USS C-3

For other ships with the same name, see USS Tarpon.

The USS C-3 underway, 1909.
The USS C-3 underway, 1909.
History
United States
NameUSS Tarpon
Builder
Laid down17 March 1908
Launched8 April 1909
Sponsored byKatherine E. Theiss
Commissioned23 November 1909
Decommissioned23 December 1919
RenamedC-3, 17 November 1911
FateSold for scrap, 12 April 1920
General characteristics
Class and typeC-class submarine
Displacement
  • 238 long tons (242 t) surfaced
  • 275 long tons (279 t) submerged
Length105 ft 4 in (32.11 m)
Beam13 ft 11 in (4.24 m)
Draft10 ft 11 in (3.33 m)
Installed power
  • 480 bhp (360 kW) (gasoline)
  • 230 hp (170 kW) (electric)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) surfaced
  • 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) submerged
Range
  • 776 nmi (1,437 km; 893 mi) at 8.13 knots (15.06 km/h; 9.36 mph) on the surface
  • 24 nmi (44 km; 28 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged
Test depth200 feet (61.0 m)
Complement15 officers and enlisted
Armament2 × 18 inch (450 mm) bow torpedo tubes (4 torpedoes)

USS C-3 (SS-14) was one of five C-class submarines built for the United States Navy in the first decade of the 20th century.