USS H-3

USS H-3, ex-Garfish, underway, c. 1922
History
United States
NameGarfish
NamesakeThe gar
BuilderThe Moran Company, Seattle, Washington
Cost$512,247.35 (hull and machinery)
Laid down3 April 1911
Launched3 July 1913
Sponsored byMiss Helen MacEwan
Commissioned16 January 1914
Decommissioned23 October 1922
RenamedH-3 (Submarine No.30), 17 November 1911
Identification
FateSold for scrapping, 14 September 1931
General characteristics
TypeH-class submarine
Displacement
  • 358 long tons (364 t) surfaced
  • 467 long tons (474 t) submerged
Length150 ft 4 in (45.82 m)
Beam15 ft 10 in (4.83 m)
Draft12 ft 5 in (3.78 m)
Installed power
  • 950 hp (710 kW) (diesel engines)
  • 600 hp (450 kW) (electric motors)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) surfaced
  • 10.5 kn (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) submerged
Range
  • 2,300 nmi (4,300 km; 2,600 mi) at 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph) surfaced
  • 100 nmi (190 km; 120 mi) at 5 kn (9.3 km/h; 5.8 mph) submerged
Test depth200 ft (61 m)
Capacity11,800 US gal (45,000 L; 9,800 imp gal) fuel
Complement
  • 2 officers
  • 23 enlisted
Armament4 × 18 inch (450 mm) bow torpedo tubes (8 torpedoes)

USS Garfish/H-3 (SS-30), also known as "Submarine No. 30", was an H-class submarine of the United States Navy (USN). As of October 2025, she has been the only ship of the USN to be named for the gar, a popular target for recreational anglers, though she was renamed H-3 prior to launching.