Seal Class Submarine (1911)
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Jump to navigationJump to searchFour Seal (or "G") class submarines were completed for the U.S. Navy between 1912 and 1915. They were the last gasoline-powered American submarines and varied considerably in their details.
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| Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| Seal | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company | 2 Feb, 1909 | 8 Feb, 1911 | 28 Oct, 1912 | Expended 21 Jul, 1921 |
| Thrasher | William Cramp & Sons | 9 Jul, 1910 | 15 Aug, 1912 | 22 Jan, 1914 | Sold 15 Apr, 1920 |
| Tuna | Lake Torpedo Boat | 20 Oct, 1909 | 10 Jan, 1912 | 1 Dec, 1913 | Foundered 30 Jul, 1919 |
| Turbot | Lake Torpedo Boat | 27 Dec, 1913 | 22 Mar, 1915 | Sold 19 Apr, 1922 | |
Design and Construction
Performance
Service
In February, 1916, the G class boats were based at New London along with the G and the E class boats, tendered by Fulton and Ozark.[1]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Estimates Submitted to the Secretary of the Navy, Volume II, 1916. p. 1553.
Bibliography
- Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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