Sub Movements
The purpose of this section is to document the deployments and dates that submarines were shifted around the United States by the Navy. In doing this it kept the crews and vessels trained and in repair and showed up things that needed to be fixed of changed or altered.
This is an accumulation of twenty years of discovery searching old newspapers and documents.
Sub Movements
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July 18, 1900; The Board of Naval Construction has decided to recommend to the Navy Department the purchase of the submarine torpedo-boat known as the "Improved Holland" the disposition of which was left open by secretary Long when he bought the Holland.
The Secretary of the Navy has selected the following names for the six new submarine boats: The Grampus, the Shark, the Pike, the Porpoise, the Adder and the Moccasin.
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September 23, 1901; On Monday, Sept. 33, the torpedo boat Nicholson and the submarine Porpoise were launched at the Crescent Shipyard, Elizabethport N. J. The Porpoise displaces on the surface, 120 tons; she will have a speed of 8 knots an hour above the water produced by engines of 100 horsepower, and will carry one torpedo tube.
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May 26, 1903; The submarine torpedo boats Pike and Grampus, built by the Union Iron Works and the only craft of this type constructed on the Pacific coast, have been preliminarily accepted by the government.
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June 11, 1903; The submarine Grampus at San Francisco.
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July 16, 1904; The cruiser Albany has been ordered out of commission at the Bremerton yard, and the submarine torpedo boat Plunger at New Suffolk, N . Y.
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November 22, 1904; For the first time since she reached the local Navy Yard, which Is now over two months, the submarine boat Porpoise yesterday made a trial under water. Lieut. Shaley gave a demonstration yesterday afternoon to a number of his friends who were visiting the yard. The little submarine craft went down under water for a period of ten minutes and then later for fifteen minutes. Both tests were satisfactory. The Porpoise is at present anchored back of the Cob Dock in Whitney Basin.
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December 11, 1904; The submarine Porpoise at the New York Navy Yard.
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November 24, 1906; The submarines Pike and Grampus have been placed out of commission at the Mare Island yard in order to receive extensive repairs.
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March 15, 1907; The submarine boats Shark and Porpoise left dry-dock yesterday and with the Plunger will sail for Annapolis at about the same time the larger vessels (battleships)leave. They will probably be used at the Naval Academy for the course in submarine instruction to be given the cadets In the near future.
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June 21, 1907; The submarines Porpoise, Plunger and Shark and the tug Nina at Newport.
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October 17, 1907; The Cuttlefish and Viper will be added to Second Flotilla - NEWPORT. R. I., Wednesday.—The Navy Department has accepted from the Electric Boat Company, of New York, the submarine torpedo boats Cuttlefish and Viper both of which vessels are now at this port. - These two with the Octopus and the Tarantula, will form the Second Submarine Flotilla under the command of First Lieutenant Charles E. Courtney. - The Third Torpedo Flotilla received orders today to proceed to Norfolk, Va. by way of New York and will sail to-morrow from Gardiner's Bay.
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December 13, 1907; NEW LONDON,Ct, a tug, towing submarine Shark, bound West
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April 24, 1908; Tug Nina and submarine Plunger at New York yard.
May 18, 1908; The submarines Tarantula Cuttlefish and Viper, escorted by the converted gunboat Hist entered the waters of the Brooklyn navy yard on Monday afternoon. Their commanding officers reported a very satisfactory trip from Annapolis. The four boats left the later place on Thursday but because of heavy fog were forced to make part of the run slowly. The tests that were conducted in the Chesapeake Bay are reported as quite satisfactory. The three submarines will go into dry dock soon.
June 1, 1908; The submarines Cuttlefish and Viper and the torpedo boats Porter, Tingey, Thornton, De Long and Hist at Kingston.
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June 25, 1908; The submarines Cuttlefish, Octopus, Tarantula and Viper and the tender Castine from Norfolk for Newport.
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July 1, 1908; The submarine Octopus and the tender Hist from Newport for New York yard.
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July 13, 1908; The submarine Plunger and the tug Nina from New York yard for Buzzards Bay.
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July 29, 1908; The gunboat Hist and the submarine Tarantula, Viper, Cuttlefish and Octopus have sailed from Newport for Gardiners Bay, the tug Nina and the submarine Plunger from Newport for New Bedford.
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July 30, 1908; The tug Nina and submarine Plunger have arrived at New Bedford.
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August 10, 1908; The tender Hist, submarines Cuttlefish, Tarantula, Viper, Octopus, the tug Nina and the submarine Plunger at Gardiners Bay.
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August 10 1908; The submarine Plunger, under the command of Ensign P. P. Bassett is the only craft of the first submarine flotilla here. (Gardiner's Bay in the cove called Bostwick Bay just off Gardiner's Island) The other submarines are the big brand new Octopus, the Tarantula, the Viper and the Cuttlefish. Lieutenant E. C. Courtney commands the Octopus, Lieutenant Joseph F. Daniels the Tarantula, Lieutenant D. C. Bingham the Viper Lieutenant E. J. G. Marquart the Cuttlefish, Lieutenant W. G. Mitchell is in command of all the torpedo boat destroyers here.
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August 17, 1908; The submarine Plunger at Newport
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September 18, 1908; After three days of preliminary work the naval board began the twenty-four hour endurance test of the submarines Cuttlefish, Tarantula and Viper this morning. The three boats were run over the measured mile course for awhile, then made a trip about the bay and later left for Long Island Sound. The boats will be run continuously under various conditions until 8 o'clock tomorrow morning, when they are expected back in Newport.
