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AA-3 (Submarine No. 61)

1920

Submarine No. 61 (Fleet Submarine No. 3) was laid down on 21 May 1917 at Quincy, Mass., by the Fore River Shipbuilding Co. under a contract with the Electric Boat Co. of New York; named AA-3 in accordance with the provisions of General Order No. 318 of 23 August 1917; launched on 24 May 1919; sponsored by Mrs. Lilian T. Jordan, wife of Cmdr. John N. Jordan, the Cost Inspector assigned to the Fore River Shipbuilding Co.; redesignated SF-3 on 17 July 1920 and renamed T-3 (q.v.) on 22 September 1920.

Robert J. Cressman

Updated 21 June 2022

Published: Tue Jun 21 10:29:43 EDT 2022