USS Moccasin (SS-5): Difference between revisions
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She was laid down on [[8 November]] [[1900]] in [[Elizabeth, New Jersey]] at the [[Crescent Shipyard]]under the direction of Arthur L. Busch for John Holland's company. The craft was launched on [[20 August]] [[1901]], and commissioned on [[17 January]] [[1903]] at the Holland yard at New Suffolk, N.Y. with [[Ensign (rank)|Ensign]] Frank L. Pinney in command. Assigned to duty at the [[Naval Torpedo Station]] at Newport, ''Moccasin'' operated locally on principally training and experimental activities until assigned to the [[Reserve Torpedo Flotilla]] at Norfolk on [[15 June]] [[1904]], in which unit she remained inactive for the next half decade. On [[20 July]] [[1909]], the submarine torpedo boat was loaded on board the collier ''Caesar'', which sailed soon thereafter for the Philippine Islands. Moccasin's sistership, [[USS Adder (SS-3)|USS ''Adder'']] was on board as deck cargo as well, lashed to the auxiliary's forward well deck. Arriving at Olongapo on [[1 October]], ''Moccasin'' was launched on [[7 October]]. Recommissioned on [[10 February]] [[1910]], the submarine torpedo boat was assigned to the [[First Submarine Division]], [[Asiatic Torpedo Fleet]], based in the Manila area. |
She was laid down on [[8 November]] [[1900]] in [[Elizabeth, New Jersey]] at the [[Crescent Shipyard]] under the direction of Arthur L. Busch for John Holland's company. The craft was launched on [[20 August]] [[1901]], and commissioned on [[17 January]] [[1903]] at the Holland yard at New Suffolk, N.Y. with [[Ensign (rank)|Ensign]] Frank L. Pinney in command. Assigned to duty at the [[Naval Torpedo Station]] at Newport, ''Moccasin'' operated locally on principally training and experimental activities until assigned to the [[Reserve Torpedo Flotilla]] at Norfolk on [[15 June]] [[1904]], in which unit she remained inactive for the next half decade. On [[20 July]] [[1909]], the submarine torpedo boat was loaded on board the collier ''Caesar'', which sailed soon thereafter for the Philippine Islands. Moccasin's sistership, [[USS Adder (SS-3)|USS ''Adder'']] was on board as deck cargo as well, lashed to the auxiliary's forward well deck. Arriving at Olongapo on [[1 October]], ''Moccasin'' was launched on [[7 October]]. Recommissioned on [[10 February]] [[1910]], the submarine torpedo boat was assigned to the [[First Submarine Division]], [[Asiatic Torpedo Fleet]], based in the Manila area. |
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Revision as of 00:13, 1 February 2008
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| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | 8 November 1900 |
| Launched: | 20 August 1901 |
| Commissioned: | 17 January 1903 |
| Decommissioned: | 12 December 1919 |
| Fate: | Used as target |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 107 tons |
| Length: | 64 ft (20 m) |
| Beam: | 12 ft (4 m) |
| Draft: | 11 ft (3 m) |
| Speed: | 8 knots (15 km/h) surface, 7 knots (13 km/h) submerged |
| Complement: | 7 |
| Armament: | 1 18-inch (457 mm) torpedo tube |
The second USS Moccasin (SS-5) was a Adder-class submarine that was later renamed A-4.
Service
She was laid down on 8 November 1900 in Elizabeth, New Jersey at the Crescent Shipyard under the direction of Arthur L. Busch for John Holland's company. The craft was launched on 20 August 1901, and commissioned on 17 January 1903 at the Holland yard at New Suffolk, N.Y. with Ensign Frank L. Pinney in command. Assigned to duty at the Naval Torpedo Station at Newport, Moccasin operated locally on principally training and experimental activities until assigned to the Reserve Torpedo Flotilla at Norfolk on 15 June 1904, in which unit she remained inactive for the next half decade. On 20 July 1909, the submarine torpedo boat was loaded on board the collier Caesar, which sailed soon thereafter for the Philippine Islands. Moccasin's sistership, USS Adder was on board as deck cargo as well, lashed to the auxiliary's forward well deck. Arriving at Olongapo on 1 October, Moccasin was launched on 7 October. Recommissioned on 10 February 1910, the submarine torpedo boat was assigned to the First Submarine Division, Asiatic Torpedo Fleet, based in the Manila area.
A new name
Moccasin was renamed A-4 on 17 November 1911. During World War I, like her sisterships, she patrolled the entrance to Manila Bay and convoyed ships moving out of local waters. Later placed in reserve, A-4 was decommissioned at Cavite on 12 December 1919.
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.