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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.
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 ...
List submarines of the United States Navy, by hull number and boat name Hull number Name Notes Turtle: World's first combat submersible. Deployed in 1775. Failed mission to destroy HMS Eagle. Continental Army project. Alligator: Experimental submarine built in 1862. Foundered in bad weather in 1863. First submarine of the United States Navy.
Prototype "fleet submarines"—submarines fast enough (21 knots (11 m/s)) to travel with battleships. Twice the size of any concurrent or past U.S. submarine. A poor tandem engine design caused the boats to be decommissioned by 1923 and scrapped in 1930.
The USS Holland was the first submarine in the US Navy, commissioned on April 1, 1900. Submarines have been active component of the US Navy ever since. The boat was developed at Lewis Nixon's Crescent Shipyard located in Elizabeth, New Jersey. This pioneering craft was in service for 10 years and was a developmental and trials vessel for many ...
The SC-1 class was a large class of submarine chasers built during World War I for the United States Navy. They were ordered in very large numbers in order to combat attacks by German U-boats, with 442 vessels built from 1917 to 1919. This article lists details of the second 50 ships of the class.
World War I submarines of the United States (100 P) Pages in category "World War I submarines" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
While the US Navy had two older classes of submarines at that time (the O and R classes originally commissioned in 1918 and 1919), the S-class was the oldest class of submarine (possibly in the world) to be used in combat operations. During World War II, 37 S-boats were in service when the United States entered the war in December 1941.