An explosion of gasoline on a barge at Mare Island yard yesterday (September 18) afternoon caused the death of Chief Machinist Theodore May and seriously injured Lieut. Julius S. Townsend, Chief Gunner's Mate M. H. Lehy and Chief Gunner's Mate Morrin. The submarine boats Grampus and Pike were badly scorched and narrowly escaped destruction.
It to generally believed that a lighted match thrown into the water ignited a quantity of refuse gasoline afloat on the surface and the flames were (unreadable word) rated to several hundred gallons of the inflammable fluid which had been pumped out of the tanks of the submarines Pike and Grampus which were mooring along side the boat.
San Francisco, September 18, 1908- An explosion of gasoline on a barge at Mare Island Navy Yard this afternoon caused the death of Chief Machinist Mate Theodore May and seriously injured Lieut. J. S. Townsend, Chief Gunners Mate M. H. Lehy and Chief Gunners Mate Morrin. The submarine boats Grampus and Pike were badly scorched and narrowly escaped destruction. The naval tugs Fortune and Unadilla caught fire and sustained considerable damage.
The barge carried 250 gallons of gasoline and was moored close to the submarines. The explosion, which was due to unknown causes, threw a great sheet of flame into the air and in an instant the barge was ablaze from end to end. May and half a dozen others on board at the time were forced to jump into the water. May was not missed until the flames were extinguished and it is thought he was drowned.
Burning oil was thrown over the submarines and in less than a minute both caught fire. The crews were caught like rats in a trap and it was with great difficulty that they were rescued.
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GAS0LINE FIRE IN CALIFORNIA NAVY YARD
Chief Machinist Dead and Two Missing Lighted Match Thrown on the Water and Refuse Gasoline Was Fired.
Vallejo, Cal., Sept 19-The gasoline fire in the navy yard yesterday wherein Theodore May, a chief machinist, lost his life and several men were were injured, is now believed to have cost three lives in all. Fred Martin, a bumboat boy and an Italian laborer whose name is not known, are missing and there is every reason to believe they perished In the water in which they plunged when the flames enveloped the workshop.
It Is generally believed that a lighted match thrown Into the water Ignited a quantity of refuse gasoline afloat on the surface and the flames were communicated to several hundred gallons of the inflammable
fluid which had been pumped out of the tanks of the submarines Pike and Grampus, which were moored alongside the float. Of the score of men who sprang from the open platform into the water, all were rescued with the exception of May, who could not swim, and possibly the boy and the Italian, who are believed to have disappeared below the surface unobserved. Four of the men inside the Grampus pulled down the hatch and remained imprisoned until the fire was extinguished.
When the search was abandoned late last night no bodies had been recovered. The fire caused a loss of about $20,000.00.
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November 7, 1908; The court-martial of Lieut. E. H. Dodd was concluded at Mare Island yard last Saturday. He was tried on the charge of neglect of duty as a result of the fire on September 18, which destroyed the floating machine shop of the submarines and did some damage to the tugs Fortune and Unadilla, with slight damage to the Pike and Grampus.
It is said that the findings of the court will be favorable to the accused. Lieut. Dodd showed that he bad taken due precautions in blowing the gasolene from the storage tank before going Into dry dock, and would have gone Into midstream for the purpose had a yard tug been available to tow the Grampus out there.
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September 19, 1908; The fifteen new submarines will be named: Stingray, Tarpon, Bonita, Snapper, Narwhal, Grayling, Salmon, Carp, Barracuda, Pickerel, Skate, Skipjack, Sturgeon, Thrasher, and Tuna.
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September 29, 1908; The submarine Plunger and tug Nina from Buzzards Bay for the Delaware Breakwater.
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October 10, 1908; The crews of the American Viper, Cuttlefish, and Octopus were injured by inhaling poisonous gases on the trip from New York to Norfolk.
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December 2. 1908; VALLEJO -The submarine boat Pike which has just been overhauled and repaired at the Mare Island navy yard, at a cost of $20,000, was put through a series of tests yesterday
The boat was submerged several times on one occasion staying under water for twenty minutes
The submarine Grampus which has also been refitted, will be tested next week.
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March 5, 1909;
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July 10, 1909; The tender Castine and the submarines Cuttlefish, Tarantula, Viper and Octopus have sailed from Newport for Provincetown.
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August 10, 1909; The gunboat Castine and submarines Cuttlefish, Octopus, Tarantula and Viper at Newport.
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September 12, 1909; The Fortune, the Grampus and the Pike from Mare Island for Sausalito.
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September 28, 1909;
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September 30, 1909; The tender Castine and submarines Cuttlefish, Plunger, Tarantula and Viper from New York to Newburgh.
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October 6, 1909; tender Castine and the submarines Cuttlefish, Plunger, Tarantula and Viper at New York.
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October 23, 1909; ...the parent ship Castine, the submarines Plunger, Tarantula and the Viper at Tompkinsville...
...The submarine Stingray was delivered to the government by the vessels contractors on the 11th instant, at the Navy Yard, Boston, Mass.
...The submarine Tarpon was delivered to the government by the vessels contractors on the 14th instant, at the Navy Yard, Boston, Mass.
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October 24, 1909; The Castine, the Tarantula, the Viper and the Plunger from Tompkinsville for Charleston.
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October 25, 1909; Delaware Breakwater, Oct. 25.—The submarine boat Viper, which came into this harbor last night, dragged aground last night off the northeast end of the breakwater and is still fast in the sand.
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November 20, 1909; Submarine Viper at Charleston
Submarines Grampus and Pike at Mare Island
November 27, 1909; The submarine Viper has arrived at Hampton Roads.
The tender Castine and the submarines from Hampton Roads for Charleston.
November 28, 1909; The Castine and the Viper, Hampton Roads for Charleston.
