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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]].  On 17 November, 1911, she was redesignated '''C-5'''.
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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]].
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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}}
  
 
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* {{LtJGUS}} [[John Wilkes Rankin|John W. Rankin]], 19 June, 1908{{USOfficerReg1914|p. 44}}|as=Captain of U.S.S. C-5
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{{Tenure|rank={{EnsUS}}|name=Worrall Reed Carter|nick=Worrall R. Carter|appt=1911{{USOfficerReg1912|p. 54}}{{USOfficerReg1911|p. 46}}|end=after 1 January, 1912{{USOfficerReg1912|p. 54}}}}
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutUS}}|name=Elmo Hamilton Williams|nick=Elmo H. Williams|appt=15 September, 1914{{USOfficerReg1916|p. 38}}|end=after 1 January, 1917{{USOfficerReg1917|p. 36}}}}
 
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Latest revision as of 09:28, 27 April 2018

U.S.S. Snapper (1909)
Hull Number: SS-16
Builder: Fore River Shipbuilding Company[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, 1911. p. 46.
  5. ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 54.
  6. ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 46.
  7. ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 54.
  8. ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 46.
  9. ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 54.
  10. ↑ Register of Officers, 1914. p. 44.
  11. ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 50.
  12. ↑ Register of Officers, 1914. p. 44.
  13. ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 50.
  14. ↑ Register of Officers, 1914. p. 44.
  15. ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 38.
  16. ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 38.
  17. ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 36.

Bibliography


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