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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''. 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.
'''USS ''C-2'' (SS-13)''' was a [[United States C class submarine|''C''-class submarine]] of the [[United States Navy]].
''C-2'' 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)|Ensign]] E. B. Armstrong in command. She was renamed '''''C-2''''' on 17 November 1911.


==Service History==
''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.
''C-2'' - assigned to the [[United States Atlantic Fleet|Atlantic]] Torpedo Fleet and later the Atlantic Submarine Flotilla - cruised along the [[East Coast of the United States|East Coast]] until 20 May 1913, when she cleared [[Norfolk, Virginia]] for six months of operations from [[Guantánamo Bay, Cuba]]. In December, she reported at [[Cristóbal, Panama]], and began an operating schedule of [[torpedo]] practice, exploration of anchorages, and harbor defense duty at ports of the [[Panama 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 on 22 August 1919, and was decommissioned on 23 December 1919. She was sold for scrap on 13 April 1920.


==See also==
See [[USS Stingray|USS ''Stingray'']] for other ships of the same name.
[[USS Stingray|USS ''Stingray'']] lists other ships of the same name.


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==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
==External links==
*[http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/c1/c-2.htm history.navy.mil: USS ''C-2'']
*[http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/c1/c-2.htm history.navy.mil: USS ''C-2'']
*[http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08013.htm navsource.org: USS ''Stingray'']
*[http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08013.htm navsource.org: USS ''Stingray'']
*[http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/submar/ss13.htm hazegray.org: USS ''Stingray'']
*[http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/submar/ss13.htm hazegray.org: USS ''Stingray'']


{{United States C class submarine}}
{{United States C class submarine}}

Revision as of 02:49, 10 March 2009

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 on 13 April 1920
General characteristics
Displacement: 238 tons surfaced, 275 tons submerged[1]
Length: 105 ft 4 in (32.11 m)
Beam: 13 ft 11 in (4.24 m)
Draft: 10 ft (3.0 m)
Propulsion: Craig gasoline engines, electric motors: two shafts
Speed: 10 kn (19 km/h) surfaced, 9 kn (17 km/h) submerged[2]
Complement: 15 officers and men
Armament: 2 × 18 in (460 mm) torpedo tube]s, bow (four torpedoes)[3]

USS C-2 (SS-13) was a C-class submarine of the United States Navy.

C-2 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.

Service History

C-2 - assigned to the Atlantic Torpedo Fleet and later the Atlantic Submarine Flotilla - cruised along the East Coast until 20 May 1913, when she cleared Norfolk, Virginia for six months of operations from Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. In December, she reported at Cristóbal, Panama, and began an operating schedule of torpedo practice, exploration of anchorages, and harbor defense duty at ports of the Panama 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 on 22 August 1919, and was decommissioned on 23 December 1919. She was sold for scrap on 13 April 1920.

See also

USS Stingray lists other ships of the same name.

References

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

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

External links

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