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+ | The flotilla is now just a single submarine under the personal command of the flotilla commander, and the same tender. {{US-Porpoise}} and {{US-Shark}} have left to provide "Special Service",{{USOfficerReg1909|pp. 223, 241}} which would prove to be being deck-transported to the Philippines, where they would soon be operating out of Cavite.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Porpoise_(SS-7) Wikipedia].</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:23, 3 November 2015
The Submarine Torpedo Flotilla was a submarine formation in the United States Navy first formed in 1907.
History
January, 1908
The flotilla has three Plunger class submarines and a tender. Flotilla is under the command of Lieutenant Castle, in Shark.
Stationed at ? | |||||
Tender | |||||
Nina | |||||
Submarines | |||||
Plunger | Porpoise | Shark |
January, 1909
The flotilla is now just a single submarine under the personal command of the flotilla commander, and the same tender. Porpoise and Shark have left to provide "Special Service",[1] which would prove to be being deck-transported to the Philippines, where they would soon be operating out of Cavite.[2]
Stationed at ? | |||||
Tender | |||||
Nina | |||||
Submarine | |||||
Plunger |
In Command
- Lieutenant Guy W. S. Castle, 1907[3] – 1908[4][5] (and in command of Shark)
- Ensign Prentiss P. Bassett, 1908[6][7]
Footnotes
Bibliography
See Also