USS H-2, a 358-ton H-1 class submarine built at San Francisco, California, was commissioned in December 1913. She was originally named Seawolf, but was renamed H-2 in November 1911, while in the early stages of construction. After serving along the Pacific Coast for nearly four years, in November 1917 she went to the Caribbean in response to the changed operational needs brought on by the First World War. Following the end of the fighting H-2 was transferred to Groton, Connecticut, where she was used for training and experiments.
H-2 returned to the Pacific Coast during January-March 1920. While en route she helped rescue survivors of her sister submarine, USS H-1, when the latter went aground on 12 March. For the next two years H-2 primarily operated out of San Pedro, California, taking part in Pacific Fleet exercises and other operational training. With other "H" type submarines, she was transferred to the Atlantic in the summer of 1922, arriving at Norfolk, Virginia in mid-September. USS H-2 was decommissioned a month later and laid up. Stricken from the Navy list in December 1930, she was sold for scrapping in September 1931.
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