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|Displacement:
|Displacement:
|238 tons surfaced, 275 tons submerged<ref>Fitzsimons, Bernard, ed. ''Illustrated Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Weapons and Warfare'' (London: Phoebus, 1978), Volume 19, p.2037, "''Octopus''".</ref>
|238 tons
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|Length:
|Length:
|105 feet 4 inches
|105 ft 4 in (32 m)
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|Beam:
|Beam:
|13 feet 11 inches
|13 ft 11 in (4.2 m)
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|Draft:
|Draft:
|10 feet
|10 ft (30.5 m)
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|Propulsion:
|Craig gasoline engines, electric motors: two shafts
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|Speed:
|Speed:
|10 knots (19 km/h) surfaced, 9 knots submerged<ref>''ibid.''</ref>
|10 knots
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|Complement:
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|Armament:
|Armament:
|2 x 18 in (457 mm) [[torpedo tube]]]s, bow (four [[torpedo]]es)<ref>''ibid.''</ref>
|2 &times; 18-inch torpedo tubes
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'''USS ''C-2'' (SS-13)''' was a [[United States C class submarine|''C''-class submarine]] of the [[United States Navy]]. Her keel was laid down by [[Fore River Shipbuilding]] Company in [[Quincy, Massachusetts]], under a subcontract from [[Electric Boat]] Company, as ''Stingray'', making her the first ship of the United States Navy named for the [[stingray]], a large [[batoidea|ray]] with a whiplike tail and sharp spines capable of inflicting severe wounds. ''Stingray'' was [[ship naming and launching|launched]] on [[8 April]] [[1909]] sponsored by Miss E. Stevens, and [[ship commissioning|commissioned]] on [[23 November]] [[1909]], [[Ensign (rank)#United States|Ensign]] E. B. Armstrong in command. She was renamed ''C-2'' on [[17 November]] [[1911]].
'''USS ''C-2'' (SS-13)''' was a [[United States C class submarine|''C''-class submarine]] of the [[United States Navy]]. Her keel was laid down by [[Fore River Shipbuilding]] Company in [[Quincy, Massachusetts]], under a subcontract from [[Electric Boat]] Company, as ''Stingray''. She was [[ship naming and launching|launched]] on [[8 April]] [[1909]] sponsored by Miss E. Stevens, and [[ship commissioning|commissioned]] on [[23 November]] [[1909]], [[Ensign (rank)#United States|Ensign]] E. B. Armstrong in command. She was renamed ''C-2'' on [[17 November]] [[1911]].


''Stingray'', assigned to the Atlantic Torpedo Fleet and later the Atlantic Submarine Flotilla, cruised [[East Coast of the United States|East Coast]] waters until [[20 May]] [[1913]], when she cleared [[Norfolk, Virginia]], for six months of operations from [[Guantánamo Bay, Cuba|Guantanamo Bay]], [[Cuba]]. In December she reported at [[Cristóbal, Panama|Cristobal]], [[Panama Canal Zone]], and began an operating schedule of [[torpedo]] practice, exploration of anchorages, and harbor defense duty at ports of the Canal Zone. During the latter part of [[World War I]], ''C-2'' patrolled the [[Florida]] coast. The submarine was placed in ordinary at [[Coco Solo]], Canal Zone, [[22 August]] [[1919]], and was decommissioned there [[23 December]] [[1919]]. She was sold [[13 April]] [[1920]].
''Stingray'', assigned to the Atlantic Torpedo Fleet and later the Atlantic Submarine Flotilla, cruised [[East Coast of the United States|East Coast]] waters until [[20 May]] [[1913]], when she cleared [[Norfolk, Virginia]], for six months of operations from [[Guantánamo Bay, Cuba|Guantanamo Bay]], [[Cuba]]. In December she reported at [[Cristóbal, Panama|Cristobal]], [[Panama Canal Zone]], and began an operating schedule of [[torpedo]] practice, exploration of anchorages, and harbor defense duty at ports of the Canal Zone. During the latter part of [[World War I]], ''C-2'' patrolled the [[Florida]] coast. The submarine was placed in ordinary at [[Coco Solo]], Canal Zone, [[22 August]] [[1919]], and was decommissioned there [[23 December]] [[1919]]. She was sold [[13 April]] [[1920]].

Revision as of 07:10, 19 August 2007

Sponsor Miss Elizabeth Stevens, holding the Sponsor's Bouquet, standing near USS Stingray's bow ready to christen her during the launching ceremonies at the Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, 8 April 1909.
Career USN Jack
Laid down: 4 March 1908
Launched: 8 April 1909
Commissioned: 23 November 1909
Decommissioned: 23 December 1919
Stricken: 23 December 1919
Fate: sold for scrap 13 April 1920
General Characteristics
Displacement: 238 tons surfaced, 275 tons submerged[1]
Length: 105 ft 4 in (32 m)
Beam: 13 ft 11 in (4.2 m)
Draft: 10 ft (30.5 m)
Propulsion: Craig gasoline engines, electric motors: two shafts
Speed: 10 knots (19 km/h) surfaced, 9 knots submerged[2]
Range:
Complement: 15 officers and men
Armament: 2 x 18 in (457 mm) torpedo tube]s, bow (four torpedoes)[3]
Motto:

USS C-2 (SS-13) was a C-class submarine of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down by Fore River Shipbuilding Company in Quincy, Massachusetts, under a subcontract from Electric Boat Company, as Stingray. She was launched on 8 April 1909 sponsored by Miss E. Stevens, and commissioned on 23 November 1909, Ensign E. B. Armstrong in command. She was renamed C-2 on 17 November 1911.

Stingray, assigned to the Atlantic Torpedo Fleet and later the Atlantic Submarine Flotilla, cruised East Coast waters until 20 May 1913, when she cleared Norfolk, Virginia, for six months of operations from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In December she reported at Cristobal, Panama Canal Zone, and began an operating schedule of torpedo practice, exploration of anchorages, and harbor defense duty at ports of the Canal Zone. During the latter part of World War I, C-2 patrolled the Florida coast. The submarine was placed in ordinary at Coco Solo, Canal Zone, 22 August 1919, and was decommissioned there 23 December 1919. She was sold 13 April 1920.

See USS Stingray for other ships of the same name.


References

Public Domain This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

External links

  1. ^ Fitzsimons, Bernard, ed. Illustrated Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Weapons and Warfare (London: Phoebus, 1978), Volume 19, p.2037, "Octopus".
  2. ^ ibid.
  3. ^ ibid.