| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | R-1 |
| Pennant | 84 |
| Built by | Fore River Shipbuilding Co. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 6 Dec 1917 |
| Launched | 5 Apr 1919 |
| Commissioned | 12 Jun 1919 |
| End service | 14 Sep 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 2 May 1931. |
Commands listed for USS R-7 (84)
Please note that we're still working on this section
and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Charlton Lewis Murphy, USN | 22 Jul 1940 | Nov 1940 |
| 2 | Lt. William Thackeray Nelson, USN | Nov 1940 | May 1942 |
| 3 | Lt. Charlton Lewis Murphy, USN | May 1942 | Mar 1943 |
| 4 | Lt. Allen Russell Faust, USN | Mar 1943 | Aug 1944 |
| 5 | H. A. Clark, USNR | Aug 1944 | mid 1945 |
| 6 | Lt.Cdr. James S. Bryant, USNR | mid 1945 | 14 Sep 1945 |
You can help improve our commands section
Click here to Submit events/comments/updates for this vessel.
Please use this if you spot mistakes or want to improve this ships page.
Notable events involving R-7 include:
31 May 1942
USS R-7 arrived at New London, Connecticut from Bermuda for an overhaul.
4 Aug 1942
USS R-7 departed New London, Connecticut for Bermuda via patrol station about 300 nautical miles north of Bermuda.
28 Feb 1943
USS R-7 departed Bermuda for New London, Connecticut.
4 Mar 1943
USS R-7 arrived at New London, Connecticut from Bermuda.
12 Apr 1943
USS R-7 departed New London, Connecticut for Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
13 Apr 1943
USS R-7 arrived at Portsmouth, New Hampshire from New London, Connecticut.
25 Apr 1943
USS R-7 returned to New London, Connecticut from Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
13 May 1943
USS R-7 departed New London, Connecticut for Throgs Neck, New York to aid in the calibration of the magnetic detection loop at that location.
15 May 1943
USS R-7 returned to New London, Connecticut from Throgs Neck, New York.
21 May 1943
USS R-7 departed New London, Connecticut for Bermuda.
26 May 1943
USS R-7 arrived at Bermuda from New London, Connecticut.
18 Aug 1943
USS R-7 arrived at New London, Connecticut from Bermuda.
2 Sep 1943
USS R-7 departed New London, Connecticut for Bermuda.
7 Sep 1943
USS R-7 arrived at Bermuda from New London, Connecticut.
20 Dec 1943
USS R-7 departed Bermuda for New London, Connecticut.
24 Dec 1943
USS R-7 arrived at New London, Connecticut from Bermuda.
2 Aug 1945
USS R-7 arrived at Casco Bay, Maine from New London, Connecticut.
8 Aug 1945
USS R-7 departed Casco Bay, Maine for New London, Connecticut.
9 Aug 1945
USS R-7 arrived at New London, Connecticut from Casco Bay, Maine.
5 Sep 1945
USS R-7 departed New London, Connecticut for the Portsmouth Navy Yard for decommissioning.
6 Sep 1945
USS R-7 arrived at the Portsmouth Navy Yard from New London, Connecticut for decommissioning.
Media links
|
|
As an Amazon Associate uboat.net earns a commission from qualifying purchases.