USS H-3 (SS-30) was a H-class submarine originally named Garfish, the only ship of the United States Navy named for the gar, a popular target for recreational anglers. Garfish was laid down by The Moran Company in Seattle, Washington.

While engaged in operations off the northern California coast near Eureka with USS Milwaukee and USS Cheyenne, USS H-3 (SS-30) ran aground in heavy fog on the morning of 16 December 1916. The...

2024年12月14日 · The USS H-3 was a symbol of early 20th-century naval innovation. Originally named Garfish, she was built by the Moran Company in Seattle, Washington, and commissioned in 1914. At just over 150 feet in length and equipped with four torpedo tubes, H-3 represented the cutting edge of undersea warfare.

H-3, with the entire division, sailed from San Pedro on 25 July 1922 and reached Hampton Roads 14 September. H-3 decommissioned at Hampton Roads on 23 October 1922. She was struck from the Navy...

USS H-3 served in the Pacific Fleet, operating along the west coast from California to Washington. In December 1916, H-3 ran aground near Humboldt Bay in heavy fog. The crew members were rescued by the Coast Guard. Eventually, H-3 …

USS H-3, a 358-ton H-1 class submarine, was built at Seattle, Washington. Originally named Garfish, she was renamed H-3 in November 1911, long before her July 1913 launching. Commissioned in January 1914, she spent nearly all of her …

After the USS H-3 went aground off Humboldt Bay, California, in December 1916, the Navy awarded Mercer-Fraser Co. an $18,000 contract to dislodge her. Instead of attempting to refloat her where she lay, risking the heavy breakers, the firm proposed dragging the submarine across the bar and launching her into Humboldt Bay.

She is seen here on January 3, 1917 attracting a huge crowd of onlookers as the USS Milwaukee (Cruiser No. 21) was to attempting to pull the H-3 off the beach. The Milwaukee can just be seen, faintly, on the horizon right of center.

USS H-3 (Submarine # 30) Naval officers and civilians on board the submarine, just after she was relaunched into Humboldt Bay, near Eureka, California, on 20 April 1917. H-3 had been moved across the peninsula from Samoa Beach by the Mercer-Fraser Company, of Eureka.

This page features views concerning the efforts to salvage USS H-3 (Submarine # 30) during January 1917. For more pictures of the loss of USS Milwaukee and the salvage of USS H-3, see: Stranding of USS Milwaukee, 13 January 1917; USS H-3 salvage efforts, February-March 1917; and; USS H-3 salvage efforts, April 1917.