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December 17, 1909; The submarine Octopus and the tug Nina have sailed from Newport for Charleston
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December 21, 1909; The tender Nina and submarine Octopus battleship Georgia and training ship Hartford have arrived at Norfolk.
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December 27, 1909; The tender Nina and the submarine Octopus at Charleston
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January 10, 1910; The third submarine division of the Atlantic torpedo fleet has been organized and will consist of these submarine Grayling, Narwhal, Stingray, Tarpon, Bonita, Salmon and Snapper. The Castine and Nina will serve as tenders. This submarine division will remain at Boston until spring.
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June 3, 1910; Submarines Grampus and Pike from Mare Island for Tiburon.
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June 7, 1910; Submarines Grampus and Pike at Mare Island.
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June 15, 1910; Chaperoned by the collier Justin and tug Fortune, the submarine boats Grampus and Pike left Mare island, June 15th, on their first sea voyage. The destination of the boats is San Diego, where they will probably be kept permanently for experimental work in the clear water. Lieutenant Kirby Crittendon aboard the Pike will be in command and Ensign James P. Olding will be the officer in charge on the Grampus. The big collier and the tug will stand by the submarines to take them in tow In the event of rough weather being experienced.
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June 16, 1910; The submarines Tarantula, Cuttlefish and Viper at Cove Point.
The submarines Grampus and Pike at San Francisco.
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June 17, 1910; Submarines Grampus and Pike from San Francisco for Capitola.
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June 21, 1910; The submarine Viper and tug Standish at Cove Point.
Submarines Grampus and Pike from Port San Luis for Santa Barbara
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July 30, 1910; The submarines Viper, Cuttlefish and Tarantula and the tug Standish have arrived at Annapolis.
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August 29, 1910; Submarine Cuttlefish from Annapolis for Norfolk.
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September 15, 1910; The submarines Tarantula, Cuttlefish and Viper have arrived at Norfolk.
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September 21, 1910; Submarine Viper at Annapolis
September 26, 1910; Submarine Salmon from Boston for navy yard, New York.
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September 27, 1910; Salmon have arrived at navy yard. New York
The submarine Viper has sailed from Annapolis for Norfolk
September 28, 1910; Arrived: Submarine Viper at Norfolk.
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October 3, 1910; Training ship Severn, submarines Bonita, Grayling, Stingray and Tarpon at Atlantic Highlands. NJ.
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October 9, 1910; Submarine Cuttlefish at Norfolk.
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October 24, 1910; The gunboat Castine, the training ship Severn and the submarines Cuttlefish, Tarantula, Viper, Grayling, Bonita, Narwhal, Salmon, Snapper, Stingray and Tarpon at Solomons Island.
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November 22, 1910; Submarines Grayling, Bonita, Narwhal, Salmon. Snapper, Stingray and Tarpon. and tenders Castine and Severn from Annapolis for Solomons Island.
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March 6, 1911; The tenders Castine and Severn and the submarines Grayling, Bonita, Narwhal, Salmon, Snapper, Tarpon and Stingray have arrived at Annapolis.
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March 31, 1911; the submarine Octopus at New York yard.
Submarines Grayling, Salmon, Snapper, Tarpon, Stingray and Bonita at Annapolis.
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April 25, 1911; The submarine Bonita from Annapolis for a cruise in Chesapeake Bay.
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June 24, 1911; The seven submarines which comprise the third submarine division of the Atlantic torpedo fleet will leave Narragansett bay for a run to Gloucester. Mass. The entire trip will be made submerged, except for the possible necessity of coming to the surface to recharge batteries.
The submarine Grampus rammed the torpedo boat Rowan off San Diego, Cal and had a narrow escape from sinking.
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June 27, 1911; An explosion on the submarine Pike this afternoon caused by a "backfire" in the gasoline engine severely burned F. W. Elliott, a chief machinist; J O. Jeffries, machinist's mate, and L. B. Walker, electrician. Elliott is the most severely injured, but will recover.
Monday.—Three petty officers of the submarine Pike were seriously injured to-night by an explosion of gasoline. E. W. Elliott, chief machinist's mate, and J. W. Jeffries, first class machinist, were burned about the face and body and L. B. Walker, first class electrician, was burned about the hands and arms. He was the hero of the accident, however, for he rushed through the flames and pulled the switch on the switchboard, thereby saving others of the crew.
The injured men were taken at once to the Iris, tender of the Pacific torpedo fleet, and are under care of the ship's surgeon. Captain Ellis, of the Iris, to-night made a superficial investigation and announced that a Board of Inquiry will be convened to-morrow.
The Pike was anchored at the Coronado Wharf when the accident occurred. Eight men were aboard and had finished charging the batteries. They started the engine, when it backfired and the blaze shot into the group of men. Gasoline in the crank pit exploded with such force that the deck plates were lifted.
William Menefree, who was on deck unscrewing the muffler, lost all his hair in the flames.
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July 14, 1911; Tender Castine, the auxiliary Severn and the submarines Grayling, Bonita, Narwhal, Salmon, Snapper, Stingray and Tarpon at Newport.
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August 5, 1911; The submarines Grayling. Bonita, Narwhal, Salmon, Snapper, Stingray and Tarpon and the tenders Castine and Severn at Boston.
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August 16, 1911; The submarine Octopus has arrived at Sag Harbor.
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October 25, 1911; The Washington the Salem, the Bonita the Grayling, the Narwhal, the Salmon, the Snapper, the Stingray, the Tarpon and the Octopus have left Newport for New York.
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October 26, 1911; The submarines Bonita, Grayling, Narwhal, Salmon, Snapper, Stingray, Tarpon and Octopus from Newport for New York.
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October 27, 1911; The submarine Octopus from New London for Bridgeport en route to New York.
