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Revision as of 19:00, 30 December 2014
Five Octopus class submarines[1] were completed for the U.S. Navy in 1909 and 1910. On 17 November, 1911, they would be redesignated the "C" class and given names C-1 through C-5, not to be confused with the submarines of Britain's "C" class.
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Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
Octopus | Fore River | 4 Oct, 1906 | 30 Jun, 1908 | Sold 13 Apr, 1920 | |
Stingray | Fore River | 8 Apr, 1909 | 23 Nov, 1909 | Sold 13 Apr, 1920 | |
Tarpon | Fore River | 8 Apr, 1909 | 23 Nov, 1909 | Sold 12 Apr, 1920 | |
Bonita | Fore River | 17 Jun, 1909 | 23 Nov, 1909 | Sold 13 Apr, 1920 | |
Snapper | Fore River | 16 Jun, 1909 | 2 Feb, 1910 | Sold 13 Apr, 1920 |
Design and Construction
Performance
Service
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.[2]
Torpedoes
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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