page_title: USS D-1 (SS-17)
hierarchical_section_title: USS D-1 (SS-17)
caption_attribution_description: English: USS Narwhal (Submarine # 17) Fine screen halftone reproduction of a photograph of Narwhal underway, circa 1909-1911. Copied from "The New Navy of the United States", by N.L. Stebbins, (New York, 1912). Original caption: “Photo # NH 99123 &#160; USS Narwhal underway, circa 1909-1911” — removed caption
context_page_description: USS D-1 (SS-17) was the lead ship of the D-class submarines of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down by Fore River Shipbuilding Company in Quincy, Massachusetts, under a subcontract from Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut, as Narwhal, making her the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the narwhal, a gray and white arctic whale which averages 20 feet in length, the male of which has a long, twisted ivory tusk of commercial value. Narwhal was launched on 8 April 1909 sponsored by Mrs. Gregory C. Davison, and commissioned on 23 November 1909 with Lieutenant J. C. Townsend in command.
context_section_description: USS D-1 (SS-17) was the lead ship of the D-class submarines of the United States Navy. Her keel was laid down by Fore River Shipbuilding Company in Quincy, Massachusetts, under a subcontract from Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut, as Narwhal, making her the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the narwhal, a gray and white arctic whale which averages 20 feet in length, the male of which has a long, twisted ivory tusk of commercial value.  Narwhal was launched on 8 April 1909 sponsored by Mrs. Gregory C. Davison, and commissioned on 23 November 1909 with Lieutenant J. C. Townsend in command.
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