U.S.S. Skipjack (1911)
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U.S.S. Skipjack (1911) | |
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Hull Number: | SS-24 |
Builder: | Fore River Shipbuilding Company[1] |
Launched: | 27 May, 1911[2] |
Commissioned: | 14 Feb, 1912 |
Decommissioned: | 20 Oct, 1921 |
Sold: | 19 Apr, 1922 |
U.S.S. E-1, named U.S.S. Skipjack 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 Lieutenant Chester W. Nimitz in command.
Service
Captains
- Lieutenant Chester W. Nimitz, 14 February, 1912
- Lieutenant Raymond A. Deming, 26 September, 1917[3]
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