 USS F-3
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS F-3 |
| Builder | The Moran Company, Seattle, Washington |
| Laid down | 17 August 1909, as USS Pickerel |
| Launched | 6 January 1912 |
| Commissioned | 5 August 1912 |
| Decommissioned | 15 March 1922 |
| Renamed | USS F-3, 17 November 1911 |
| Fate | Sold, 17 August 1922 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | F-class submarine |
| Displacement | 330 long tons (340 t) |
| Length | 142 ft 7 in (43.46 m) |
| Beam | 15 ft 5 in (4.70 m) |
| Draft | 12 ft 2 in (3.71 m) |
| Speed | 14 kn (16 mph; 26 km/h) |
| Complement | 22 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | 4 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes |
USS F-3 (SS-22), was a F-class submarine. She was named Pickerel when her keel was laid down by The Moran Company of Seattle, Washington, making her the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the pickerel, a type of pike. She was renamed F-3 on 17 November 1911, launched on 6 January 1912 sponsored by Mrs. M. F. Backus, and commissioned on 5 August 1912.