- USS B-2 (SS-11)
USS "B-2" (SS-11) was a "B"-class submarine of the
United States Navy . Her keel was laid down byFore River Shipbuilding Company inQuincy, Massachusetts , under subcontract fromElectric Boat Company ofGroton, Connecticut , as "Cuttlefish", making her the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for thecuttlefish , a ten-armed marinemollusk similar to thesquid . "Cuttlefish" was launched on1 September 1906 sponsored by Miss Eleanor Gow, daughter of Commander J. L. Gow, and commissioned on18 October 1907 with Lieutenant E. J. Marquart in command. She reported to the Second Submarine Flotilla, Atlantic Fleet."Cuttlefish" operated along the Atlantic coast, running experiments, testing machinery and equipment, and conducting extensive training exercises until going into reserve at
Charleston Navy Yard on30 November 1909 . Recommissioned15 April 1910 she served with the Atlantic Torpedo Fleet until joining the Reserve Torpedo Group at Charleston Navy Yard9 May 1911 . The boat was re-named "B-2" on17 November 1911 . "B-2" remained in reserve until placed out of commission4 December 1912 . On6 December 1912 she was towed toNorfolk, Virginia , and loaded on board USS|Ajax|AC-15|3 for transfer to theAsiatic Station . Sailing via theSuez Canal , "Ajax" arrived atCavite ,Philippine Islands , on30 April 1913 and "B-2" was launched12 May . She was recommissioned2 August 1913 and assigned to the Torpedo Flotilla, Asiatic Fleet. She remained on duty in the Philippines until decommissioned at Cavite12 December 1919 . "B-2" was subsequently used as a target.References
External links
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08011.htm navsource.org: USS "Cuttlefish"]
* [http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/submar/ss11.htm hazegray.org: USS "Cuttlefish"]
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