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November 1, 1911; The battleship Oregon,the cruisers California, South Dakota, Maryland, West Virginia, Colorado, Cincinnati, Buffalo and Raleigh, the destroyers Whipple, Hopkins, Hull, Truxtun, Paul Jones, Preble, Stewart, Lawrence, Farragut, Rowan, the supply ship Glacier, the collier Prometheus, the submarine Grampus and Pike and the tug Fortune and the gunboat Vicksburg from San Diego for San Pedro
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November 4, 1911; The Utah, the Delaware, the Florida, the Bonita, the Grayling, the Narwhal, the Salmon, the Snapper, the Stingray, the Tarpon, the Washington and the North Carolina are at Tompkinsville, Staten Island, NY, and the Octopus is at Navy Yard, NY.
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December 10, 1910; Herman William Ley, an electrician on board the United States submarine Grampus, was Injured by the blowing out of an intake valve and died at San Diego, Cal.
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February 12, 1912; Tonopah has been withdrawn from assignment to the Naval Militia of New Jersey and upon completion of repairs at the Navy Yard about March and return to duty as tender to the third submarines division, Atlantic torpedo fleet.
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March 2, 1912; The Castine the C-5, the D-l, the D-2 and the D-3 at Norfolk.
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March 23, 1912; The tenders Castine and Severn, the monitor Tonopah and the submarines C-2, C-3, C-4, C-5, D-1, D-2, D-3, E-1 and E-2 at Norfolk
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March 30, 1912; The tenders Castine and Severn, the monitor Tonopah and the submarines C-2, C-3, C-4, C-5, D-1, D-2, D-3, E-1 and E-2 at Norfolk
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April 4, 1912; The tenders Castine and Severn, the monitor Tonopah and the submarines C-2, C-3, C-4, C-5, D-1, D-2, D-3, E-1 and E-2 at Yorktown.
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April 24, 1912; Los Angeles, April 24.—As the result of a savage blow struck by a torpedo from the submarine Grampus, which tore an eighteen-inch hole in her hull below the water line, the cruiser Maryland was prevented from sailing to San Diego late last night, as was intended, and tonight lies just inside the breakwater with a flooded compartment and a 5 per cent list to starboard. The cruiser will be placed in dry dock immediately. It is expected that ten days will be required to repair the damage to her hull.
The torpedo was fired at the cruiser during the night maneuvers engaged in by the Maryland and the submarines Grampus and Pike. The maneuvers were carried on without lights, and the injury to the cruiser was not discovered for some little time after the torpedo was discharged against her side by the Grampus.
During practice in which the torpedo flotilla and submarines fired torpedoes at the Maryland, torpedoes with collapsible, heads were supposed to be used and one with a solid head was fired by mistake. The cruiser was struck nine feet below the water line.
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April 26, 1912; The C-3, the C-5, the D-l, the D-2, the D-3 and the E-2 at Norfolk.
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April 27, 1912; The Fortune, the A3 and the A5 left San Pedro for San Diego.
The damage that was done to the Maryland's hull a few days ago by a torpedo from the submarine Grampus has not been fully repaired because of the rush orders from the Navy department that sent the cruiser and destroyer to San Diego from San Pedro.
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May 16, 1912; The life saving station at Great Egg Harbor, near Atlantic City, reports a government submarine boat marked "C-2" is aground about four miles off shore. The vessel is lying easy in fourteen feet of water and the captain declined the assistance of life savers. He hopes to float his ship on the next high tide.
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June 13, 1912; The submarine E-2 has sailed from Newport for New York
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August 14, 1912; The F–3 from Port Townsend, Wa to Bremerton.
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August 15, 1912; The torpedo boats Fox and Davis, the cruiser Maryland and the submarine F-3 at Bremerton.
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August 18, 1912; the D-1 at Boston.
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August 19, 1912; The Tonopah, the Castine, the Severn, the C-2, the C-3, the C-4, the D–3, the E-1, the E-2 and the Stringham, from Newport for Provincetown. The D-2, from Newport for Providence.
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August 21, 1912; the Tonopah. the Castine. the Severn, the C-2, the C-3 the C-4 the D-3 the E-l, the E-2 and the Stringham, from Newport for Provincetown: the D-2 from Newport for Providence.
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September 27, 1912; The submarine boat C-2 is fast aground on Hogs Back in Hell Gate and two tugs have been rushed to the scene. Up to 2 p.m. the little submarine was still on the reef, but with the rising of the tide it is hoped to float her. She is not injured. The C-2 and three other Submarines left the Brooklyn navy yard this morning for Newport and was on her way through the channel when she grounded.
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October 13, 1912; The supply ship Supply and the submarine F-3 from Seattle to San Francisco.
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October 14, 1912; Lieutenant Charles E. Smith, commander of the submarine tender Alert, informed the Navy Department today that he hoped to float submarine F-l, which grounded off Port Watsonville, Cal, Saturday morning, on the high tide tomorrow. He stated that the boat was resting on a sandy bottom, was in good shape and was taking no water. Lieutenant James B. HowelI, commander of the grounded submarine, is on board the Alert.
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October 15, 1912; the Castine, the Tonopah, the Severn, the C-1 the C-2, the C-3, the C-4, the C-5, the D-1, the D-2, the D-3. the E-2 at North River.
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November 8, 1912; The tender Alert and the submarine F-3 at Mare Island.
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On January 1, 1913, Lieutenant Chester W. Nimitz was in command of the Atlantic Submarine Flotilla, with First Group consisting of submarines C-2, C-3, C-4, and C-5 under Lieutenant Lewis D. Causey, and Second Group consisting of submarines D-1, D-2, D-3, E-1, and E-2 under Lieutenant j.g. Claudius R. Hyatt. Nimitz was in command from May 1912 to March 1913.
