C-3

LT John Rodney Marsh, Commanding Officer of the USS C-3 in 1918, Panama.

Photo courtesy of John Marsh, son of John Rodney Marsh. MAY NOT be reused without permission.

C-3 crew on deck in Coco Solo, Panama, 1918. LT Marsh is standing at end of gangplank, fifth man from the left in this photo. The caption on the back says that two crews are shown in this photo. That would explain the number of men shown here. The normal crew complement for a C-class boat was 15.

Photo courtesy of John Marsh, son of John Rodney Marsh.

C-3 returning from a dive on the auspicious day of November 11, 1918. It was Armistice Day and World War I had just ended. Word of the Armistice had just been received and the boat's air whistle was tied open and allowed to blow in celebration of the great victory over the Central Powers.

On the bridge, left to right is LT Marsh, Seaman West, and EM1 Locke. On deck (L to R) is GM2 Babcock, CGM Drury, GM3 Bailey, and Seaman Cormier. Bailey and Cormier are set to throw heaving lines to the pier.

Photo courtesy of John Marsh, son of John Rodney Marsh.

C-3 making her way through the Gaillard Cut halfway through the Panama Canal, circa 1918. Awnings have been rigged to shield the crew from the oppressive equatorial heat.

Photo in the private collection of Ric Hedman.

The twin torpedo tubes of the C-3. The sight glasses in the middle indicated how much water was in the tubes. They had to be dry before opening the breech doors.

Photo from the collection of MMCM(SS) Rick Larson, USN (Ret.)

The engine room of the C-3 looking aft past the twin Electric Boat/Craig gasoline engines. In the back of the photo are the main propulsion motors.

Photo from the collection of MMCM(SS) Rick Larson, USN (Ret.)

C-3 firing a torpedo on the surface from the port side (number 2) tube. This photo was taken from the bridge.

Photo from the collection of MMCM(SS) Rick Larson, USN (Ret.)

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