U.S.S. Stingray (1909)
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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]
- Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Schuyler Mills, before 1917[5]
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