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| Career |  |
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| Ordered: | |
| Laid down: | |
| Launched: | 6 May 1913 |
| Commissioned: | 1 December 1913 |
| Fate: | run aground, lost during salvage |
| Stricken: | 12 April 1920 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 358 tons |
| Length: | 150 feet 4 inches (46 m) |
| Beam: | 15 feet 10 inches (4. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar 8 m) |
| Draft: | 12 feet 5 inches (3. 8 m) |
| Propulsion: | |
| Speed: | 14 knots (26 km/h) |
| Range: | |
| Depth: | 200 feet |
| Complement: | 25 officers and men |
| Armament: | four 18 inch (457 mm) torpedo tubes |
| Motto: | |
USS H-1 (SS-28), the lead ship of the her class of submarine of the United States Navy, was originally named Seawolf, making her the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the seawolf, a solitary fish with strong, prominent teeth and projecting tusks that give it a savage look. The lead ship or class leader is the first of a series or class of Ships all constructed according to the same general design The United States H class submarines were Holland 602 type submarines used by the United States Navy USS H-1 (SS-28 USS A submarine is a Watercraft that can operate independently below water as distinct from a Submersible that has only limited underwater capability The Atlantic wolffish ( Anarhichas lupus) also known as the Seawolf, Atlantic catfish, wolf eel (the common name for its Pacific Her keel was laid down by the Union Iron Works of San Francisco, California. Union Iron Works, located in San Francisco California, on the southeast waterfront was a central business within the large industrial zone of Potrero Point, The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city She was renamed on 17 November 1911, launched 6 May 1913 sponsored by Miss Lesley Jean Makins, and commissioned at Mare Island Navy Yard on 1 December 1913 with Lieutenant Henry M. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The ceremonies involved in naming and launching naval ships are based in traditions thousands of years old Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Commissioning is the act or ceremony of placing a ship in active service The Mare Island Naval Shipyard (MINS was the first United States Navy Shipyard established on the Pacific Coast Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jensen in command.
The new submarine was attached to the Second Torpedo Flotilla, Pacific Fleet, and operated along the West Coast out of the submarine base at San Pedro, California. San Pedro is a beach community within Los Angeles California, USA On various exercises and patrols she traveled the coast from Los Angeles, California, to lower British Columbia, often in company with H-2 (SS-29) and sometimes H-3 (SS-30). Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C
Sailing from San Pedro, California, on 17 October 1917, she reached New London, Connecticut, 22 days later via Acapulco, Balboa, Panama, Key West, Florida, Charleston, South Carolina, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. San Pedro is a beach community within Los Angeles California, USA Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year New London is a seaport city and a Port of entry on the northeast coast of the United States Acapulco (Officially Acapulco de Juárez) is a City and major sea port in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific coast Balboa is a district of Panama City, located at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal. Key West is a city in Monroe County Florida, United States. The city encompasses Key West, the namesake island the part of Stock Island Charleston is a city in Charleston county in the US state of South Carolina. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə For the remainder of World War I, she was based there and patrolled Long Island Sound, frequently with officer students from the submarine school on board. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Long Island Sound is an Estuary of the Atlantic Ocean and various Rivers in the United States that lies between the coast of Connecticut
H-1 and H-2 sailed for San Pedro, California, on 6 January 1920, transiting the Panama Canal on 20 February via Norfolk, Virginia, Key West, Florida, and Havana, Cuba. San Pedro is a beach community within Los Angeles California, USA Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar The Panama Canal is a man-made Canal in Panama which joins the Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Norfolk is an Independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States Key West is a city in Monroe County Florida, United States. The city encompasses Key West, the namesake island the part of Stock Island Havana ( IPA: aˈβana officially Ciudad de La Habana, is the Capital city, major port and leading The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la On 12 March 1920, as H-1 made her way up the coast of Mexico's Baja California peninsula, the submarine went aground on a tricky shoal off Santa Margarita Island. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The Baja California peninsula ( English: Lower California peninsula) is a Peninsula in western Mexico. Isla Santa Margarita ("Santa Margarita Island" is an island in the Pacific Ocean off the South West coast of Baja California Sur, at the entrance of Magdalena
Four men, including the commanding officer, Lieutenant Commander James R. Webb, died as they tried to reach shore. Vestal (AR-4), a repair ship, pulled H-1 off the rocks in the morning of 24 March, only to have her sink 45 minutes later in some 50 feet of water. Commissioning The history of USS Vestal (AR-4 began when Erie (Fleet Collier No Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Salvage was abandoned. Her name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 12 April 1920. The Naval Vessel Register ( NVR) is the official inventory of ships and service craft in custody of or titled by the United States Navy. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Her hulk sold for salvage scrap in June 1920, but was never recovered.
The wreck of H-1 was found again in 1992.
See USS Seawolf for other ships of the same name. Four submarines of the United States Navy have borne thename USS Seawolf, after the seawolf: a solitary fish with strongprominent teeth
H-1 and H-2 rafted together in Coos Bay, Oregon
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