USS F-2 (Submarine #21) SS-21 (Ex-Barracuda) |
Type: |
Submarine |
Class: |
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Builder: |
Union Iron Works San Francisco, California |
Hull Number: |
Submarine #21 SS-21 (July 17, 1920) |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Commissioned: |
June 25, 1912 |
Keel Laid: |
August 23, 1909 (a) |
Decommissioned: |
March 16, 1922 |
Launched: |
March 19, 1912 |
Stricken: |
N/A |
Fate: |
Sold for scrap August 17, 1922. |
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Notes |
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(a): |
Laid down as Barracuda, renamed F-2 on Nov. 17, 1911. |
Timeline |
Christened by Miss Annette R. Ralph. |
Nov. 17, 1911: |
Renamed F-2. |
July 21, 1914: |
Flotilla based at Honolulu, Hawaii until Nov. 14, 1915. |
Sept. 5, 1915: |
Damaged while moored at Honolulu, Hawaii, rammed by USS Supply. All three remaining F class submarines (F-1, F-2 and F-3) were damaged. F-2 had her casing ripped down to the waterline and was outboard of the other two boats when the collision occurred. |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Apr. 6, 2009 |