Allied Warships

O-3 (SS-64)

Submarine of the O-1 class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeSubmarine
ClassO-1 
Pennant64 
Built byFore River Shipbuilding Co. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down2 Dec 1916 
Launched27 Sep 1917 
Commissioned13 Jul 1918 
End service 
History

Decommissioned 6 June 1931 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet.
Recommissioned 3 February 1941 at Philadelphia.
Decommissioned 11 September 1945.
Stricken 11 October 1945.
Sold 4 September 1946 and broken up for scrap.

 

Commands listed for USS O-3 (64)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt. Richard Ward Peterson, USNFeb 194126 Jun 1942
2Lt. Allan George Schnable, USN26 Jun 1942Oct 1943
3T/Lt. Mat Murry Cain, Jr., USNOct 1943Feb 1945
4James B. Casler, USNFeb 194511 Sep 1945

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Notable events involving O-3 include:


27 Sep 1942
USS O-3 departed New London, Connecticut for Casco Bay, Maine.

28 Sep 1942
USS O-3 arrived at Casco Bay, Maine from New London, Connecticut.

2 Nov 1942
USS O-3 departed Casco Bay, Maine for New London, Connecticut.

3 Nov 1942
USS O-3 arrived at New London, Connecticut from Casco Bay, Maine.

14 Feb 1943
USS O-3 departed New London, Connecticut for Casco Bay, Maine.

15 Feb 1943
USS O-3 arrived at Casco Bay, Maine from New London, Connecticut.

26 Feb 1943
USS O-3 departed Casco Bay, Maine for New London, Connecticut.

27 Feb 1943
USS O-3 arrived at New London, Connecticut from Casco Bay, Maine.

24 Aug 1945
USS O-3 departed New London, Connecticut for the Portsmouth Navy Yard for decommissioning.

25 Aug 1945
USS O-3 arrived at the Portsmouth Navy Yard from New London, Connecticut for decommissioning.

Media links


U. S. Submarines in World War II

Kimmett, Larry and Regis, Margaret


U.S. Submarines Through 1945

Friedman, Norman


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