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Four '''''Seal'' class submarines'''<ref>It is uncertain if they were ever called such.</ref> were completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] in 1912-14On 17 November, 1911, they would be redesignated the '''"G" class''' and given names G-1 through G-4, not to be confused with submarines of Britain's [["G" Class Submarine (1915)|"G" class]] of 1915.
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Four '''''Seal'' (or "G") class submarines''' were completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] between 1912 and 1915They were the last gasoline-powered American submarines and varied considerably in their details.
  
 
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==Torpedoes==
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==Design and Construction==
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In February, 1916, the G class boats were based at New London along with the [[Seal Class Submarine (1911)|G]] and the [[Skipjack Class Submarine (1911)|E class]] boats, tendered by {{US-Fulton}} and {{US-Ozark}}.{{USNavalEstimatesVolII1916|p. 1553}}
  
 
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Latest revision as of 00:58, 27 April 2018

Four 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.

Overview of 4 vessels
Citations for this data available on individual ship pages
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

  1. 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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