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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutUS}}|name=Prentiss Peck Bassett|nick=Prentiss P. Bassett|appt=23 November, 1909|precBy=New Command|as=Captain of U.S.S. ''Tarpon''}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutUS}}|name=Prentiss Peck Bassett|nick=Prentiss P. Bassett|appt=23 November, 1909|precBy=New Command|as=Captain of U.S.S. ''Tarpon''}} | ||
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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutUS}}|name=Lloyd Van Horn Armstrong|nick=Lloyd Van H. Armstrong|appt=before 1 January, 1919{{USOfficerReg1919|pp. 68-69}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutUS}}|name=Lloyd Van Horn Armstrong|nick=Lloyd Van H. Armstrong|appt=before 1 January, 1919{{USOfficerReg1919|pp. 68-69}}}} | ||
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Revision as of 17:47, 31 October 2015
| U.S.S. Tarpon (1909) | |
|---|---|
| Hull Number: | SS-14 |
| Builder: | Fore River[1] |
| Launched: | 8 Apr, 1909[2] |
| Commissioned: | 23 Nov, 1909 |
| Decommissioned: | 23 Dec, 1919 |
| Sold: | 12 Apr, 1920 |
U.S.S. Tarpon was one of five Octopus (or "C") class submarines completed for the U.S. Navy.
Service
Tarpon was commissioned on 23 November, 1909 with Lieutenant Prentiss P. Bassett in command.
On 17 November, 1911, Tarpon was redesignated C-3.
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
- Lieutenant Prentiss P. Bassett, 23 November, 1909
- Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Kenneth Whiting, before 1 January, 1911[4]
- Ensign John W. Barnett, Jr., before 1 January, 1912[5] – 1912[6][7]
- Lieutenant (Junior Grade) James Parker, Jr., 1912[8][9] – after 1 January, 1913[10]
- Lieutenant Lloyd Van H. Armstrong, before 1 January, 1919[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.
- ↑ Estimates Submitted to the Secretary of the Navy, Volume II, 1916. p. 1553.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 38.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 52.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 52.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 42.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 42.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 52.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 42.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1919. pp. 68-69.
Bibliography
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