- USS C-2 (SS-13)
USS "C-2" (SS-13) was a "C"-class submarine of the
United States Navy . Her keel was laid down byFore River Shipbuilding Company inQuincy, Massachusetts , under a subcontract fromElectric Boat Company, as "Stingray". She was launched on8 April 1909 sponsored by Miss E. Stevens, and commissioned on23 November 1909 , Ensign E. B. Armstrong in command. She was renamed "C-2" on17 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 clearedNorfolk, Virginia , for six months of operations from Guantanamo Bay,Cuba . In December she reported at Cristobal,Panama Canal Zone , and began an operating schedule oftorpedo practice, exploration of anchorages, and harbor defense duty at ports of the Canal Zone. During the latter part ofWorld War I , "C-2" patrolled theFlorida coast. The submarine was placed in ordinary atCoco Solo , Canal Zone,22 August 1919 , and was decommissioned there23 December 1919 . She was sold13 April 1920 .See USS "Stingray" for other ships of the same name.
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External links
* [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.hazegray.org/danfs/submar/ss13.htm hazegray.org: USS "Stingray"]
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