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===Visual Guide to the S-class===
=== <big>A Visual Guide to the S-class Submarines 1918-1945</big> ===
[https://pigboats.icci.llc/images/7/74/A_VISUAL_GUIDE_TO_THE_S-CLASS_SUBMARINES_PART_1_Fourth_Edition.pdf A Visual Guide to the S-class Submarines 1918-1945 Part 1: Concept Development (4th Edition, February 2023)]<br>
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[https://pigboats.icci.llc/images/3/31/A_VISUAL_GUIDE_TO_THE_S-CLASS_SUBMARINES_PART_2_5th_edition.pdf A Visual Guide to the S-class Submarines 1918-1945 Part 2: The Government Boats (5th Edition, February 2023)]<br>
[https://pigboats.com/images/7/74/A_VISUAL_GUIDE_TO_THE_S-CLASS_SUBMARINES_PART_1_Fourth_Edition.pdf <big>Part 1: Concept Development]</big><br><br>
[https://pigboats.icci.llc/images/d/d4/A_VISUAL_GUIDE_TO_THE_S-CLASS_SUBMARINES_PART_3_Third_edition.pdf A Visual Guide to the S-class Submarines 1918-1945 Part 3: The Electric Boat Groups (3rd Edition, February 2023)]<br>
[https://pigboats.com/images/3/31/A_VISUAL_GUIDE_TO_THE_S-CLASS_SUBMARINES_PART_2_5th_edition.pdf <big>Part 2: The Government Boats]</big><br><br>
[https://pigboats.com/images/d/d4/A_VISUAL_GUIDE_TO_THE_S-CLASS_SUBMARINES_PART_3_Third_edition.pdf <big>Part 3: The Electric Boat Groups]</big><br><br>


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===Visual Guide to the Fleet Submarines===
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=== <big>A Visual Guide to the U.S. Fleet Submarines 1920-1950</big> ===
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●[https://pigboats.icci.llc/images/9/96/Submarine_names.pdf A Discussion of USN Submarine Naming and Designation Systems]
● <big>Part 1: The T and V-Classes 1920-1945</big><br><br>
● <big>[https://pigboats.com/images/e/e4/A_VISUAL_GUIDE_TO_THE_FLEET_SUBMARINES_PART_2_Porpoise_Class_2023.pdf Part 2: The Porpoise Class 1934-1945]</big><br><br>
● <big>[https://pigboats.com/images/3/3e/A_VISUAL_GUIDE_TO_THE_FLEET_SUBMARINES_PART_3_Salmon_class_2024.pdf Part 3: Salmon and Sargo Classes 1936-1945]</big><br><br>
<big>[https://pigboats.com/images/3/3b/A_VISUAL_GUIDE_TO_THE_FLEET_SUBMARINES_PART_4_GATO_CLASS_2024.pdf Part 4: Tambor/Gar and Gato Classes 1940-1945]</big><br><br>
● <big>[https://pigboats.com/images/2/2d/A_VISUAL_GUIDE_TO_THE_FLEET_SUBMARINES_PART_5_Balao_class.pdf Part 5: Balao and Tench Classes 1942-1950]</big><br>


