USS F-2 (Submarine #21) SS-21 (Ex-Barracuda)

Type:
Submarine
Class:
Builder:
Union Iron Works
San Francisco, California
Hull Number:
Submarine #21
SS-21 (July 17, 1920)
Ordered:
N/A
Commissioned:
June 25, 1912
Keel Laid:
August 23, 1909 (a)
Decommissioned:
March 16, 1922
Launched:
March 19, 1912
Stricken:


N/A
Fate:
Sold for scrap August 17, 1922.
Notes
(a):
Laid down as Barracuda, renamed F-2 on Nov. 17, 1911.



Timeline
Christened by Miss Annette R. Ralph.
Nov. 17, 1911:
Renamed F-2.
July 21, 1914:
Flotilla based at Honolulu, Hawaii until Nov. 14, 1915.
Sept. 5, 1915:
Damaged while moored at Honolulu, Hawaii, rammed by USS Supply. All three remaining
F class submarines (F-1, F-2 and F-3) were damaged. F-2 had her casing ripped down to
the waterline and was outboard of the other two boats when the collision occurred.



Builder's Data
Page published Apr. 6, 2009