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January 10, 1913; The tender Alert and the submarines F-1, F-2 and F-3 at San Diego.
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March 19, 1913; the submarines F-1, F-2 and F-3 and tender Alert at San Pedro.
The tenders Tonopah and Castine, and the submarines D-1, D-2, D-3 and E-l have sailed from Guantanamo for Neuvitas (Cuba).
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March 25, 1913; The Castine, the Tonopah, the D-1, the D-2, the D-3 and the E-l are at Jacksonville.
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April 6, 1913; The tenders Castine and Severn and submarines C-3, C-4 and C-5 at New York yard. The tender Alert and the submarines F-1, F-2, F-3 at San Pedro.
April 12, 1913; submarine C-3 from New York yard for Norfolk, the submarines D-1, D-2, D-3, E-1 and tender Tonopah from New York for Newport.
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April 29, 1913; the tender Alert and the submarines F - l . F-2. F-3 at San Pedro.
The tenders Castine and Severn and submarines C-2, C-3, C-4, C-5 and E-1 from Newport to Provencetown.
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May 13, 1913; The Tonopah the Castine the C-1 and the C-2 the C-3, the C-4 and the C-5 have left Newport for Norfolk
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June 3, 1913; The Alert, the F-l, the F-2, the F-3 and the Pittsburgh are at San Francisco.
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July 10, 1913; The tender Fortune and the submarine A-5 at Bremerton.
The tender Alert and the submarines F-1, F-2, F-3 and F-4 at San Diego.
July 13, 1913; tender Alert and the submarines F-1, F-2, and F-3 from San Francisco for San Diego
July 23, 1913; The tender Alert and submarines F-1, F-2, F-3 and F-4 have arrived at San Pedro.
The submarines D-1, D-2, D-3, E-l and E-2 have sailed from Newport for sea exercises with the fleet.
August 2, 1913; Acting Secretary Roosevelt has written congratulatory letters to Captain W. S. Benson, U. S. N".. commander of the battleship Utah the past year, to Lieut. Commander J. F. Hallweg, commanding the torpedo boat destroyer Burrows, and to Ensign W. R. Carter, commanding the submarine D-3, the vessels which won the engineering trophies In their respective classes during the competition last year.
September 20, 1913; Tonopah, D-1, D-2, D-3, E-1 and E-2 at Newport.
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January 23, 1914; The submarine H-3 has been assigned to duty with the second division of the torpedo flotilla of the Pacific fleet.
February 10, 1914; The Tonopah, the D-1, the D-2, the D-3, the E-1 and the E-2 arrived at New Orleans
The H-1, the H-2 and the Cheyenne arrived at San Pedro.
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March 20, 1914; The Tonopah, the D-l, the D-2 the D-3 the E-l and the E-2, from Pensacola to Panama City, Fla.
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April 14, 1914; the Tonopah, the D-1, the D-2, D-3 the E-1 and E-2 at Savannah
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April 25, 1914; Submarine C-4 from Philadelphia for New York.
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APRIL 29,1914; The Tonopah, the D-1 the D-2, the D-3, the E-l and the E-2, from Norfolk to New York yard.
The H-3 arrived at Tiburon, Cal.
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July 22, 1914; Submarine F-1 at San Francisco.
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July 24, 1914; The Tonopah, the D-1, the D-2, the D-3 the E-l and the E-2 from Washington to New
York.
The F-3 arrived at San Francisco.
August 1, 1914; August 15 U. S. cruiser, South Dakota towing submarine. (F-1)
August 1 U. S. cruiser, West Virginia towing submarine. (F-3)
"The first of the month the South Dakota 'and the West Virginia arrived towing two submarines, the F-l and F-3. The tender Alert is here and the two cruisers are on their way here again with the F-2 and F-4. The diving boats and. the tender will be stationed here permanently.”
August 15, 1914; August 15 U. S. cruiser, South Dakota towing submarine. (F-2)
August 15 U. S. cruiser, West Virginia towing submarine. (F-4)
August 24, 1914; F-2 & F-4 arrive Honolulu.
August 27, 1914; The pennant for combined efficiency in engineering and gunnery, in the submarine class for 1913-14, has been awarded to the B-3, commanded by Ensign C. Q. Wright. The vessel's standing was 91.185. The trophy for excellence in engineering has been awarded to submarine D-3, commanded by Ensign E. A. Logan, whose vessel attained a standing of 112.503
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September 24, 1914; Submarine H-3 at Bellingham, Wash.
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October 14, 1914; Submarine G-4 at New York yard.
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October 19, 1914; Tonopah, Mac Donough, D-l, D-2 and D-3, from New London, for Newport
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October 31, 1914; G-4 at New London
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November 19, 1914; tender Severn and submarines C-1, C-2, C-3, C-4 and C-5 at Porto Bello
December 9, 1914; submarines K-1, K-2, K-6 and K-5 from New London for cruise.
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January 13, 1915; K-3 & K-4, Iroquois, Bremerton for Mare Island.
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January 23, 1915; Submarines K-1, K-2, K-5 and K-6 have arrived at Charleston.
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January 30, 1915; The Severn, the Potomac, the C-1 the C-2, the C-3, the C-4 and the C-5 arrived at Cristobal.
February 12, 1915; Submarines D-1 and D- 2 at Norfolk
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April 7, 1915; LIEUT. LEO WELCH GOES TO COAST TO COMMAND NEW L-1 Lieut. Leo F. Welch who has been stationed here ever since the submarine division came, in command of the F-3, has been ordered to oversee the construction of and later to command the submarine L-1, which is now being built at San Pedro, Cal. The L submarines are the latest of undersea vessel. Lieut Welch will probably have command of the division as soon as it is put into commission.
