USS F-4 (SS-23) was a United States Navy F-class submarine. Her keel was laid down by the Moran Company of Seattle, Washington, sponsored by Mrs. Manson Franklin. Backus, wife of a successful Seattle business man and banker. [1] [2] The submarine was originally named Skate, making her the first ship of the United States Navy named for the skate.

2014年3月25日 · F-4 was the navy’s first commissioned submarine to be lost. Several months later, at the end of August, the boat was towed to shallower water and then brought to the surface on specially-made pontoons.

The Navy's raising of USS F-4 (SS-23) on 29 August 1915 established a diving and engineering precedent, as courage and tenacity marked the efforts of divers who descended to attach cables to tow...

2000年3月29日 · The USS F-4, seen here before it went down 85 years ago, was the United States' first tragic submarine sinking. A STORY RARELY TOLD. The heartbreaking story of the USS F-4 immediately made front-page news in Honolulu and across the United States at the time, eclipsing even news of the war in Europe for months.

2022年3月3日 · It was on the morning of March 25, 1915, that F-1, F-3, and F-4 left Honolulu for local operations. F-4 did not return, and the eventual detection and recovery was a classic of naval salvage. She was later “interned” at the bottom of Pearl Harbor after it was discovered that she had suffered a leak in the battery compartment and the crew ...

On March 25, 1915, the submarine vanished on routine patrol, and was later discovered a mile off Fort Armstrong, 300 feet underwater. No one had ever salvaged a vessel from such a depth before, and Navy attempts proved fruitless for several months. One diver was later awarded the Medal of Honor for rescuing another diver at the crushing depths.

USS F4 was the first commissioned submarine of the U.S. Navy to be lost at sea. During submarine maneuvers off Honolulu, she sank on 25 March 1915. The boat came to a rest on the ocean floor, 1.5 miles from the harbor at a depth of 306 feet.

USS F-4 (SS-23) was a F-class submarine. Her keel was laid down by the Moran Brothers of Seattle, Washington. She was originally named Skate, making her the first ship of the United States Navy named for the skate.

On Eternal Patrol - USS F-4 (SS-23) The following men were lost while serving on USS F-4 (SS-23). Click on a man's name to go to his personal memorial page on this site.

Joining the 1st Submarine Group, Pacific Torpedo Flotilla, F-4 participated in the development operations of that group along the west coast, and from August 1914, in Hawaiian waters During submarine maneuvers off Honolulu on 26 March 1916 she sank in …