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Revision as of 19:08, 19 September 2015
U.S.S. Orca (1914) | |
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Hull Number: | SS-34 |
Builder: | Union Iron Works[1] |
Launched: | 14 Mar, 1914[2] |
Commissioned: | 30 Oct, 1914 |
Decommissioned: | 20 Feb, 1923 |
Broken up: | 1931[3] |
U.S.S. K-3 was originally to be named U.S.S. Orca but was renamed in late 1911 – one of eight Haddock Class submarines completed for the U.S. Navy.
She commissioned on 30 October, 1914 with Lieutenant F. T. Chew in command.
Service
In early 1916, K-3, K-4, K-7 and K-8 were based in Pearl Harbor, their crews living aboard U.S.S. Alert.[4]
Captains
- Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Francis T. Chew, 1 January, 1914[5]
- Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Norman L. Kirk, before 1917[6]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 128.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 128.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 128.
- ↑ Estimates Submitted to the Secretary of the Navy, Volume II, 1916. pp. 1553-4.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1914. p. 46.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 52.
Bibliography
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