USS F-3

USS F-3
USS F-3
History
United States
NameUSS F-3
BuilderThe Moran Company, Seattle, Washington
Laid down17 August 1909, as USS Pickerel
Launched6 January 1912
Commissioned5 August 1912
Decommissioned15 March 1922
RenamedUSS F-3, 17 November 1911
FateSold, 17 August 1922
General characteristics
Class and typeF-class submarine
Displacement330 long tons (340 t)
Length142 ft 7 in (43.46 m)
Beam15 ft 5 in (4.70 m)
Draft12 ft 2 in (3.71 m)
Speed14 kn (16 mph; 26 km/h)
Complement22 officers and enlisted
Armament4 × 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.