| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | O-1 |
| Pennant | 69 |
| Built by | Fore River Shipbuilding Co. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 27 Feb 1917 |
| Launched | 31 Dec 1917 |
| Commissioned | 11 Jul 1918 |
| End service | 11 Sep 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 27 May 1931.
Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. |
Commands listed for USS O-8 (69)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt. John Sidney McCain, Jr., USN | 28 Apr 1941 | Mar 1942 |
| 2 | Lt. William Thomas Kinsella, USN | Mar 1942 | Aug 1943 |
| 3 | T/Lt.Cdr. Otis Robert Cole, Jr., USN | Aug 1943 | Jul 1944 |
| 4 | Houston C. Tucker, Jr., USN | Jul 1944 | Jul 1945 |
| 5 | Richard Freundlich, USNR | Jul 1945 | 11 Sep 1945 |
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Notable events involving O-8 include:
25 Aug 1945
USS O-8 departed New London, Connecticut for the Portsmouth Navy Yard for decommissioning.
26 Aug 1945
USS O-8 arrived at the Portsmouth Navy Yard from New London, Connecticut for decommissioning.
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