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