▁renamed ▁K - 1 . ▁She ▁was ▁launched ▁on ▁ 3 ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁spons ored ▁by ▁Mrs . ▁Albert ▁W are ▁Marshall ▁and ▁commission ed ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁March ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁with ▁Lieutenant ▁( j un ior ▁grade ) ▁E . ▁F . ▁C ut ts ▁in ▁command . ▁ ▁Sh ip ▁history ▁ ▁Upon ▁completion ▁of ▁six ▁months ▁training , ▁K - 1 ▁joined ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Division , ▁Atlantic ▁Tor ped o ▁Fl ot illa , ▁New port , ▁Rh ode ▁Island , ▁on ▁ 9 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁The ▁sub marine ▁depart ed ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁January ▁for ▁under water ▁development ▁training ▁out ▁of ▁Key ▁West , ▁Florida . ▁She ▁continued ▁operations ▁along ▁the ▁East ▁Coast ▁for ▁almost ▁three ▁years , ▁a iding ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁sub marine - war fare ▁tact ics . ▁The ▁techniques ▁learned ▁from ▁these ▁experiments ▁were ▁soon ▁put ▁into ▁practice ▁when ▁U - bo ats ▁began ▁attack ing ▁Al lied ▁sh ipping ▁bound ▁for ▁Europe . ▁ ▁K - 1 ▁depart ed ▁New ▁London , ▁Connecticut , ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁arriv ing ▁Pont a ▁Del g ada ▁ 1 5 ▁days ▁later ▁to ▁conduct ▁pat rol ▁cru ises ▁off ▁the ▁Az ores . ▁For ▁the ▁duration ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁she ▁conducted ▁pat rol ▁cru ises ▁off ▁the ▁Az ores ▁and ▁searched ▁for ▁the ▁enemy ▁U - bo ats