USS T-1 (SS-52)
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The first USS T-1 (SS-52/SF-1) was an AA-1-class
AA-1 class submarine
The AA-1 class was a class of three experimental submarines of the United States Navy, built toward the end of World War I, between 1916 and 1919. The design was not a success and none of the submarines saw active service...

 submarine
Submarine
A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability...

 in the service of the United States Navy
United States Navy
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; T-1 was also known as Schley and AA-1.

She was laid down as USS Schley on 21 June 1916 at the Fore River Shipbuilding Company yard in Quincy, Massachusetts
Quincy, Massachusetts
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 by the Electric Boat Co. of New York, renamed AA-1 on 23 August 1917 to free the name Schley for DD-103
USS Schley (DD-103)
USS Schley was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and later designated, APD-14 in the World War II...

, launched on 25 July 1918, sponsored by Mrs. Lilian Hovey-King, and commissioned on 30 January 1920 at Boston, Massachusetts with Lt. Comdr
Lieutenant Commander
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 James Parker, Jr. in command.

AA-1 was one of three boats designed and constructed under a project charged with developing fleet submarines; that is, undersea boats possessing the sea-keeping qualities and endurance capability required for long-range operations, as scouts for the surface fleet. On 17 July 1920, while the submarine was being fitted-out, the Navy adopted its modern system of alpha-numeric hull numbers, and the fleet submarine was designated SF-1. On 20 September, she was renamed T-1. Thus, by the time she began active service that fall, she was known as T-1 (SF-1).

T-1's commissioned service lasted less than three years. She operated out of Hampton Roads, Virginia, training crews and conducting maneuvers along the east coast with other units of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet
U.S. Atlantic Fleet
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. Throughout the entire period, she remained a unit of Submarine Division 15. However, during her service, flaws in her design and construction—particularly in her propulsion plant—became apparent. On 5 December 1922, T-1 was placed out of commission and laid up at the Submarine Base, Hampton Roads, Va. Later, she was moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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. After almost eight years of inactivity, her name was struck from the Navy list on 19 September 1930. Her hulk was broken up, and the materials were sold for scrap on 20 November 1930.

See also

  • USS T-1
    USS T-1
    USS T-1 has been the name of more than one United States Navy ship, and may refer to:, later SF-1, a fleet submarine in commission from 1920 to 1922* USS T-1 , a training submarine in commission from 1953 to 1973, renamed in 1956...

     and USS Schley
    USS Schley
    Two ships of the United States Navy have been named Schley after Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley.* The first Schley , an early fleet submarine, was laid down as USS Schley but renamed AA-1 before commissioning. Later renamed T-1. Served between 1920 and 1922.* The second Schley was a destroyer...

     for other ships of the same names.
  • List of United States Navy submarines
  • List of ship launches in 1918
  • List of ship commissionings in 1920
  • List of ship decommissionings in 1922
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