The USS C-2 (SS-13), originally named USS Stingray, was a C-class submarine constructed for the United States Navy in the early 20th century. Built by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company in Quincy, Massachusetts, under a subcontract from Electric Boat, she was laid down on March 4, 1908, launched on April 8, 1909, and commissioned on November 23, 1909. The vessel was renamed C-2 on November 17, 1911. Measuring 105 feet 3 inches (32.08 meters) in length, with a beam of 13 feet 10 inches (4.22 meters) and a mean draft of 10 feet 10 inches (3.30 meters), C-2 displaced 238 long tons (242 tonnes) on the surface and 275 long tons (279 tonnes) when submerged. She was designed with two propeller shafts and had a maximum diving depth of 200 feet (61 meters). Her crew consisted of one officer and 14 enlisted men. Powered for surface running by two 240-horsepower Craig gasoline engines, each driving a propeller, C-2 could reach speeds of 11 knots (20 km/h) on the surface. When submerged, electric motors of 115 horsepower each powered her to a speed of 9 knots (17 km/h). Her operational range was approximately 776 nautical miles at 8.13 knots on the surface, with a submerged endurance of 24 nautical miles at 8 knots. Armament consisted of two 18-inch torpedo tubes located in the bow, with two reloads, totaling four torpedoes. C-2 served primarily along the Atlantic coast and in the Caribbean. She was assigned to the Atlantic Torpedo Fleet and later the Atlantic Submarine Flotilla, conducting patrols, torpedo practice, and harbor defense duties. Notably, from December 1912 to May 1913, she operated from Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and in the Panama Canal Zone, including Cristóbal, Panama. During World War I, she patrolled the Florida coast, contributing to coastal defense efforts. She was placed in ordinary at Coco Solo, Panama, on August 22, 1919, and decommissioned on December 23, 1919. The vessel was sold for scrap on April 13, 1920.

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