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− | Three '''''Seawolf'' class submarines''' | + | Three '''''Seawolf'' or "H" class submarines''' were completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] in 1913-14. A further six units being built for Russia were purchased in 1918. They were quite different from the American-built submarines of Britain's [["H" Class Submarine (1915)|"H" class]] of 1915. |
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+ | ! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 9 vessels | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small> | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! align=center | Name | ||
+ | ! align=center | Builder | ||
+ | ! align=center | Laid Down | ||
+ | ! align=center | Launched | ||
+ | ! align=center | Completed | ||
+ | ! align=center | Fate | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{US-Seawolf}} | ||
+ | |[[Union Iron Works]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |6 May, 1913 | ||
+ | |1 Dec, 1913 | ||
+ | |Sunk 12 Mar, 1920 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{US-Nautilus}} | ||
+ | |[[Union Iron Works]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |4 Jun, 1913 | ||
+ | |1 Dec, 1913 | ||
+ | |Broken up 1931 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{US-Garfish}} | ||
+ | |[[Seattle Construction and Drydock Company|Moran Brothers Shipyard]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |3 Jul, 1913 | ||
+ | |16 Jan, 1914 | ||
+ | |Stricken 1922 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{US-H4}} | ||
+ | |[[Puget Sound Navy Yard]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |9 Oct, 1918 | ||
+ | |24 Oct, 1918 | ||
+ | |Broken up 1931 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{US-H5}} | ||
+ | |[[Puget Sound Navy Yard]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |24 Sep, 1918 | ||
+ | |30 Sep, 1918 | ||
+ | |Broken up 1931 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{US-H6}} | ||
+ | |[[Puget Sound Navy Yard]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |26 Aug, 1918 | ||
+ | |26 Aug, 1918 | ||
+ | |Broken up 1931 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{US-H7}} | ||
+ | |[[Puget Sound Navy Yard]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |17 Oct, 1918 | ||
+ | |17 Oct, 1918 | ||
+ | |Broken up 1931 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{US-H8}} | ||
+ | |[[Puget Sound Navy Yard]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |14 Nov, 1918 | ||
+ | |18 Nov, 1918 | ||
+ | |Broken up 1931 | ||
+ | |- align=left | ||
+ | | {{US-H9}} | ||
+ | |[[Puget Sound Navy Yard]] | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |23 Nov, 1918 | ||
+ | |25 Nov, 1918 | ||
+ | |Broken up 1931 | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | </div name=fredbot:ships> | ||
− | + | ==Design and Construction== | |
+ | |||
+ | ==Performance== | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Service== | ||
+ | In early 1916, the first three H class boats were operating out of California, their crews living aboard {{US-Cheyenne|f=p}}.{{USNavalEstimatesVolII1916|p. 1553}} | ||
==Torpedoes== | ==Torpedoes== | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
{{refbegin}} | {{refbegin}} | ||
+ | * [http://pigboats.com/subs/h-boats.html PigBoats.com] | ||
{{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_H-class_submarine}} | {{WP|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_H-class_submarine}} | ||
{{refend}} | {{refend}} | ||
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pend= | pend= | ||
− | builder=[[Moran]]{{Conways1906|p. 128}} | + | builder=[[Seattle Construction and Drydock Company|Moran Brothers Shipyard]]{{Conways1906|p. 128}} |
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name=H-4 | name=H-4 | ||
hullno=SS-147 | hullno=SS-147 | ||
+ | purchased=20 May 1918 | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
builder=[[Puget Sound Navy Yard]]{{Conways1906|p. 128}} | builder=[[Puget Sound Navy Yard]]{{Conways1906|p. 128}} | ||
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name=H-5 | name=H-5 | ||
hullno=SS-148 | hullno=SS-148 | ||
+ | purchased=20 May 1918 | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
builder=[[Puget Sound Navy Yard]]{{Conways1906|p. 128}} | builder=[[Puget Sound Navy Yard]]{{Conways1906|p. 128}} | ||
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name=H-6 | name=H-6 | ||
hullno=SS-149 | hullno=SS-149 | ||
+ | purchased=20 May 1918 | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
builder=[[Puget Sound Navy Yard]]{{Conways1906|p. 128}} | builder=[[Puget Sound Navy Yard]]{{Conways1906|p. 128}} | ||
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laid= | laid= | ||
launch=26 8 18{{Conways1906|p. 128}} | launch=26 8 18{{Conways1906|p. 128}} | ||
− | comm= | + | comm=9 Sep 1918 |
decomm=23 Oct 22 | decomm=23 Oct 22 | ||
strick=" | strick=" | ||
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name=H-7 | name=H-7 | ||
hullno=SS-150 | hullno=SS-150 | ||
+ | purchased=20 May 1918 | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
builder=[[Puget Sound Navy Yard]]{{Conways1906|p. 128}} | builder=[[Puget Sound Navy Yard]]{{Conways1906|p. 128}} | ||
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launch=17 10 18{{Conways1906|p. 128}} | launch=17 10 18{{Conways1906|p. 128}} | ||
− | comm= | + | comm=24 Oct 18 |
decomm=23 Oct 22 | decomm=23 Oct 22 | ||
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name=H-8 | name=H-8 | ||
hullno=SS-151 | hullno=SS-151 | ||
+ | purchased=20 May 1918 | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
builder=[[Puget Sound Navy Yard]]{{Conways1906|p. 128}} | builder=[[Puget Sound Navy Yard]]{{Conways1906|p. 128}} | ||
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name=H-9 | name=H-9 | ||
hullno=SS-152 | hullno=SS-152 | ||
+ | purchased=20 May 1918 | ||
pend= | pend= | ||
builder=[[Puget Sound Navy Yard]]{{Conways1906|p. 128}} | builder=[[Puget Sound Navy Yard]]{{Conways1906|p. 128}} |
Latest revision as of 12:46, 27 April 2018
Three Seawolf or "H" class submarines were completed for the U.S. Navy in 1913-14. A further six units being built for Russia were purchased in 1918. They were quite different from the American-built submarines of Britain's "H" class of 1915.
Overview of 9 vessels | |||||
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Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
Seawolf | Union Iron Works | 6 May, 1913 | 1 Dec, 1913 | Sunk 12 Mar, 1920 | |
Nautilus | Union Iron Works | 4 Jun, 1913 | 1 Dec, 1913 | Broken up 1931 | |
Garfish | Moran Brothers Shipyard | 3 Jul, 1913 | 16 Jan, 1914 | Stricken 1922 | |
H-4 | Puget Sound Navy Yard | 9 Oct, 1918 | 24 Oct, 1918 | Broken up 1931 | |
H-5 | Puget Sound Navy Yard | 24 Sep, 1918 | 30 Sep, 1918 | Broken up 1931 | |
H-6 | Puget Sound Navy Yard | 26 Aug, 1918 | 26 Aug, 1918 | Broken up 1931 | |
H-7 | Puget Sound Navy Yard | 17 Oct, 1918 | 17 Oct, 1918 | Broken up 1931 | |
H-8 | Puget Sound Navy Yard | 14 Nov, 1918 | 18 Nov, 1918 | Broken up 1931 | |
H-9 | Puget Sound Navy Yard | 23 Nov, 1918 | 25 Nov, 1918 | Broken up 1931 |
Design and Construction
Performance
Service
In early 1916, the first three H class boats were operating out of California, their crews living aboard U.S.S. Cheyenne.[1]
Torpedoes
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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