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| − | |fg=gold|bg=navy}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''U.S.S. ''Tarpon''''' 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. ''Tarpon''''' was one of five [[Octopus Class Submarine (1906)|''Octopus'' (or "C") class submarines]] completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. |
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| + | ''Tarpon'' was commissioned on 23 November, 1909 with Lieutenant [[Prentiss Peck Bassett|Prentiss P. Bassett]] in command. | ||
On 17 November, 1911, ''Tarpon'' was redesignated '''C-3'''. | On 17 November, 1911, ''Tarpon'' was redesignated '''C-3'''. | ||
| − | = | + | 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== | ||
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| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutUS}}|name=Prentiss Peck Bassett|nick= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutUS}}|name=Prentiss Peck Bassett|nick=Prentiss P. Bassett|appt=23 November, 1909}} |
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Revision as of 11:05, 31 December 2014
| U.S.S. Tarpon (1909) | |
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| Hull Number: | SS-14 |
| Builder: | Fore River[1] |
| Launched: | 8 Apr, 1909[2] |
| Commissioned: | 23 Nov, 1909 |
| Decommissioned: | 23 Dec, 1919 |
| Sold: | 12 Apr, 1920 |
Service
Tarpon was commissioned on 23 November, 1909 with Lieutenant Prentiss P. Bassett in command.
On 17 November, 1911, Tarpon was redesignated C-3.
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 Prentiss P. Bassett, 23 November, 1909
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.
Bibliography
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