USS Snapper (SS-16)
USS C-5 underway in New York Harbor during a review in 1912.
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| Name: | USS Snapper |
| Builder: | Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts |
| Launched: | 16 June 1908 |
| Commissioned: | 2 February 1910 |
| Decommissioned: | 23 December 1919 |
| Renamed: | C-5, 17 November 1911 |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap, 13 April 1920 |
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| Class and type: | C-class submarine |
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| Length: | 105 ft 4 in (32.11 m) |
| Beam: | 13 ft 11 in (4.24 m) |
| Draft: | 10 ft 11 in (3.33 m) |
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| Test depth: | 200 feet (61.0 m) |
| Complement: | 15 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 2 × 18 in (460 mm) bow torpedo tubes (4 torpedoes) |
USS C-5 (SS-16) was one of five C-class submarines built for the United States Navy in the first decade of the 20th century.
The C-class submarines were enlarged versions of the preceding B class, the first American submarines with two propeller shafts. They had a length of 105 feet 3 inches (32.1 m) overall, a beam of 13 feet 10 inches (4.2 m) and a mean draft of 10 feet 10 inches (3.3 m). They displaced 240 long tons (240 t) on the surface and 273 long tons (277 t) submerged. The C-class boats had a crew of 1 officer and 14 enlisted men. They had a diving depth of 200 feet (61.0 m).
For surface running, they were powered by two 240-brake-horsepower (179 kW) Craig gasoline engines, each driving one propeller shaft. When submerged each propeller was driven by a 115-horsepower (86 kW) electric motor. They could reach 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) on the surface and 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) underwater. On the surface, the boats had a range of 776 nautical miles (1,437 km; 893 mi) at 8.13 knots (15.06 km/h; 9.36 mph) and 24 nmi (44 km; 28 mi) at 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged.
The boats were armed with two 18-inch (45 cm) torpedo tubes in the bow. They carried two reloads, for a total of four torpedoes.
C-5 was laid down by Fore River Shipbuilding Company in Quincy, Massachusetts, under a subcontract from Electric Boat Company, as Snapper, making her the first ship of the United States Navy named for the snapper. Snapper was launched on 16 June 1908 sponsored by Ms. A. Nicoll, and commissioned on 2 February 1910 with Lieutenant Chester W. Nimitz in command. She was renamed C-5 on 17 November 1911 and given hull number "SS-16" in 1920.
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