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April 25, 1915; The D-1, the D-3 and the Standish arrived at Annapolis.
The Severn, the Potomac, the C-1, the C-2, the C-3, the C-4 and the C-5, from Almirante Bay to Cristobal.
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May 6, 1915; D-1, D-2 and D-3 sailed from Hampton Roads for New York.
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May 20, 1915; The Tonopah, the D-1 the D-2, the E-1, the E-2, the Ozark, the G-2, the G-4, the Fulton, the K-1, the K-2, the K-5 and the K-6 ,from North River to sea for maneuvers.
The D-3, the Yankton, the Ontario and the Sonoma arrived at New York Yard.
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June 2, 1915; The G-4 arrived at New York Navy Yard.
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June 6, 1915; The K-3, the K-4 the K-7 and the K-8, from San Pedro to Mare Island.
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July 3, 1915; The G-3 from New York to Bridgeport, Conn.
The Cheyenne, the H-l, the H-2 and the H-3 arrived at San Francisco.
The H-3 arrived at Mare Island.
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June 29, 1915; Tender Cheyenne and submarines H-l. H-2, H-3 from San Diego to San Francisco.
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June 30, 1915; US submarine H-3 is ashore 120 miles south of San Francisco, according to a wireless received at the Mare Island navy yard. The submarine is reported to be in no danger.
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July 30, 1915; The Cheyenne the H-l and the H-2 arrived at Mare Island.
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August 14, 1915; Trophies In engineering competition have been awarded by the Navy Department. In the submarine division the trophy was awarded to C-3, which made a mark of 116.787. The K-2 was second and the C-4 third. The C-3 was commanded during the competition year by Lieut W . L. Friedell. Twenty-seven submarines took part in the test and nine of them made marks higher than 100. In addition to C-2, K-2, and C-4, the three leaders, the others were C-2, K-4, C-5, K-3, A-4, and K-7.
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August 18, 1915; The submarine D-3, which went aground off the New England coast a week ago, arrived at the Navy Yard to-day. The vessel Is to be immediately put in dry dock so that the Yard officials can ascertain the exact amount of damage to her hull. The D-8, according to the officers. Is not so badly hurt a s was at first believed. A survey is to be made and the repair work will begin just as soon as orders are received from Washington.
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August 24, 1915; monitor Ozark and submarines G-1, G-2 and G-4 at Newport.
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September 7, 1915; tug Iroquois, submarines H-1, H–2 and H-3 at San Francisco.
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September 25, 1915; Submarines D-l, D-2, D-3 and E-1 have arrived at Newport.
SUBMARINES ORDERED REBUILT
WASHINGTON — Reconstruction of F-type submarines 1, 2 and 3 , at Mare
Island navy yard, was ordered by the navy department today.
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October 3, 1915; San Francisco - Sailed Oct. 3, U. S. S. Maryland convoying submarine flotilla K 3, K 4, K 7, K 8 for Honolulu.
October 16, 1915; collier Nanshan and tender Iroquois and submarines K-3, K-4, K-7 and K–8 at Honolulu.
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October 31, 1915; The F-1, F-2 and F-3, Iroquois the Maryland and the Nanshan from Honolulu to San Francisco via Hilo.
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November 1, 1915; Submarines K-1, K-2, K-5 and K-6 from Newport to New York Yard.
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November 3, 1915; Submarines K-1, K-2, K-5 and K-6, Ontario. MacDougal at New York Yards
November 13, 1915; Arrived San Francisco; US Cruiser Maryland towing submarine F-3, US Fuel ship Nanshan towing submarine F-2; US Tug Iroquois towing submarine F-1 from Honolulu.
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November 28, 1915; Submarine H-1, H-2 and H-3 from Long Beach for a cruise.
November 30, 1915; submarine H-1, H-2 and H-3 at San Diego.
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December 7, 1915; Cheyenne and submarines H-l. H-2, H-3 at San Pedro.
Submarines K-2, K-4, K-7 and K-8 at Pearl Harbor.
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December 8, 1915; Submarine E,-2 from New York yard for engineering trials
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December 9, 1915; Submarine E-2 at New York Yard.
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January 13, 1916; G-1, G-2 & G-4 New London for New York
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January 15, 1916; submarines G-l, G-2 and G-4 sailed from New London for New York yard.
Submarine H-1 from San Pedro for Mare Island.
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January 22, 1916; Cheyenne, submarines H-2 and H-3 at San Diego, Calif.
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February 12, 1916; The G-3 arrived at New York yard.
Submarines in construction and percent complete on this date;
Submarines - G-2, 92.0%: G-3, 88.6%: L-1, 98.9%: L-2, 98.5%: L-3, 98.1%; L-4. 98.1%: L-5, 88.5%: L-6, 76.8%; L-7, 74.8%; M–l, 94.6%; L-8, 72.4%; L-9, 91.3%: L-10, 90.6%; L-l l, 87.7%; N-l, 48.4%; N-2. 48.4%: N-3, 48.4%: N-4, 55.0%; N-5, 53.2%: N-6, 52.0%; N-7, 53.1%; O-l l, 1.8%; 0-12, 1.9%; 0-13, 1.9%.
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February 18, 1916; The (Engineering) delegates who have been holding their annual convention here set out from the New York Navy Yard at noon on Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels's yacht Dolphin, which had been turned over to them. Before they left they inspected the yard.
They saw a gang of workmen driving rivets into the hull the submarine D-3....
They had seen the little E-2 convalescing from its recent battery disaster, and had been told how the tiny vessel compared with a German U boat.
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March 18, 1916; Arrived from New York Navy Yard D-1 & D-2 New London.
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March 24, 1916; The D-l arrived at New York yard.
