Overview
USS E-1 was a member of the E class submarines (United States).
USS E-1 is associated with United States and United States Navy. It belonged to E class submarines (United States), so the class page provides the shared design history while this page concentrates on the individual ship.
Construction and identity
The available construction record identifies USS E-1 as built by Fore River Shipbuilding Co., Quincy, laid down on 1909-12-22, launched on 1911-05-27, and completed on 1912-02-14.
The ship's documented identity includes hull or pennant identifiers SS-24, alternate or later names Skipjack and Submarine No. 24, and service with United States Navy.
Service history
Originally named Skipjack; conducted development, training, and fleet exercises before decommissioning in 1921.
The ship's configuration should be interpreted through the documented class and the dates attached to this individual vessel; equipment should not be assumed to have remained unchanged throughout service.
Class context: E class submarines (United States)
The U.S. E class consisted of two small diesel-electric submarines commissioned in 1912.
As a member of E class submarines (United States), USS E-1 shared the class's documented design framework and intended roles of Coastal defense, Training, and Anti submarine patrol. Individual refits, transfers, and wartime changes belong to this ship only when separately documented.
Later service and disposition
sold for scrapping. The associated date is 1922.
USS E-1 matters as an individual career within E class submarines (United States), allowing class-wide design history to be separated from this ship's own construction, identities, service, and fate.
Class relationship
This ship is recorded as a member of E class submarines (United States). Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.
Sources and further reading
- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships, 1906–1921Conway Maritime Press
- Submarine Development, A Short History ↗Naval History and Heritage Command · accessed 2026-09-18
- E-1 (Submarine No. 24) ↗Naval History and Heritage Command · accessed 2026-09-18
- E-2 (Submarine No. 25) ↗Naval History and Heritage Command · accessed 2026-09-18