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Revision as of 15:00, 30 December 2014

Five Octopus class submarines[1] were completed for the U.S. Navy in 1909 and 1910. On 17 November, 1911, they would be redesignated the "C" class and given names C-1 through C-5, not to be confused with the submarines of Britain's "C" class.

Overview of 5 vessels
Citations for this data available on individual ship pages
Name Builder Laid Down Launched Completed Fate
Octopus Fore River 4 Oct, 1906 30 Jun, 1908 Sold 13 Apr, 1920
Stingray Fore River 8 Apr, 1909 23 Nov, 1909 Sold 13 Apr, 1920
Tarpon Fore River 8 Apr, 1909 23 Nov, 1909 Sold 12 Apr, 1920
Bonita Fore River 17 Jun, 1909 23 Nov, 1909 Sold 13 Apr, 1920
Snapper Fore River 16 Jun, 1909 2 Feb, 1910 Sold 13 Apr, 1920

Design and Construction

Performance

Service

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.[2]

Torpedoes

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Footnotes

  1. It is uncertain if they were ever called such.
  2. Estimates Submitted to the Secretary of the Navy, Volume II, 1916. p. 1553.

Bibliography

  • Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).


Octopus Class Submarine
Octopus Stingray Tarpon Bonita Snapper
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