USS C-1
 USS Octopus (SS-9)
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Octopus |
| Builder | |
| Laid down | 3 August 1905 |
| Launched | 4 October 1906 |
| Sponsored by | Miss F. Webster |
| Commissioned | 30 June 1908 |
| Decommissioned | 4 August 1919 |
| Renamed | C-1, 17 November 1911 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 13 April 1920 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | C-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 105 ft 4 in (32.11 m) |
| Beam | 13 ft 11 in (4.24 m) |
| Draft | 10 ft 11 in (3.33 m) |
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| Propulsion |
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| Range |
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| Test depth | 200 feet (61.0 m) |
| Complement | 15 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | 2 × 18-inch (450 mm) bow torpedo tubes (4 torpedoes) |
USS C-1 (SS-9) was the lead ship of her class of submarines built for the United States Navy in the first decade of the 20th century.
Description
The C-class submarines were enlarged versions of the preceding
draft of 10 feet 10 inches (3.3 m). They displaced 240 long tons (240 t) on the surface and 273 long tons (277 t) submerged. The C-class boats had a crew of 1 officer and 14 enlisted men. They had a diving depth of 200 feet (61.0 m).[1]
For surface running, they were powered by two 240-
gasoline engines, each driving one propeller shaft. When submerged each propeller was driven by a 115-horsepower (86 kW) electric motor. They could reach 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) on the surface and 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) underwater. On the surface, the boats had a range of 776 nautical miles (1,437 km; 893 mi) at 8.13 knots (15.06 km/h; 9.36 mph) and 24 nmi (44 km; 28 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged.[1]
The boats were armed with two 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes in the bow. They carried two reloads, for a total of four torpedoes.[2]
Construction and career
C-1 was laid down by
Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. She served in Panamanian waters in training, and later, on patrol during World War I until 4 August 1919, when she was decommissioned at Coco Solo in the Panama Canal Zone
. Here, she was sold on 13 April 1920.
Notes
References
- Eger, Christopher L. (March 2021). "Hudson Fulton Celebration, Part II". Warship International. LVIII (1): 58–81. ISSN 0043-0374.
- Friedman, Norman (1995). U.S. Submarines Through 1945: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-263-3.
- Gardiner, Robert & Gray, Randal, eds. (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-85177-245-5.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entries can be found here and here.
External links
- Photo gallery of USS Octopus at NavSource Naval History