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|fg=gold|bg=navy}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''U.S.S. ''Snapper''''' was one of five [[Octopus Class Submarine (1906)|''Octopus'' (or "C") class submarines]] completed for the [[U.S. Navy]].  She commissioned on 2 February, 1910 under the command of Lieutenant [[Chester William Nimitz|Chester W. Nimitz]].
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|fg=gold|bg=navy}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''U.S.S. ''Snapper''''' was one of five [[Octopus Class Submarine (1906)|''Octopus'' (or "C") class submarines]] completed for the [[U.S. Navy]].   
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''Snapper'' was commissioned on 2 February, 1910 under the command of Lieutenant [[Chester William Nimitz|Chester W. Nimitz]].
  
 
On 17 November, 1911, ''Snapper'' was redesignated '''C-5'''.
 
On 17 November, 1911, ''Snapper'' was redesignated '''C-5'''.
  
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In 1916, all five "C" class boats were stationed in the Panama Canal Zone, their crews living aboard {{US-Severn|f=p}}, assisted by the tug ''Potomac''.{{USNavalEstimatesVolII1916|p. 1553}}
  
 
==Captains==
 
==Captains==

Revision as of 15:06, 31 December 2014

U.S.S. Snapper (1909)
Hull Number: SS-16
Builder: Fore River[1]
Launched: 16 Jun, 1909[2]
Commissioned: 2 Feb, 1910
Decommissioned: 23 Dec, 1919
Sold: 13 Apr, 1920

U.S.S. Snapper was one of five Octopus (or "C") class submarines completed for the U.S. Navy.

Service

Snapper was commissioned on 2 February, 1910 under the command of Lieutenant Chester W. Nimitz.

On 17 November, 1911, Snapper was redesignated C-5.

In 1916, all five "C" class boats were stationed in the Panama Canal Zone, their crews living aboard U.S.S. Severn, assisted by the tug Potomac.[3]

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 127.
  2. ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 127.
  3. ↑ Estimates Submitted to the Secretary of the Navy, Volume II, 1916. p. 1553.
  4. ↑ Register of Officers, 1914. p. 44.

Bibliography


Octopus Class Submarine
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