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Skipjack / E-1 (SS-24)

E Class Submarine: Laid down, as Skipjack, 22 December 1909, at Fore River Shipbuilding Co., Quincy, MA.; Launched, 29 May 1911; Renamed E-1, 17 November 1911; Commissioned USS E-1, 14 February 1912; Redesignated SS-24, 17 July 1920; Decommissioned, and struck from the Naval Register, 20 October 1921, at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA.; Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, 19 April 1922.

Specifications: Displacement, Surfaced 287 t., Submerged 342 t.; Length 135' 3"; Beam 14' 7"; Draft 11' 8"; Speed, Surfaced 13.5 kts, Submerged 11.5 kts; Depth Limit 200'; Complement 1 Officer 19 Enlisted; Armament, four 18" torpedo tubes, four torpedoes; Propulsion, diesel electric, New London Ship & Engine Co., diesel engines, 700 hp, Fuel Capacity 8,486 gals., Electro Dynamic Co. electric motors, 600 hp, Battery Cells 120, twin propellers.
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Submarine History Profiles: 105kSubmarine History Profiles:
First true submarine: Holland (SS-01) in 1900.
First U.S. Deisel submarine: E-1 (SS-24) in 1911.
First Fleet boat: V-1 (SS-163) in 1922.
First GUPPY: Odax (SS-484) in 1947.
First nuclear powered submarine: Nautilus (SSN-571) in 1954.
First submarine to completey circumnavigate the earth submerged: Triton (SSRN-586) in 1959.
Latest generation of U.S. ballastic submarines: Ohio (SSBN-726), in 1980. 		US Navy photo courtesy of Robert Hall. Photo i.d. courtesy of Dave Johnston.
SS-2452kE-1 (SS-24) underway, starboard side view, at the Naval Review at New York City, 4 October 1912.
The E-2 (SS-25) is underway to the stern of the E-1 (SS-24). 		US Navy photo from NARA # 19-N-13649, courtesy of Daniel Dunham.
SS-2493kE-1 (SS-24) underway, starboard side view, probably at the Naval Review at New York City, 4 October 1912. Note the sailor on top of the canvas covering of the bridge.
US Navy photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org.
SS-2455kE-1 (SS-24) underway, starboard side view, probably at the Naval Review at New York City, 4 October 1912.
Photo by H. Reuterdahl, Esq. from "Jane's Fighting Ships , 1919, courtesy of Robert Hurst.
SS-24130kThe E-1 (SS-24) sails along the Hudson River on 4 October 1912 Naval Review.
Digital ID # ggbain 24399v, LC-B2-4211-13. Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, from the George Grantham Bain Collection, courtesy of Tom Kermen.
D-1 - 3, E-1 & 2 100k "U.S. Submarines awaiting Orders". Halftone reproduction, printed on a postal card, of a photograph of five submarines nested together prior to World War I. The three "boats" at right are (from center to right):
D-2 (SS-18);
D-1 (SS-17); and
D-3 (SS-19);
The two at left are probably (in no particular order)
E-1 (SS-24) and
E-2 (SS-25).
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 78926. Courtesy of Commander Donald J. Robinson, USN (Medical Service Corps), 1973.
SS-2497kLoading torpedoes aboard the E-1 (SS-24).
This US Navy photo appeared in the Spring 2003 edition of the magazine "UNDERSEAWARFARE", submitted by Darryl Baker.
SS-2425kLine drawing of the E-1 (SS-24).
 Drawing by Jim Christley. Photo & text courtesy of U.S. Submarines Through 1945, An Illustrated Design History by Norman Friedman. Naval Institute Press.
SS-24 & 4359kE-1 (SS-24) inboard & L-4 (SS-43), probably taken between 4 December 1917 & 12 January 1918, when both boats left Newport R.I. for the Ponta Delgada in the Azores, protecting the islands from German attack and use as a haven by U-boats.
US Navy photo courtesy of Robert M. Cieri. Partial text courtesy of DANFS.
SS-24125kRear Admiral Thomas Withers commanded the submarine E-1 (SS-24) from April 1914 to July 1916. During this time, E-1 made a 10-day voyage, the longest by a U.S. submarine to that time. The voyage tested crew and submarine endurance and proved that the smaller submarines then being proposed would not meet U.S. Navy requirements for trans-oceanic operations.
Withers commanded Submarine Division 95 from July 1922 to March 1923. He was also Commander Submarines, Scouting Force from January 1941 to May 1942. This command became Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet, at the outbreak of World War II.
US Navy photo courtesy of Bill Gonyo.
SS-24303kThe date is between 17 July 1920 when she was designated (SS-24), she was placed in commission, in ordinary (reserve), 18 July 1921, and on 17 September sailed for Philadelphia, where she was decommissioned 20 October 1921 and sold 19 April 1922. So dating is between 1920 and 1922. these are probably some of the last images taken of E-1.Photo from the private collection of Ric Hedman. Photo added 05/19/09.
SS-24392kThe date is between 17 July 1920 when she was designated (SS-24), she was placed in commission, in ordinary (reserve), 18 July 1921, and on 17 September sailed for Philadelphia, where she was decommissioned 20 October 1921 and sold 19 April 1922. So dating is between 1920 and 1922. these are probably some of the last images taken of E-1.Photo from the private collection of Ric Hedman. Photo added 05/19/09.
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