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 |
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
- Ensign Thomas E. Van Metre, 10 July, 1909[5]
- Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Deupree J. Friedell, 1915[6]
- Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Lawrence F. Rolfsnider, before 1916[7]
- Lieutenant (Junior Grade) George W. D. Dashiell, 1916[8][9]
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, 1914. p. 52.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 50.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 50.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 50.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 58.
Bibliography
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