U.S.S. Cuttlefish (1906)
From The Dreadnought Project
| U.S.S. Cuttlefish (1906) | |
|---|---|
| Hull Number: | SS-11 |
| Builder: | Fore River Shipbuilding Company[1] |
| Ordered: | Act of April, 1904[2] |
| Launched: | 1 Sep, 1906[3] |
| Commissioned: | 18 Oct, 1907 |
| Decommissioned: | 12 Dec, 1919 |
| Expended: | 1922[4] |
| Fate: | as target |
Service
Cuttlefish commissioned on 18 October 1907 with Lieutenant E. J. Marquart in command, and reported to the Second Submarine Flotilla, Atlantic Fleet.
Cuttlefish was redesignated as B-2 on 17 November, 1911.
In 1916, all three "B" class boats were stationed in the Philippines in Manila Bay along with six "A" class boats, their crews living aboard their tenders Monadnock and Mohican.[5]
Captains
- Lieutenant Edward J. Marquart, 18 October, 1907[6] – after 1 January, 1909[7]
- Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Stuart E. Bray, before 1917[8]
- Lieutenant Alfred H. Baisley, before 1 January, 1919[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.
- ↑ 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, 1908. p. 34.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. p. 32.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 62.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1919. pp. 64-65.
Bibliography
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