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She was commissioned on 31 January, 1914 with Ensign [[Radford Moses]] in command.
 
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Latest revision as of 09:29, 27 April 2018

U.S.S. Cachalot (1913)
Hull Number: SS-33
Builder: Fore River Shipbuilding Company[1]
Launched: 4 Oct, 1913[2]
Commissioned: 31 Jan, 1914
Decommissioned: 9 Mar, 1923
Broken up: 1931[3]
U.S.S. K-2, originally to be named U.S.S. Cachalot was one of eight Haddock Class submarines completed for the U.S. Navy.

She was commissioned on 31 January, 1914 with Ensign Radford Moses in command.

Service

In early 1916, K-2, K-1 and K-5 were sent to Pensacola, Florida, their crews accommodated aboard Tallahassee.[4]

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 128.
  2. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 128.
  3. Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 128.
  4. Estimates Submitted to the Secretary of the Navy, Volume II, 1916. pp. 1553-4.
  5. Register of Officers, 1914. p. 52.
  6. Register of Officers, 1915. p. 48.
  7. Register of Officers, 1916. p. 50.
  8. Register of Officers, 1917. p. 50.
  9. Register of Officers, 1922. pp. 74-75.

Bibliography


Haddock Class Submarine
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