(SS-34; dp. 392 (surf.), 521 (subm.); l. 153'7"; b. 16'8"; dr.
13'1"; s. 14 k. (surf.), 10.5 k. (subm.); cpl. 28; a. 4 18" tt.;
cl. K-3) During construction Orca (SS-34) was renamed K-3 17
November 1911 and launched 14 March 1914 by Union Iron Works,
San Francisco, Calif., sponsored by Mrs. Clarence Meigs Oddie
and commissioned 30 October 1914, Lt. F. T. Chew in command. K-3
joined the 3d Submarine Division, Pacific Torpedo Flotilla 11,
December 1914 and operated along the California coast developing
underwater warfare tactics and coordinating the use of underseas
craft with the fleet. She arrived in Hawaiian waters 14 October
1915 to perform similar exercises in the light of increasing
emphasis on submarine warfare. America's entry into World War I
placed a greater urgency on the need for experienced
submariners, and K-3 was dispatched to Key West, arriving 8
January 1918. For the remainder of the war she conducted patrols
along the Florida coast while training men in underwater
techniques. K-3 continued ope