gptkbp:displacement 59 tons submerged
gptkbp:draught 5 feet
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Naval_Submarine_Base_New_London
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS X-1
gptkbp:hullNumber gptkb:SS_X-1
gptkbp:launched 7 September 1955
gptkbp:length 52 feet
gptkbp:museumShip displayed at Submarine Force Library and Museum, Groton, Connecticut
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion hydrogen peroxide/diesel-electric
later diesel-electric only
gptkbp:purpose experimental research
gptkbp:usedFor testing propulsion systems
testing anti-submarine warfare techniques
testing submarine escape procedures
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_Navy_submarines
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6