- USS C-3 (SS-14)
USS "C-3" (SS-14) 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 "Tarpon". She' was launched on8 April 1909 as "Tarpon" sponsored by Miss Katherine E. Theiss, and commissioned on23 November 1909 withLieutenant P. P. Bassett in command. She was renamed "C-3" on17 November 1911 ."Tarpon" cruised along the east coast with the Atlantic Torpedo Fleet and the Atlantic Submarine Flotilla through the spring of
1913 , operating in tests and exercises. From May to December1913 , she was based at Guantanamo Bay,Cuba , and on12 December 1913 reported at Cristóbal,Panama Canal Zone . Her operations included exploration of anchorages, tactical drills, and harbor defense patrol at Canal Zone ports. In the summer of1918 she patrolled offFlorida , then returned toPanama nian waters. "C-3" was placed in ordinary atCoco Solo , Canal Zone,22 August 1919 , decommissioned there23 December 1919 , and sold12 April 1920 .See USS "Tarpon" for other ships of the same name.
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External links
* [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/c1/c-3.htm history.navy.mil: USS "C-3"]
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08014.htm navsource.org: USS "Tarpon"]
* [http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/submar/ss14.htm hazegray.org: USS "Tarpon"]
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