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Three '''''Seawolf'' class submarines'''<ref>It is uncertain if they were ever called such.</ref> were completed for the [[U.S. Navy]] in 1913-14.  On 17 November, 1911, they would be redesignated the '''"h" class''' and given names H-1 through H-3, not to be confused with American-built submarines of Britain's [["H" Class Submarine (1915)|"H" class]] of 1915.
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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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In 1918, a further six units that had been under construction for Russia were taken over and completed for American service.
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|[[Union Iron Works]]
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|6 May, 1913
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|1 Dec, 1913
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|Sunk 12 Mar, 1920
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| {{US-Nautilus}}
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|[[Union Iron Works]]
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|4 Jun, 1913
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|1 Dec, 1913
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|Broken up 1931
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| {{US-Garfish}}
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|[[Seattle Construction and Drydock Company|Moran Brothers Shipyard]]
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|3 Jul, 1913
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|16 Jan, 1914
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|Stricken 1922
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| {{US-H4}}
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|[[Puget Sound Navy Yard]]
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|9 Oct, 1918
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|24 Oct, 1918
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|Broken up 1931
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| {{US-H5}}
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|[[Puget Sound Navy Yard]]
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|24 Sep, 1918
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|30 Sep, 1918
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|Broken up 1931
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| {{US-H6}}
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|[[Puget Sound Navy Yard]]
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|26 Aug, 1918
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|26 Aug, 1918
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|Broken up 1931
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| {{US-H7}}
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|[[Puget Sound Navy Yard]]
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|17 Oct, 1918
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|17 Oct, 1918
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|Broken up 1931
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| {{US-H8}}
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|[[Puget Sound Navy Yard]]
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|14 Nov, 1918
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|18 Nov, 1918
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|Broken up 1931
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|- align=left
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| {{US-H9}}
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|[[Puget Sound Navy Yard]]
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|23 Nov, 1918
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|25 Nov, 1918
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|Broken up 1931
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==Design and Construction==
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==Performance==
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==Service==
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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==
 
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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.

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

  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).


Seawolf Class Submarine
Original Order
  Seawolf Nautilus Garfish  
Russian Units purchased in 1918
  H-4 H-5 H-6  
  H-7 H-8 H-9  
<– Carp Class Submarines (US) Haddock Class –>


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