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− | |fg=gold|bg=navy}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''U.S.S. ''Stingray''''' was one of five [[Octopus Class Submarine (1906)|''Octopus'' (or "C") class submarines]] completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. commissioned on 23 November 1909 | + | |fg=gold|bg=navy}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''U.S.S. ''Stingray''''' was one of five [[Octopus Class Submarine (1906)|''Octopus'' (or "C") class submarines]] completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. |
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+ | ''Stingray'' was commissioned on 23 November, 1909 with Ensign [[Eldred Bewes Armstrong|Eldred B. Armstrong]] in command. | ||
On 17 November, 1911, ''Stingray'' was redesignated '''C-2'''. | On 17 November, 1911, ''Stingray'' was redesignated '''C-2'''. | ||
− | = | + | 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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U.S.S. Stingray (1909) | |
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Hull Number: | SS-13 |
Builder: | Fore River[1] |
Launched: | 8 Apr, 1909[2] |
Commissioned: | 23 Nov, 1909 |
Decommissioned: | 23 Dec, 1919 |
Sold: | 13 Apr, 1920 |
U.S.S. Stingray was one of five Octopus (or "C") class submarines completed for the U.S. Navy.
Service
Stingray was commissioned on 23 November, 1909 with Ensign Eldred B. Armstrong in command.
On 17 November, 1911, Stingray was redesignated C-2.
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
- Ensign Eldred B. Armstrong, 23 November, 1909
- Ensign Lewis Hancock, Jr., 5 July, 1910[4]
See Also
Footnotes
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