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=== <big>Various</big> ===
File:Visual_Guide_SBoats_part_1.jpg|[https://pigboats.icci.llc/images/7/74/A_VISUAL_GUIDE_TO_THE_S-CLASS_SUBMARINES_PART_1_Fourth_Edition.pdf Visual Guide to the S-class Part 1]
[https://pigboats.com/images/b/b2/Submarine_names_2.pdf <big>A Discussion of USN Submarine Naming and Designation Systems]</big><br><br>
File:Visual_Guide_SBoats_part_2.jpg|[https://pigboats.icci.llc/images/3/31/A_VISUAL_GUIDE_TO_THE_S-CLASS_SUBMARINES_PART_2_5th_edition.pdf Visual Guide to the S-class Part 2]
[https://pigboats.com/images/4/4b/THE_T-class.pdf <big>The T-Class Fleet Submarines 1916-1927: An Analysis of Failure]</big><br><br>
File:Visual_Guide_SBoats_part_3.jpg|[https://pigboats.icci.llc/images/d/d4/A_VISUAL_GUIDE_TO_THE_S-CLASS_SUBMARINES_PART_3_Third_edition.pdf Visual Guide to the S-class Part 3]
[https://pigboats.com/images/5/5e/Lake_submarine_of_1906.pdf <big>The Lake Submarine of 1906: A brief look at the stubborn idealism of an American inventor]</big>
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=== <big>Reprinted with permission from ''The Submarine Review''</big> ===
File:Naming_conventions.jpg|[https://pigboats.icci.llc/images/9/96/Submarine_names.pdf USN Submarine Naming Conventions]
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#000000">Note: ''The Submarine Review'' is a publication of the Naval Submarine League. It is a scholarly journal discussing submarine history and current affairs. The webmasters highly endorse this organization and their goals. Please see their website [https://www.navalsubleague.org/ '''here'''.]</div>
● [https://pigboats.com/images/3/37/NO_MORE_HEADS_OR_TAILS_TSR_version.pdf <big>No More Heads or Tails: The Adoption of Welding in U.S. Navy Submarines. From the Jun 2020 issue, p. 46.] </big><br><br>
[https://pigboats.com/images/b/b9/The_Devil_in_the_Details_TSR_version.pdf <big>The Devil in the Details: An Analysis of S-class Submarine Construction 1917-1925. From the Dec 2020 issue, p. 71] </big>


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=== <big>The discovery of the final resting place of the USS Albacore (SS-218)</big> ===
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Webmaster David Johnston had the honor of being part of the team that developed location information for a search for the wreck site of the USS Albacore (SS-218), lost in action in World War II. He also did the analysis of the video and images gathered from the site by the Japanese search team and co-authored the report submitted to the Naval History & Heritage Command that allowed the U.S. Navy to confirm the identity of the wreck. This video is of a presentation he gave on the topic at the Fort Miles Museum in Lewes, DE on April 13, 2024.


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Latest revision as of 18:02, 19 June 2024

A Visual Guide to the S-class Submarines 1918-1945


Part 1: Concept Development

Part 2: The Government Boats

Part 3: The Electric Boat Groups

A Visual Guide to the U.S. Fleet Submarines 1920-1950

Part 1: The T and V-Classes 1920-1945

Part 2: The Porpoise Class 1934-1945

Part 3: Salmon and Sargo Classes 1936-1945

Part 4: Tambor/Gar and Gato Classes 1940-1945

Part 5: Balao and Tench Classes 1942-1950

Various

A Discussion of USN Submarine Naming and Designation Systems

The T-Class Fleet Submarines 1916-1927: An Analysis of Failure

The Lake Submarine of 1906: A brief look at the stubborn idealism of an American inventor

Reprinted with permission from The Submarine Review

Note: The Submarine Review is a publication of the Naval Submarine League. It is a scholarly journal discussing submarine history and current affairs. The webmasters highly endorse this organization and their goals. Please see their website here.

No More Heads or Tails: The Adoption of Welding in U.S. Navy Submarines. From the Jun 2020 issue, p. 46.

The Devil in the Details: An Analysis of S-class Submarine Construction 1917-1925. From the Dec 2020 issue, p. 71

The discovery of the final resting place of the USS Albacore (SS-218)


Webmaster David Johnston had the honor of being part of the team that developed location information for a search for the wreck site of the USS Albacore (SS-218), lost in action in World War II. He also did the analysis of the video and images gathered from the site by the Japanese search team and co-authored the report submitted to the Naval History & Heritage Command that allowed the U.S. Navy to confirm the identity of the wreck. This video is of a presentation he gave on the topic at the Fort Miles Museum in Lewes, DE on April 13, 2024.

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