USS E-1

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USS Skipjack/E-1 (SS-24), also known as "Submarine No. 24", was an E-class submarine of the United States Navy (USN). She was the first boat in the USN named for the skipjack, though she was renamed E-1 prior to commissioning. She was the first American submarine to be powered by diesel engines. E-1 served in patrol duty in the waters around the Azores, during WWI.

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1909-12-22T00:00:00Z
keel laying
1921-10-20T00:00:00Z
1921-10-20T00:00:00Z
ship decommissioning
1911-05-27T00:00:00Z
1911-05-27T00:00:00Z
ship launching
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E-1 (SS-24) underway, starboard side view, at the Naval Review at New York City, October 4, 1912.  US Navy photo from NARA # 19N13649, courtesy of Daniel Dunham.E-1 (SS-24) underway, starboard side view, at the Naval Review at New York City, October 4, 1912. US Navy photo from NARA # 19N13649, courtesy of Daniel Dunham.
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