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April 8, 1916; C-1, C-2, C-3 & C-5, Severn and Potomac, Almierante Bay for Cristobal.
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April 11, 1916; The submarines C-1, C-2, C-3 and C-5 and tug Potomac have arrived at Cristobal
April 16, 1916; Submarines D-1, D-2 and Tender Tonopah at New London.
Submarine D-3 from Newport to New London
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April 20, 1916; Tender Tonopah and submarines D-1, D-2 and D-3 at (to) Block Island
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April 28, 1916; Tender Tonopah and submarines D-1, D-2 and D-3 have arrived at Block Island
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May 9, 1916; Submarines L-1 and L-5 at Provincetown, Mass
Submarine L-4 from Provincetown to Boston.
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May 10, 1916; submarine D-3 from Newport for Block Island
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June 3, 1916; The D-2 arrived at Newport.
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June 24, 1916; The D-3 from Block Island Sound to Philadelphia.
The L-1 the L-3 and the L-4 from Block Island Sound, to Philadelphia.
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July 16,1916; The G-3 arrived at Bridgeport
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August 17, 1916; submarine D-1 from New London for New York.
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August 29, 1916; Alert arrived at Pearl Harbor.
The K-3, the K-4, the K-7 and the K-8 arrived at Pearl Harbor.
The L-9 the L-10 and L-11 arrived at Boston
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August 30, 1916; Submarine K-6 at Cape May
Monitor Tallahassee at Cape May.
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October 19, 1916; Wesley MCCARTNEY, a gunner's mate on the submarine C-5, was killed
by the explosion of fumes in an empty gasoline tank on the boat while she was in dry dock at Cristobal.
October 20, 1916; Cheyenne, Submarines H-l, H-2 at Keyport, Wash
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October 25, 1916; The L-2 and the L-3 arrived at Boston.
The L-9 the L-10 and the L-l l arrived at Rappahannock Spit.
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October 26, 1916; submarines L-9. L-10 and L-l l at Norfork
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October 27, 1916; Submarine L-2 from Boston to Newport.
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October 28, 1916; Submarines L-2, L-1 and L-4 from Boston for sea.
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November 1, 1916; Submarines L-9, L-10 and L-11 at Boston
Submarines K-1, K-2, K-5 and K-6 and monitor Tallahassee from New London for New York.
Submarine L-1 from Boston for Block Island.
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November 4, 1916; Submarines H-1, H-2 and H-3 from Puget Sound for sea.
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December 5, 1916; Monitor Cheyenne and submarines H-1, H-2 and H-3 at Neah Bay, Wash.
Submarines K-5 and K6 from New York yard for Hampton Roads
Submarines L-1, L-3, L-4 and L-2 from Newport for Delaware Breakwater.
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December 8, 1916; Submarines H-1, H-2 and H-3 at Aberdeen, Wash.
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December 9, 1916; The L-l, the L-2, the L-3, the L-4 and the L-9 left Delaware Breakwater for Norfolk Yard.
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December 14, 1916; United States submarine H-3, commanded by Lieut. Commander H. R Bogusch, went ashore tn a fog early today on a shoal in Humboldt bay. The vessel was rolling heavily this morning at at an angle of- 45 degrees, but watchers ashore heard her whistle three blasts. "All safe”.
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December 15, 1916; Submarine L-3 at Norfolk
Submarine H-l and H-2 have sailed from Coos Bay for Eureka
Submarine H-3 from Astoria for Humboldt bar.
Cruiser Alert, submarine K-3, K-4, K-7, K-8 and cruiser St, Louis from Najoopoo (Napoopoo Hawaii?) for Pearl Harbor
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December 17, 1916; Submarines L-2, L-1, L-3 and L-9 arrived Norfolk.
Submarines H-1 and H-2 arrived Mare Island.
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December 20, 1916; monitor Tallahassee and submarines K-5 and K-6 at Charleston
Submarines L-1, L-2, L-3, L-4 and L-9 have sailed from Norfolk for Key West.
Submarines H-1 and H-2 from Mare Island for San Pedro
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December 21, 1916; The L-2 and the L-3 arrived at Newport. (Report has to be in error)
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December 30, 1916; The Monitor Ozark and the submarines L-10 and L-11 at Charleston.
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January 4, 1917; Submarines L-1, L-2, L-3, L-4 at Key West
Submarine D-2 from New London for New York yard
Submarines L-10, L-11 and Monitor Ozark from Jacksonville for Key West
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January 31, 1917; K-2 from New York for Beaufort, NC
Submarines L -1, L- 2, L- 3, L- 4, L- 9, L-10, and L - l l have arrived Pensacola;
Submarine H-3 from San Pedro for sea
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At this point the US has entered World War One and publication of all military movements has ceased.
February 19, 1919; Norfolk, US tender Savannah with 9 submarines bound for Guantanamo.
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March 5, 1919; Ensign Charles Williams who recently completed a course of Instruction at the United States Submarine Station at New London, Conn. has been assigned to the submarine D 3 headquarters at Philadelphia, Pa.
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October l l , 1919; US submarine M-1 passed City Island on a south bound course.
U S Submarine H-2 passed City Island on an east bound course
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February 15, 1921; noon; submarine K-4 submarine chaser cleared Marcus Hook.
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March 4, 1921; The US Submarine O-8 which went ashore off Penikese Island in Buzzards Bay today was dragged 300 feet by means of lines fastened to the Revenue Cutter Acushnet which is standing by. Although the undersea boat was not cleared another attempt will be made to float her at high tide late today. A crew of 30 officers and men are aboard the submarine which was bound for New London when she went aground.
