U.S.S. Octopus (1906)
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U.S.S. Octopus (1906) | |
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Hull Number: | SS-9 |
Builder: | Fore River[1] |
Ordered: | Act of April, 1904[2] |
Launched: | 4 Oct, 1906[3] |
Commissioned: | 30 Jun, 1908 |
Decommissioned: | 4 Aug, 1919 |
Sold: | 13 Apr, 1920 |
U.S.S. Octopus was one of five Octopus (or "C") class submarines completed for the U.S. Navy.
Octopus commissioned on 30 June, 1908 with Lieutenant Charles E. Courtney in command.
On 17 November, 1911, she was redesignated C-1.
Service
Captains
- Lieutenant Charles E. Courtney, 30 June, 1908
- Ensign Thomas E. Van Metre, 10 July, 1909[4]
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