U.S.S. Snapper (1909)

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

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

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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. Register of Officers, 1914. p. 44.

Bibliography


Octopus Class Submarine
Octopus Stingray Tarpon Bonita Snapper
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