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{{Tenure|rank={{LieutUS}}|name=Charles Edward Courtney|nick=Charles E. Courtney|appt=30 June, 1908|precBy=New Command|as=Captain of U.S.S. ''Octopus''}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutUS}}|name=Charles Edward Courtney|nick=Charles E. Courtney|appt=30 June, 1908|precBy=New Command|as=Captain of U.S.S. ''Octopus''}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutUS}}|name=Simeon Burke Smith|nick=Simeon B. Smith|appt=before 1 January, 1911{{USOfficerReg1911|p. 36}}|end=1911{{USOfficerReg1911|p. 36}}{{USOfficerReg1912|p. 60}}|as=Captain of U.S.S. ''Octopus''}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LieutUS}}|name=Simeon Burke Smith|nick=Simeon B. Smith|appt=before 1 January, 1911{{USOfficerReg1911|p. 36}}|end=1911{{USOfficerReg1911|p. 36}}{{USOfficerReg1912|p. 60}}|as=Captain of U.S.S. ''Octopus''}} | ||
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{EnsUS}}|name=Thomas Earle Van Metre|nick=Thomas E. Van Metre|appt=1911{{USOfficerReg1912|p. 60}}|end= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{EnsUS}}|name=Thomas Earle Van Metre|nick=Thomas E. Van Metre|appt=1911{{USOfficerReg1912|p. 60}}|end=20 January, 1914<ref>"The Navy Gazette". ''Army and Navy Register''. 24 January, 1914. Vol. '''LV''', No. '''1,749''', p. 119.</ref>}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LtJGUS}}|name=Deupree Julien Friedell|nick=Deupree J. Friedell|appt= | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LtJGUS}}|name=Deupree Julien Friedell|nick=Deupree J. Friedell|appt=21 January, 1914<ref>"The Navy Gazette". ''Army and Navy Register''. 24 January, 1914. Vol. '''LV''', No. '''1,749''', p. 119.</ref>}} |
| − | {{Tenure|rank={{LtJGUS}}|name=Lawrence Fairfax | + | {{Tenure|rank={{LtJGUS}}|name=Lawrence Fairfax Reifsnider|nick=Lawrence F. Reifsnider|appt=before 1916{{USOfficerReg1916|p. 50}}}} |
{{Tenure|rank={{LtJGUS}}|name=George Wilson Davison Dashiell|nick=George W. D. Dashiell|appt=1916{{USOfficerReg1916|p. 50}}{{USOfficerReg1917|p. 58}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LtJGUS}}|name=George Wilson Davison Dashiell|nick=George W. D. Dashiell|appt=1916{{USOfficerReg1916|p. 50}}{{USOfficerReg1917|p. 58}}}} | ||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Latest revision as of 09:28, 27 April 2018
| U.S.S. Octopus (1906) | |
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| Hull Number: | SS-9 |
| Builder: | Fore River Shipbuilding Company[1] |
| Ordered: | Act of April, 1904[2] |
| Launched: | 4 Oct, 1906[3] |
| Commissioned: | 30 Jun, 1908 |
| Decommissioned: | 4 Aug, 1919 |
| Sold: | 13 Apr, 1920 |
Service
Octopus was commissioned on 30 June, 1908 with Lieutenant Charles E. Courtney in command.
On 17 November, 1911, she was redesignated C-1.
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.[4]
Captains
- Lieutenant Charles E. Courtney, 30 June, 1908
- Lieutenant Simeon B. Smith, before 1 January, 1911[5] – 1911[6][7]
- Ensign Thomas E. Van Metre, 1911[8] – 20 January, 1914[9]
- Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Deupree J. Friedell, 21 January, 1914[10]
- Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Lawrence F. Reifsnider, before 1916[11]
- Lieutenant (Junior Grade) George W. D. Dashiell, 1916[12][13]
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.
- ↑ 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. 36.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. p. 36.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 60.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 60.
- ↑ "The Navy Gazette". Army and Navy Register. 24 January, 1914. Vol. LV, No. 1,749, p. 119.
- ↑ "The Navy Gazette". Army and Navy Register. 24 January, 1914. Vol. LV, No. 1,749, p. 119.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 50.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 50.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 58.
Bibliography
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