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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color:#00008B"><big>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!</big></div><br>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#00008B"><big>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. You may have to scroll to find the newest picture. Please note that minor updates to captions and other text is an ongoing effort and will not be listed here. Enjoy!</big></div><br>
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=== <big>January 27, 2024</big> ===
 
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=== <big>May 23, 2025</big> ===
File:O-6 Underway.jpg|[[O-6|'''O-6 underway at speed''']]
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File:O-12 Nautilus Conversion.jpg|[[O-12|'''O-12 to Nautilus conversion''']]
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File:O-16 at Coco Solo.jpg|[[O-16|'''Swim call on O-16''']]
File:Grampus A-3 model 1.jpg|[[A-3|'''Eight photo gallery of a model of the Grampus/A-3''']]
File:O-class and N-class boats at NY Navy Yard.jpg|[[General N-class photos|'''N and O-boats at the New York Navy Yard''']]
File:Pollack port bow March 37.jpg|[[180|'''Three photos of Pollack at sea, 1937''']]
File:S-30 crew 7-2-1921 CO Berry.jpg|[[S-30|'''S-30 crew photo 1921''']]
File:N-4 at Lake yard late 1917.jpg|[[N-4|'''N-4 and O-12 at the Lake yard, 1917''']]
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#00008B">Another update this week, as I will be out of town in Washington, DC giving a presentation on The Dorado Project at the Naval History & Heritage Command. Over the last two weeks we were gifted with a group of photos from historian and master model maker Randy Biddle, showcasing his USS Grampus (aka A-3) model. Randy also contributed an excellent article he wrote in 1981 concerning the history of the Grampus. [[Biddle, Randle M.|'''See that article at this link''']]. In addition, Robert Porterfield sent us a very interesting oral history concerning the career of Harry Hoffman, a crewman from the USS N-1 in WW I. Bob compiled the history from a series of letters that Harry sent home. It is a fascinating first-person look into life on one of the early pigboats. [[Hoffman, Harry and Porterfield, Robert E.|'''That history can be read here''']].


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=== <big>January 21, 2024</big> ===
 
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=== <big>May 19, 2025</big> ===
File:R-17 Denby from plane to sub Aug 24, 1922-normal.jpg|[[R-17|'''SecNav Edwin Denby Boards R-17''']]
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File:V-1 early photo from starboard USN 456143.jpg|[[V-1|'''V-1 on builder's trials, 1924''']]
File:V-1 on trials NH 63175.jpg|[[V-1|'''V-1 cutting an impressive swath through the water, 1926''']]
File:V-3 with boat out.jpg|[[V-3|'''V-3 with alongside with a liberty launch removed, 1927-1928''']]
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=== <big>January 15, 2024</big> ===
 
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=== <big>May 2, 2025</big> ===
File:A-5 Pike leaving dry dock 8-3-09.jpg|[[A-5|'''Pike leaving Mare Island drydock''']]
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File:A-5 Pike with crew on San Diego Bay closeup 1911.jpg|[[A-5|'''Pike crew closeup''']]
File:R-21 alongside NH 82342.jpg|[[R-21|'''R-21 at Coco Solo''']]
File:C-1 Octopus launch.jpg|[[C-1|'''Octopus on the building ways''']]
File:R-24 launch from stern NH 108254.jpg|[[R-24|'''R-24 launch day, 1918''']]
File:Cuttlefish B-2 hung up on ways.jpg|[[B-2|'''Cuttlefish hung up at launch''']]
File:R-9 conning tower fairwater and bridge.jpg|[[R-9|'''Two views of R-9's fairwater, Pearl Harbor, late 1920s''']]
File:S-4 Bell - Falcon CO Henry Hartly-Diver Chief Thomas Eadie.jpg|[[S-4 salvage|'''Hartley, Eadie, and the S-4's Bell''']]
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#00008B">An R-boat update today! We are also working with two other historians who will be contributing research articles on submarine engines and an oral history from a crewmember of N-1. Those should be coming over the next several weeks. Check back often!


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=== <big>January 05, 2024</big> ===
=== <big>April 18, 2025</big> ===
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File:Brass anchor300.jpg|[https://pigboats.com/images/3/3b/A_VISUAL_GUIDE_TO_THE_FLEET_SUBMARINES_PART_4_GATO_CLASS_2024.pdf '''Gato and Tambor/Gar-class Visual Guide''']
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File:Cachalot starboard side new.jpg|[[Cachalot and Cuttlefish|'''Cachalot underway mid 30's''']]
File:K-class underway for Hawaii Oct 15.jpg|[[General K-class photos|'''K-class submarines underway for Hawaii, October 1915.''']]
File:Nautilus Aug 17 1935 front.jpg|[[168|'''Nautilus underway 1935''']]
File:F-1 towing Nov 15 110415-1.jpg|[[F-1|'''F-1 towing operations for return to California, November 1915.''']]
File:Nautilus moored San Diego.jpg|[[168|'''Nautilus in San Diego''']]
File:F-3 towing Oct 15 102915-2.jpg|[https://pigboats.com/index.php?title=F-3#Return_to_California '''F-3 under tow to California, October 1915.''']
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#00008B">Fellow historian and researcher Darryl Baker contributed over 13 photographs and newspaper clippings that highlighted the shift in submarine operations in Hawaii in late 1915 following the [https://pigboats.com/index.php?title=Notable_Submarine_Accidents#F-4_(Submarine_No._23),_Hull_failure_during_a_test_dive,_March_25,_1915 '''F-4 disaster''']. The photo sets noted above will highlight the coming of the K-class boats and the return of the remaining F-class boats to California. Darryl also contributed a series of newspaper clippings that give contemporary accounts of this major shift in Pacific Fleet submarine operations. These photos all come courtesy of the [https://vallejomuseum.net/ '''Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum''']. Please take the time to visit their site.
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=== <big>January 01, 2024</big> ===
 
