USS F-1
 F-1 in a West Coast harbor
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS F-1 |
| Builder |
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| Laid down | 23 August 1909, as USS Carp |
| Launched | 6 September 1911 |
| Sponsored by | Ms. J. Tynan |
| Commissioned | 19 June 1912 |
| Renamed | USS F-1, 17 November 1911 |
| Fate | Sunk by collision, 17 December 1917 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | F-class submarine |
| Displacement | 330 long tons (340 t) |
| Length | 142 ft 7 in (43.46 m) |
| Beam | 15 ft 5 in (4.70 m) |
| Draft | 12 ft 2 in (3.71 m) |
| Speed | 14 kn (16 mph; 26 km/h) |
| Complement | 22 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | 4 × 18 inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes |
USS F-1 (SS-20) was an
launched on 6 September 1911 sponsored by Ms. J. Tynan, renamed F-1 on 17 November 1911, and commissioned
on 19 June 1912.
Service history
Assigned to the First Submarine Group, Pacific Torpedo Flotilla, F-1 operated in the
San Pedro, California
, then in San Diego Harbor.
In late 1912, the boat — which then held the world's deep diving record, descending to 283 ft (86 m) — slipped her mooring at Port Watsonville in Monterey Bay, California, and grounded on a nearby beach. While most of the crew of 17 safely evacuated, two men died in the incident.[1]
From 21 July 1914 to 14 November 1915, the flotilla was based at
Naval Submarine Base Pearl Harbor for development operations in the Hawaiian Islands
.
F-1 was
port side torn forward of the engine room.[2] Nineteen of her men were lost; the remaining three were rescued by the submarines with which she was operating.[2]
Plans for the F-class submarines of the US Navy
Notes
- ^ "Submarine Wrecked in Surf". Popular Mechanics Magazine. January 1913. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
- ^ ISBN 1-55750-531-4.
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
External links
- Photo gallery of USS F-1 at NavSource Naval History
- On Eternal Patrol: USS F-1
Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in December 1917 | |
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