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− | |decomm= | + | |decomm=25 Jul, 1921 |
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− | |fg=gold|bg=navy}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''U.S.S. ''Tarantula''''' was one of three [[Viper Class Submarine (1906)|''Viper'' (or "B") class submarines]] completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] | + | |fg=gold|bg=navy}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''U.S.S. ''Tarantula''''' was one of three [[Viper Class Submarine (1906)|''Viper'' (or "B") class submarines]] completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. |
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
+ | ''Tarantula'' was launched on 30 March 1907 sponsored by Mrs. George S. Radford, wife of Naval Constructor Radford, and commissioned on 3 December, 1907 under the command of Lieutenant [[Joseph Francis Daniels|J. F. Daniels]]. | ||
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+ | ''Tarantula'' was redesignated as '''B-3''' on 17 November, 1911. | ||
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+ | In 1916, all three "B" class boats were stationed in the Philippines in Manila Bay along with six [[Plunger Class Submarine (1901)|"A" class]] boats, their crews living aboard their tenders {{US-Monadnock}} and {{US-Mohican}}.{{USNavalEstimatesVolII1916|p. 1553}} | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
− | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. '' | + | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''B-3''" nat="US"> |
− | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutUS}}|name=Joseph Francis Daniels|nick=Joseph F. Daniels|appt=3 December, 1907{{USOfficerReg1908|p. 36}}|end=after 1 January, 1909{{USOfficerReg1909|p. 34}}|precBy=New Command|as=Captain of U.S.S. ''Tarantula''}} | |
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{EnsUS}}|name=Archer Meredith Ruland Allen|nick=Archer M. R. Allen|appt=before 1 January, 1911{{USOfficerReg1911|p. 50}}|as=Captain of U.S.S. ''Tarantula''}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{EnsUS}}|name=Carroll Quinn Wright, Jr.|nick=Carroll Q. Wright, Jr.|appt=before 1914{{USOfficerReg1914|p. 60}}|end=1915}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LtJGUS}}|name=Joseph Reesman Mann, Jr.|nick=Joseph R. Mann, Jr.|appt=1915{{USOfficerReg1916|p. 54}}{{USOfficerReg1915|p. 60}}|end=1916{{USOfficerReg1917|p. 60}}}} | ||
+ | {{Tenure|rank={{LtJGUS}}|name=Solomon Haddon Geer|nick=Solomon H. Geer|appt=1916{{USOfficerReg1917|p. 60}}{{USOfficerReg1916|p. 54}}}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Latest revision as of 09:28, 27 April 2018
U.S.S. Tarantula (1907) | |
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Hull Number: | SS-12 |
Builder: | Fore River Shipbuilding Company[1] |
Ordered: | Act of April, 1904[2] |
Launched: | 30 Mar, 1907[3] |
Commissioned: | 3 Dec, 1907 |
Decommissioned: | 25 Jul, 1921 |
Expended: | 1922[4] |
Fate: | as target |
Service
Tarantula was launched on 30 March 1907 sponsored by Mrs. George S. Radford, wife of Naval Constructor Radford, and commissioned on 3 December, 1907 under the command of Lieutenant J. F. Daniels.
Tarantula was redesignated as B-3 on 17 November, 1911.
In 1916, all three "B" class boats were stationed in the Philippines in Manila Bay along with six "A" class boats, their crews living aboard their tenders Monadnock and Mohican.[5]
Captains
- Lieutenant Joseph F. Daniels, 3 December, 1907[6] – after 1 January, 1909[7]
- Ensign Archer M. R. Allen, before 1 January, 1911[8]
- Ensign Carroll Q. Wright, Jr., before 1914[9] – 1915
- Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Joseph R. Mann, Jr., 1915[10][11] – 1916[12]
- Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Solomon H. Geer, 1916[13][14]
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.
- ↑ 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, 1908. p. 36.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. p. 34.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 50.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1914. p. 60.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 54.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 60.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 60.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 60.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 54.
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