USS E-1
1911 E-class submarine
USS Skipjack/E-1 (SS-24), also known as "Submarine No. 24", was an E-class submarine of the United States Navy (USN). She was the first boat in the USN named for the skipjack, though she was renamed E-1 prior to commissioning. She was the first American submarine to be powered by diesel engines. E-1 served in patrol duty in the waters around the Azores, during WWI.
Construction
Skipjack was laid down on 22 December 1909, by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company, in Quincy, Massachusetts. She was launched on 27 May 1911, sponsored by Mrs. Donald R. Battles. She was renamed E-1 on 17 November 1911; and commissioned on 14 February 1912, with Lieutenant Chester W. Nimitz in command.
Service history
1912
Six days after commissioning, E-1 sailed from Boston, Massachusetts, for Norfolk via Newport, Rhode Island, and New York. Off the Virginia Capes, she underwent tests through April.
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