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|fg=gold|bg=navy}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''U.S.S. ''Octopus''''' 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-1'''. | |fg=gold|bg=navy}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''U.S.S. ''Octopus''''' was one of five [[Octopus Class Submarine (1906)|''Octopus'' (or "C") class submarines]] completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. | ||
''Octopus'' commissioned on 30 June, 1908 with Lieutenant [[Charles Edward Courtney|Charles E. Courtney]] in command. | |||
On 17 November, 1911, she was redesignated '''C-1'''. | |||
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<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Octopus''" nat="US">{{TenureListBegin|Captain of U.S.S. ''Octopus''}} | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Octopus''" nat="US">{{TenureListBegin|Captain of U.S.S. ''Octopus''}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutUS}}|name=Charles Edward Courtney|nick=Charles E. Courtney|appt=30 June, 1908|precBy=New Command}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{EnsUS}}|name=Thomas Earle Van Metre|nick=Thomas E. Van Metre|appt=10 July, 1909{{USOfficerReg1914|p. 52}}|as=Captain of U.S.S. C-1}} | {{Tenure|rank={{EnsUS}}|name=Thomas Earle Van Metre|nick=Thomas E. Van Metre|appt=10 July, 1909{{USOfficerReg1914|p. 52}}|as=Captain of U.S.S. C-1}} | ||
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Revision as of 19:27, 18 November 2014
| U.S.S. Octopus (1906) | |
|---|---|
| Hull Number: | SS-9 |
| Builder: | Fore River[1] |
| Ordered: | Act of April, 1904[2] |
| Launched: | 4 Oct, 1906[3] |
| Commissioned: | 30 Jun, 1908 |
| Decommissioned: | 4 Aug, 1919 |
| Sold: | 13 Apr, 1920 |
U.S.S. Octopus was one of five Octopus (or "C") class submarines completed for the U.S. Navy.
Octopus commissioned on 30 June, 1908 with Lieutenant Charles E. Courtney in command.
On 17 November, 1911, she was redesignated C-1.
Service
Captains
- Lieutenant Charles E. Courtney, 30 June, 1908
- Ensign Thomas E. Van Metre, 10 July, 1909[4]
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
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