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March 17, 1921; Westerly, R. I., March 17.—The submarine N-2, a coastal type boat, struck the Watch Hill Reef while maneuvering off here today and ran upon the rocks high and dry. Coast guards reported that Lieutenant Claude Farmer and his crew of 16 men would remain aboard.
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April 30, 1921; United States Submarine O-10 was aground off Montauk Point today. Captain Frank D. Barrien commandant of the submarine base here, sent to her assistance the naval tug Lykens but the tug was held up near New London by heavy fog. O-10 was retuning from the review of the Atlantic fleet off Hampton Roads by President Harding on Thursday. The crew is composed of 3 officers and 26 enlisted men under the command of Lieut. Carr.
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September 21, 1921; Washington, D. C . Sept. 20.—Safe arrival at Guantanamo bay, Cuba, of the American submarine R-27, which, while en-route from Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone, to Guantanamo, sent out a distress call Sunday night, was reported today to the navy department. The dispatch said the R-27 came in yesterday under Its own power but gave no details as to the trouble which led to the distress signals.
March 20, 1922; DELAWARE BAY AND RIVER,
Reedy Island. March 20.—Passed up: Navy tug towing submarine R-3, 2:1 5 PM
Marcus Hook. March 20. - Passed up: Tug KALMIA and navy tug towing submarine D-3, 4:5 0 P M.
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October 23, 1922; LOS ANGELES, Calif.. October 24; A fire which broke out early yesterday in the battery compartment of the submarine R 4 at Los Angeles harbor was brought under control yesterday afternoon. It was said a wire from a battery cell became grounded and that ventilating fans, running at the time caused the flames to spread. The damage was estimated at $1000 it was said.
Lieut P R Glutting, the commanding officer of the R 4 Lieut. L. F. Small and Chief Electrician William B. Craig were overcome by smoke while fighting the flames and were carried to safety by Benjamin E. W. White and Glenford C. Mills, electrician's mates.
Glutting, Small and Craig were reported to be in a serious condition last night. ( Glenford and White were also admitted to the hospital for smoke CO2 inhalation)
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December 14, 1923; Submarine S-26 is aground near Execution Rock, 25 miles east of Hell Gate, New York, but not in a dangerous position, according to a dispatch to the Navy department today from t h e commander of the third naval district. The submarine has asked assistance, which h a s been sent from Brooklyn navy yard, the message said.
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May 29, 1924; (Philadelphia ship movements noted)Reedy Island, May 28, Passed Up: Navy tug OWL towing Submarine T-2.
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August 19, 1924; US submarine S-34, which left the Mare Island Navy Yard this morning on maneuvers, went aground tonight about 6:45 o'clock on the Farallone Islands Just outside the Golden Gate. Distress signals were sent out and the United States Corry, also engaged in maneuvers, had started to the assistance of the S-34 when it freed itself and report it was no peril.
November 14, 1924; Among these arriving were the United States Submarines K-5 and K-6 which were towed from Hampton Roads.
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September 21, 1928; The Navy Department received a report today that the submarine S-17 went aground yesterday at Juan Point in Almirante Bay. ninety miles northeast of Coco Solo. Panama Canal Zone. The crew was uninjured and the vessel in no great danger, the report said. The S-17 is attached to
the control force at Coco Solo and carries a personnel of forty men. The mine sweeper Swan and the tug Bauaduce at once started efforts to pull the S-17 off. The forward part of the 876-ton craft was resting on a shoal and had a draft of nine feet, while the after part was in water forty feet deep.
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Feb. 4, 1930; The submarine 0-3, bound from New London, Conn., to Portsmouth, ran aground In a heavy snow on a ledge off the Rye coast between Ordiorne Point and the Wallis Sands coast guard station, a few miles south of Portsmouth harbor. She was aground five hours before the navy tug M. Mitchell Davis got her off shortly after 11. There was little damage to the submarine but she was still towed the rest of the way into Portsmouth Shipyard.
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March 1, 1931; The Camden has just come to Philadelphia after the completion of a 15,000-mile cruise, which started last October at New London, Conn., and took it all the way to Honolulu and back, escorting various types of submarines.
The initial stretch of its long cruise started on October 22, 1930, when four submarines, the S1, 18, 19 and 21 departed from New London for the Canal Zone. At the latter point these four ships were joined by the S20, and continued to Honolulu via San Diego.
The Rl to R20, stationed at Pearl Harbor, left their base on December 13 of last year on the 2300-mile voyage to San Diego, arriving there Christmas Eve. Leaving San Diego on January 5 of this year, the Camden and her twenty charges traversed the 2900. miles to the Canal Zone in fourteen days. From the
Canal Zone they proceeded Northward, nine going to New London in company with the Camden, and eleven leaving the formation at Delaware Breakwater and preceding to the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
The Camden after arriving at New London in company with the nine submarines, left them there and picked up nine other "subs" of the "O" class, which up to that time had been employed as school ships at the submarine base. These nine arrived here with the Camden last Sunday and with the other eleven, which came here earlier, will be taken from active service very shortly.
June 29, 1932; The Argonaut leaves in southern California waters her five sister subs, which will be divided into two units, the present division twelve to be reduced to the Narwhal and Nautilus and the fleet submarine Bass. Rotating division fifteen will be established, to be composed of fleet submarines Bonita and Barracuda, with the new fleet submarines Dolphin, Cachalot and Cuttlefish scheduled to be divided between the two divisions when they are commissioned later this year.
May 26, 1933; Tugs tonight were trying to haul the ex-United States submarine S-49 off Hinkley's Bar, near Carlston Island, on the Canadian side, where the craft has been hard aground since last night. The submarine is being towed to Chicago for the World's Fair. The water tonight was six feet deep at the ship's bow and sixteen feet at the stern. The damage is believed to be negligible.
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