The name PIKE is from any of several elongate long-snouted freshwater game and food fishes widely distributed in cooler parts of the northern hemisphere that are highly valued with lean flesh. |
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CLASS - (SS-1) HOLLAND Submarine |
SUBCLASS (aka) - (SS-2) PLUNGER Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 6 |
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BUILDER - John P. Holland Torpedo Boat Company at Union Iron Works, San Francisco, CA. |
IN COMMISSION - circa 1903 - 1922 |
DISPOSITION - unknown but designated as a target vessel. |
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USS A-5 (ex-PIKE) (SS-6) LINKS- USS A-5 (ex-PIKE) (SS-6) - NavSource Submarine Photo Archive.
- USS A-5 (ex-PIKE) (SS-6) - SubNet A-5 (ex-PIKE) stats and photo page. [ www.subnet.com/fleet/ss006.htm ]
- USS A-5 (ex-PIKE) (SS-6) - DANFS, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
- USS A-5 (ex-PIKE) (SS-6) - a U.S. Navy Historical Center A-5 (ex-PIKE) DANFS narrative page.
- USS A-5 (ex-PIKE) (SS-6) - a U.S. Navy Historical Center A-5 (ex-PIKE) DANFS narrative page.
- USS A-5 (ex-PIKE) (SS-6) - a U.S. Navy Historical Center A-5 photo page.
- USS A-5 (ex-PIKE) (SS-6) - a SubVetPaul.com A-5 (ex-PIKE) narrative history page.
- USS A-5 (ex-PIKE) (SS-6) - an A-5 (ex-PIKE) 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-5 (ex-PIKE) (SS-6) - this is the companion A-5 (ex-PIKE) photo page that goes with the text page above; by ussubvetsofworldwarii.org.
- USS A-5 (ex-PIKE) (SS-6) - an A-5 (ex-PIKE) narrative page by NavyHistory.com.
- USS A-5 (ex-PIKE) (SS-6) - SHIP'S HISTORY Researched by: Robert Loys Sminkey, Commander, United States Navy, Retired with a couple of photos.
- USS A-5 (ex-PIKE) (SS-6) - a Wikipedia.org A-5 (ex-PIKE) page.
- USS A-5 (ex-PIKE) (SS-6) - 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-5 (ex-PIKE) (SS-6) - an identical page to the USSVI page above by Decklog.com.
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