Seal Class Submarine (1911)

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Four Seal class submarines[1] were completed for the U.S. Navy in 1912-14. On 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 of 1915.

Overview of 4 vessels
Citations for this data available on individual ship pages
Name Builder Laid Down Launched Completed Fate
Seal Newport News 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

Torpedoes

See Also

Footnotes

  1. It is uncertain if they were ever called such.

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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