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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]]. | + | |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'''. | ||
| − | = | + | 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 11:06, 31 December 2014
| U.S.S. Snapper (1909) | |
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| 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 |
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
- Lieutenant Chester W. Nimitz, 2 February, 1910
- Lieutenant (Junior Grade) John W. Rankin, before 1 January, 1914[4]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 127.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 127.
- ↑ Estimates Submitted to the Secretary of the Navy, Volume II, 1916. p. 1553.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1914. p. 44.
Bibliography
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