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=== <big>December 28, 2023</big> ===
=== <big>September 2, 2024</big> ===
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File:Brass anchor300.jpg|[https://pigboats.com/index.php?title=V-4'''Argonaut 1943 World War II Loss Details''']
File:K-1 underway from starboard color.jpg|[[K-1|'''Stereopticon card of K-1, 1914''']]
File:G-1 starboard bow.jpg|[[G-1|'''Seal during trials''']]
File:S-16 launch.jpg|[[S-16|'''S-16 launch day at LTB''']]
File:S-boats group with S-2.jpg|[[S-class group photos|'''S-2 and squadron mates''']]
File:S-36 S-41 in Dewey Dry Dock Olongapo.jpg|[[S-class group photos|'''Three S-boats in the Dewey Drydock in Subic''']]
File:S-2 and crew 1921.jpg|[[S-2|'''S-2 crew 1921''']]
File:S-39 bridge from above.jpg|[[S-39|'''View of S-39's bridge from above''']]
File:O-boats with Rainbow.jpg|[[General O-class photos|'''O-boats and USS Rainbow''']]
File:S-39 plus 1 and Canopus Chefoo.jpg|[[S-39|'''S-39 and Canopus in Chefoo, China''']]
File:Defender hauled out simon lake-1.jpg|[[Defender|'''Defender hauled out''']]
File:Moccasin at Norfolk Navy Yard 3.jpg|[[A-4|'''Four photos of Moccasin at the Norfolk Navy Yard''']]
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=== <big>December 18, 2023</big> ===
=== <big>August 24, 2024</big> ===
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<div style="text-align: justified;"><span style="color:#00008B">We have spent the last two weeks working on a whole new feature! PigBoats.COM now has two new informational pages that covers the submarine's primary weapon, the torpedo. One page covers background information and specifications of the torpedoes used during the Pigboat era, and the second page has detailed information on each weapon along with photos. The specifications page can be accessed [[Torpedoes|'''at this link''']] or through the link in the Navigation box on the left. The photos page can be accessed through specific links in the specifications table. Enjoy! As always, if you have questions or comments please let us know.
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File:L-2 Dive Trials.jpg|[[L-2|'''L-2 on shakedown cruise''']]
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File:L-2 L-3 Trials.jpg|[[L-2|'''L-2 and L-3''']]
 
File:L-2 Sea Trials.jpg|[[L-2|'''L-2 anchored''']]
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File:L-4 Sea Trials.jpg|[[L-4|'''L-4 on shakedown''']]
 
File:L-10 Tripp edit.jpg|[[L-10|'''L-10 pre-war''']]
=== <big>August 1, 2024</big> ===
File:L-10 and RN cruiser Bantry Bay.jpg|[[L-10|'''L-10 and RN cruiser''']]
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File:L-10 manning rails-sailors army.jpg|[[L-10|'''L-10 with sailors and soldiers''']]
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File:O-boats in the canal locks.jpg|[[General O-class photos|'''Three O-boats in the Panama Canal locks''']]
File:S-11 in the Canal 1920s.jpg|[[S-11|'''S-11 in the Panama Canal''']]
File:C-5 in 1918 Nathaniel Stebbins Collection.jpg|[[C-5|'''C-5 near the entrance to the Canal''']]
File:D-1 launch from bow.jpg|[[D-1|'''Narwhal launch day''']]
File:B-3 torpedo room.jpg|[[B-3|'''Tarantula's torpedo room''']]
File:K-4 an 2 others moored 2-23-20.jpg|[[General K-class photos|'''K-boats in St Petersburg, FL 1920''']]
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[[File:Red bar sub new 2.jpg]]
 
=== <big>July 19, 2024</big> ===
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File:V-6 build-2.jpg|[[168 launch|'''Two interior photos of V-6 under construction''']]
File:V-5 launch sponsor party NH 45648.jpg|[[167|'''V-5 launching party''']]
File:V-5 from bridge with Brown NH 50135.jpg|[[167|'''Two photos of Narwhal's bridge underway''']]
File:Permit fairwater 1945.jpg|[[178|'''Permit fairwater and war record 1945''']]
File:Perch 176 Panama Lock 1937or1939.jpg|[[176|'''Perch in the Panama Canal''']]
File:V-4 with crew on deck from starboard.jpg|[[V-4|'''V-4 underway from starboard''']]
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=== <big>December 14, 2023</big> ===
=== <big>July 1, 2024</big> ===
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File:Visual Guid Porpoise class.jpg|[https://pigboats.com/images/5/54/A_VISUAL_GUIDE_TO_THE_FLEET_SUBMARINES_PART_2_2023.pdf '''Porpoise-class Visual Guide''']
File:Argonaut I on the ways TSIWAP.jpg|[[Simon Lake non-Navy Submarines|'''Argonaut I on the ways from the bow''']]
File:C-class three boats and DD Panama.jpg|[[General C-class photos|'''Three C-boats in Panama''']]
File:Argonaut I on ways from starboard.jpg|[[Argonaut 1|'''Argonaut I pre-launch''']]
File:S-boats Gov design Panama Locks.jpg|[[S-class group photos|'''Three S-boats at Panama''']]
File:Argonaut II.jpg|[[Simon Lake non-Navy Submarines|'''Argonaut II hauled out with new page & photos''']]
File:S-boats Gov design unidentified.jpg|[[S-class group photos|'''Two Govt. S-boats''']]
File:Protector launch TSIWAP.jpg|[[Simon Lake non-Navy Submarines|'''Protector on the building ways''']]
File:Lake Defender NH 52483.jpg|[[Defender|'''Defender hauled out''']]
File:Wilkins Nautilus conversion conning tower.jpg|[[Wilkins Arctic Submarine Nautilus|'''Wilkins and Lake on the O-12/Nautilus''']]
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[[File:Red bar sub new 2.jpg]]
 
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=== <big>June 20, 2024</big> ===
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File:New Suffolk 2024 basin 2.JPG|[[Holland Torpedo Boat Company Station|'''History of the New Suffolk Holland Company station''']]
File:Thumbnail for Albacore video.jpg|[[Johnston, David|'''USS Albacore (SS-218) discovery presentation''']]
File:C-1 Octopus (SS-9) at N.Y.N.Y., 6 February 1912-3.jpg|[[C-1|'''Three photos of C-1 in drydock''']]
File:C-1 Octopus on yard trials c1906.jpg|[[C-1|'''Octopus on her trials run''']]
File:R-3 at Philly Jan 4 1934.jpg|[[R-3|'''R-3 going into mothballs at Philly''']]
File:Narwhal on surface black.jpg|[[167|'''Narwhal in the mid-1930s''']]
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Latest revision as of 20:54, 1 September 2024


This page will display the most recent additions to the site, arranged by date. Click on the link below each picture to be taken to the page where it resides. Please note that minor updates to captions and other text is an ongoing effort and will not be listed here. Enjoy!


September 2, 2024

August 24, 2024

We have spent the last two weeks working on a whole new feature! PigBoats.COM now has two new informational pages that covers the submarine's primary weapon, the torpedo. One page covers background information and specifications of the torpedoes used during the Pigboat era, and the second page has detailed information on each weapon along with photos. The specifications page can be accessed at this link or through the link in the Navigation box on the left. The photos page can be accessed through specific links in the specifications table. Enjoy! As always, if you have questions or comments please let us know.

August 1, 2024

July 19, 2024

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