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Pages in category "World War I submarines of the United States" The following 100 pages are in this category, out of 100 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The United States L-class submarines were a class of 11 coastal defense submarines built 1914–1917, and were the most modern and capable submarines available to United States Navy when the country entered World War I. Despite being considered a successful design by the USN, war experience in European waters demonstrated that the boats lacked ...
Pre–World War I Class name No. Laid down Last comm. Notes Alligator [1] 1: 1861: 1862: First submarine in the U.S. Navy. Purpose was to protect wooden ships against ironclads. Holland [2] [3] 1: 1896: 1900: 5 others were made; only Holland (SS-1) entered the U.S. Navy as it was the first officially commissioned submarine purchased on 11 April ...
During World War II, the submarine force was the most effective anti-ship and anti-submarine weapon in the entire American arsenal. Submarines, though only about 2 percent of the U.S. Navy, destroyed over 30 percent of the Japanese Navy, including 8 aircraft carriers, 1 battleship and 11 cruisers.
List of US Navy ships sunk or damaged in action during World War II § Submarine (SS) - detailed list; The NR-1 Deep Submergence Craft was a non-commissioned nuclear submarine operated by the United States Navy. Turtle, an American submarine of the American Revolutionary War; H. L. Hunley, a human-powered submarine of the American Civil War in ...
The Oxford History of the American People. New York: Oxford University Press. Niblack, Albert P. (2018). Putting Cargoes Through: The U.S. Navy at Gibraltar during the First World War, edited with an Introduction by John B. Hattendorf. Gibraltar: Calpe Press. ISBN 978-1-919665-10-8. Reynolds, Clark G. (1978). Famous American Admirals. Annapolis ...
The tremendous accomplishments of American submarines were achieved at the expense of 52 subs with 374 officers and 3,131 enlisted volunteers lost during combat against Japan; Japan lost 128 submarines during the Second World War in Pacific waters. American casualty counts represent 16 percent of the U.S. operational submarine officer corps and ...
USS L-1 (SS-40) was an L-class submarine of the United States Navy.Her keel was laid down on 13 April 1914 by Fore River Shipbuilding Company in Quincy, Massachusetts.She was launched on 20 January 1915 sponsored by Mrs. Freeland A. Daubin, and commissioned on 11 April 1916 with Lieutenant Junior Grade Freeland A. Daubin [1] in command.