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=== <big>April 10, 2025</big> ===
File:WW I Victory Medal-Submarines w ribbon-FB.jpg|[[WWI Victory Medal|WW I Victory Medal w/Submarine Clasp]]
 
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#00008B">We have just completed a weeks long effort to introduce two new pages that cover guns used on submarines! In a format similar to our [[Torpedoes|'''torpedoes''']] page, the first page is [[Submarine Guns|'''at this link''']] and contains an introduction, notes, and data tables for guns used on U.S. submarines of the pigboat era. The follow-on page [[Gun photos & information|'''can be found here''']]. It contains background historical information on each gun type, including pictures of the guns and mounts and how they were installed on our submarines. There is also a permanent link in the Navigation box on the left of each page. Please give both pages a good read through. We have put an effort into making the information readable and digestible, without getting bogged down in minutiae. If you have any comments or have additional information to add, please contact us here: [mailto:webmaster@pigboats.com '''webmaster@pigboats.com''']. Enjoy!
 
On another note, we would like to take a moment to remember our brave shipmates onboard the [https://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08593.htm '''USS Thresher (SSN-593)'''] who lost their lives 62 years ago today. Rest in peace shipmates. You are not forgotten.
 
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=== <big>April 3, 2025</big> ===
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File:L-class conning tower Lake.jpg|[[L-7|'''Closeup of L-7's fairwater and bridge''']]
File:Tarantula B-3 in drydock.jpg|[[B-3|'''Tarantula in drydock at Charleston''']]
File:S-class Govt design control room.jpg|[https://pigboats.com/index.php?title=S-class_group_photos#Government_(BuC&R)_Design '''Five interior views of a Govt design S-boat''']
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Latest revision as of 18:03, 23 May 2025


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. You may have to scroll to find the newest picture. Please note that minor updates to captions and other text is an ongoing effort and will not be listed here. Enjoy!


May 23, 2025

Another update this week, as I will be out of town in Washington, DC giving a presentation on The Dorado Project at the Naval History & Heritage Command. Over the last two weeks we were gifted with a group of photos from historian and master model maker Randy Biddle, showcasing his USS Grampus (aka A-3) model. Randy also contributed an excellent article he wrote in 1981 concerning the history of the Grampus. See that article at this link. In addition, Robert Porterfield sent us a very interesting oral history concerning the career of Harry Hoffman, a crewman from the USS N-1 in WW I. Bob compiled the history from a series of letters that Harry sent home. It is a fascinating first-person look into life on one of the early pigboats. That history can be read here.

May 19, 2025

May 2, 2025

An R-boat update today! We are also working with two other historians who will be contributing research articles on submarine engines and an oral history from a crewmember of N-1. Those should be coming over the next several weeks. Check back often!

April 18, 2025

Fellow historian and researcher Darryl Baker contributed over 13 photographs and newspaper clippings that highlighted the shift in submarine operations in Hawaii in late 1915 following the F-4 disaster. The photo sets noted above will highlight the coming of the K-class boats and the return of the remaining F-class boats to California. Darryl also contributed a series of newspaper clippings that give contemporary accounts of this major shift in Pacific Fleet submarine operations. These photos all come courtesy of the Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum. Please take the time to visit their site.

April 10, 2025

We have just completed a weeks long effort to introduce two new pages that cover guns used on submarines! In a format similar to our torpedoes page, the first page is at this link and contains an introduction, notes, and data tables for guns used on U.S. submarines of the pigboat era. The follow-on page can be found here. It contains background historical information on each gun type, including pictures of the guns and mounts and how they were installed on our submarines. There is also a permanent link in the Navigation box on the left of each page. Please give both pages a good read through. We have put an effort into making the information readable and digestible, without getting bogged down in minutiae. If you have any comments or have additional information to add, please contact us here: webmaster@pigboats.com. Enjoy!

On another note, we would like to take a moment to remember our brave shipmates onboard the USS Thresher (SSN-593) who lost their lives 62 years ago today. Rest in peace shipmates. You are not forgotten.

April 3, 2025

Page created by:
Ric Hedman & David Johnston
1999 - 2023 - PigBoats.COM©
Mountlake Terrace, WA, Norfolk, VA
webmaster@pigboats.com