- USS R-10 (SS-87)
USS "R-10" (SS-87) was an "R"-class coastal and harbor defense submarine of the
United States Navy . Her keel was laid down on21 March 1918 by theFore River Shipbuilding Company inQuincy, Massachusetts . She was launched28 June 1919 sponsored by Mrs. Philip C. Ransom, and commissioned on20 August 1919 , Lieutenant Commander John A. Brownell in command.Fitted out at
Boston, Massachusetts , during the fall of1919 , "R-10" joined Submarine Division 9 with the new year,1920 , and departed for winter maneuvers in theGulf of Mexico on15 January . Based atPensacola, Florida , she completed final trials during March and in mid-April returned toNew England . On18 May she arrived atNewport, Rhode Island and, givenhull classification symbol SS-87 in July, operated out of there andNew London, Connecticut . With the fall she proceeded south again, underwent overhaul atNorfolk, Virginia , remaining until April1921 . She then headed for thePanama Canal and duty in the Pacific."R-10" arrived at
San Pedro, California , on30 June for a two-year tour. Toward the end of September, she added salvage operations to her record as she assisted
"Cardinal" (AM-6)in raising
"R-6" (SS-83)from the bottom ofSan Pedro Harbor on13 October , then resumed individual and squadron exercises. In July1923 , the R-boat shifted toPearl Harbor where, for the next seven and a half years she conducted training operations, including fleet problems, made occasional runs as far west asMidway Island and as far east as the West Coast, and participated in air-sea rescue operations for planes initiating transpacific air travel. Ordered back to the Atlantic in1930 , "R-10" cleared Pearl Harbor for the last time on12 December .On
9 February 1931 , "R-10" arrived at New London and assumed training duties for the Submarine School there. During the spring, she underwent overhaul atPortsmouth, New Hampshire , and in the summer added ASWdestroyer training and NROTC cruises to her mission. Through the decade she continued her role as a training submarine and operated primarily off the New England coast with occasional temporary duty at stations on the mid-Atlantic seaboard, including the Diving School atPiney Point, Maryland , in May1937 .In September
1940 , "R-10" participated inBureau of Ordnance tests at Norfolk, then returned to New London. The following year she was transferred toKey West, Florida . From1941 until the winter of1943 , she alternated patrols in theYucatan Channel and theFlorida Straits with operations for theFleet Sonar School at Key West. Then, for the remainder ofWorld War II , she concentrated on training duties. During February and into March of1945 she operated out ofPort Everglades, Florida , then returned to Key West where she remained until4 June . On that date "R-10" headed north forPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania , and inactivation. Arriving on8 June , she decommissioned on18 June and was struck from theNaval Vessel Register on11 July . In January1946 she was sold for scrap to theNorth American Smelting Company in Philadelphia.References
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