USS V-5 (Narwhal) seen on August 10th 1930 at Annapolis, Maryland. The V-5 left the following day (Aug, 11) for a cruise to the West Indies and returned to Portsmouth September 11, 1930. She trained in New England waters through the end of the year and on January 31, 1931 she sailed for the west coast via the, Panama Canal, arriving San Diego, California, April 4th. On February 19, 1931 V-5 was renamed Narwhal and on July 1 1931 reclassified SS-167.
