| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | R-1 |
| Pennant | 93 |
| Built by | Union Iron Works (San Francisco, California, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 26 Apr 1917 |
| Launched | 15 Dec 1917 |
| Commissioned | 5 Aug 1918 |
| End service | 16 Jul 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 12 May 1931. |
Commands listed for USS R-16 (93)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. Vernon Long Lowrance, USN | 1 Jul 1940 | Jan 1942 |
| 2 | Lt. James Markland Clement, USN | Jan 1942 | Apr 1943 |
| 3 | T/Lt. Nelson Payne Watkins, USN | Apr 1943 | Oct 1944 |
| 4 | Lt. Joseph F. Faner, USNR | 31 Oct 1944 | 2 Jul 1945 |
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Notable events involving R-16 include:
2 Mar 1942
USS R-16 departed Bermuda for St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
7 Mar 1942
USS R-16 arrived at St. Thomas, Virgin Islands from Bermuda.
2 Dec 1942
USS R-16 departed St. Thomas, Virgin Islands for Trinidad.
16 Feb 1943
USS R-16 departed Trinidad for Bermuda.
23 Feb 1943
USS R-16 arrived at Bermuda from Trinidad.
25 Feb 1943
USS R-16 departed Bermuda for New London, Connecticut.
1 Mar 1943
USS R-16 arrived at New London, Connecticut from Bermuda.
27 Jul 1943
USS R-16 departed New London, Connecticut for Bermuda.
4 Jul 1945
USS R-16 departed New London, Connecticut for the Philadelphia Navy Yard for decommissioning.
5 Jul 1945
USS R-16 arrived at the Philadelphia Navy Yard from New London, Connecticut for decommissioning.
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