The name ADDER is from a small terrestrial viper common in northern Eurasia. |
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CLASS - (SS-1) HOLLAND Submarine |
SUBCLASS (aka) - (SS-2) PLUNGER Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 3 |
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BUILDER - John P. Holland Torpedo Boat Company at Crescent Shipyards, Elizabethport, NJ. |
IN COMMISSION - circa 1903 - 1922 |
DISPOSITION - unknown but struck from the Naval Register, 16 January 1922. |
ADDER Awards/Recognition - |
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USS A-2 (ex-ADDER) (SS-3) LINKS- USS A-2 (ex-ADDER) (SS-3) - NavSource Submarine Photo Archive.
- USS A-2 (ex-ADDER) (SS-3) - SubNet A-2 (ex-ADDER) stats and photo page. [ www.subnet.com/fleet/ss003.htm ]
- USS A-2 (ex-ADDER) (SS-3) - DANFS, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
- USS A-2 (ex-ADDER) (SS-3) - a U.S. Navy Historical Center A-2 (ex-ADDER) DANFS narrative page.
- USS A-2 (ex-ADDER) (SS-3) - a U.S. Navy Historical Center A-2 photo page; USS Adder (Submarine # 3, later SS-3), 1903-1922.
- USS A-2 (ex-ADDER) (SS-3) - a U.S. Navy Historical Center A-2 photo page (additional Views taken circa 1903). This page features more photographs of USS Adder (Submarine # 3) taken in about 1903.
- USS A-2 (ex-ADDER) (SS-3) - a U.S. Navy Historical Center A-2 photo page (additional Views from the Philippines).
- USS A-2 (ex-ADDER) (SS-3) - a SubVetPaul.com A-2 (ex-ADDER) narrative history page.
- USS A-2 (ex-ADDER) (SS-3) - an A-2 (ex-ADDER) page that resembles the old SubNet document; by ussubvetsofworldwarii.org. Yayyyy!!!!! [Included here because the photo page below doesn't always have the link to this page. COB (LINKS)]
- USS A-2 (ex-ADDER) (SS-3) - this is the companion A-2 (ex-ADDER) photo page that goes with the text page above; by ussubvetsofworldwarii.org.
- USS A-2 (ex-ADDER) (SS-3) - SHIP'S HISTORY Researched by: Robert Loys Sminkey, Commander, United States Navy, Retired with a couple of photos.
- USS A-2 (ex-ADDER) (SS-3) - a Wikipedia.org A-2 (ex-ADDER) page.
- USS A-2 (ex-ADDER) (SS-3) - a USSVI Ship's Profile page w/Classification, Characteristics, Key Dates, Reunion/Association, Crew Lists (available on DeckLog), History, Internet Associations and Reunions, Photo and Patch.
- USS A-2 (ex-ADDER) (SS-3) - an identical page to the USSVI page above by Decklog.com.
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