U.S.S. Sturgeon (1911)
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U.S.S. Sturgeon (1911) | |
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Hull Number: | SS-25 |
Builder: | Fore River Shipbuilding Company[1] |
Launched: | 15 Jun, 1911[2] |
Commissioned: | 14 Feb, 1912 |
Decommissioned: | 20 Oct, 1921 |
Sold: | 19 Apr, 1922 |
U.S.S. E-2, named U.S.S. Sturgeon until shortly before completion, was one of two Skipjack (or "E") class submarines completed for the U.S. Navy.
She commissioned on 14 February, 1912 with Ensign Clarence N. Hinkamp in command.
Service
On 15 January 1916 , E-2 suffered a battery explosion and fire during dockside tests of a new nickel battery intended to eliminate dangers of chlorine gas release. Four men were killed and seven injured. Lieutenant Chester W. Nimitz led the investigation which cleared E-2's commanding officer Lieutenant Charles M. Cooke, Jr. of blame in the incident.
Captains
- Ensign Clarence N. Hinkamp, 14 February, 1912 – 1912[3]
- Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Dallas C. Laizure, 1912[4] – 1914[5]
- Ensign Edwin J. Gillam, 1914[6][7] – 1915[8]
- Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Charles M. Cooke, Jr., before 1916[9]
- Lawrence F. Reifsnider, c. 1917[10]
- Lieutenant Wallis Gearing, 25 March, 1918[11]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 127.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. p. 127.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 46.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 46.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 54.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 54.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1914. p. 46.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 48.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 48.
- ↑ "ADMIRAL REIFSNIDER, 37 YEARS IN THE NAVY." The New York Times, May 16, 1956 p. 35.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1919. pp. 66-67.
Bibliography
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