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| − | In 1916, all the A class boats but {{US-A1}} were stationed in the Philippines in Manila Bay along with all three [[Viper Class Submarine (1906)|B class]] boats, their crews living | + | In 1916, all the "A" class boats but {{US-A1}} were stationed in the Philippines in Manila Bay along with all three [[Viper Class Submarine (1906)|"B" class]] boats, their crews living aboard their tenders {{US-Monadnock}} and {{US-Mohican}}.{{USNavalEstimatesVolII1916|p. 1553}} |
==Torpedoes== | ==Torpedoes== | ||
Latest revision as of 14:54, 31 December 2014
Seven Plunger class submarines were built for the U.S. Navy in the early 1900s. They would later be designated the "A" class, not to be confused with Britain's "A" class submarines.
| Overview of 7 vessels | |||||
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| Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
| Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| Plunger | Crescent Shipyard | 21 May, 1901 | 1 Feb, 1902 | 19 Sep, 1903 | Sold 1922 |
| Adder | Crescent Shipyard | 3 Oct, 1900 | 22 Jul, 1901 | 12 Jan, 1903 | |
| Grampus | Union Iron Works | 10 Dec, 1900 | 31 Jul, 1902 | 28 May, 1903 | |
| Moccasin | Crescent Shipyard | 8 Nov, 1900 | 20 Aug, 1901 | 17 Jan, 1903 | |
| Pike | Union Iron Works | 10 Dec, 1900 | 14 Jan, 1903 | 28 May, 1903 | |
| Porpoise | Crescent Shipyard | 13 Dec, 1900 | 23 Sep, 1901 | 19 Sep, 1903 | |
| Shark | Crescent Shipyard | 11 Jan, 1901 | 19 Oct, 1901 | 19 Sep, 1903 | |
Design and Construction
Performance
Service
In 1916, all the "A" class boats but A-1 were stationed in the Philippines in Manila Bay along with all three "B" class boats, their crews living aboard their tenders Monadnock and Mohican.[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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