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< | === <big>May 2, 2025</big> === | ||
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File:R-21 alongside NH 82342.jpg|[[R-21|'''R-21 at Coco Solo''']] | |||
File:R-24 launch from stern NH 108254.jpg|[[R-24|'''R-24 launch day, 1918''']] | |||
File:R-9 conning tower fairwater and bridge.jpg|[[R-9|'''Two views of R-9's fairwater, Pearl Harbor, late 1920s''']] | |||
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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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<gallery mode="packed" widths=" | === <big>April 18, 2025</big> === | ||
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File:K-class underway for Hawaii Oct 15.jpg|[[General K-class photos|'''K-class submarines underway for Hawaii, October 1915.''']] | |||
File: | File:F-1 towing Nov 15 110415-1.jpg|[[F-1|'''F-1 towing operations for return to California, November 1915.''']] | ||
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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<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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File: | File:K-5 loading torp 1914.jpg|[[K-5|'''K-5's crew loading a Mk 7 torpedo, 1914''']] | ||
File:Pickerel port quarter.jpg|[[177|'''Two photos of Pickerel on trials, 1937''']] | |||
File: | File:G-4 conning tower Oct 2 1912A.jpg|[[G-4|'''Closeup of G-4's conning tower''']] | ||
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#00008B">Updating of the page headers is still ongoing and should be completed soon. Check out the new look! | |||
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=== <big> | === <big>March 9, 2025</big> === | ||
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File:Porpoise launch Aug 36.jpg|[[172|'''Porpoise launch day June 1935''']] | |||
File: | File:Grayback May 1941 port bow.jpg|[[208|'''Two additional photos of Grayback on trials, May, 1941''']] | ||
File: | File:Spearfish stbd side Apr 39.jpg|[https://pigboats.com/index.php?title=Salmon/Sargo_Class#Spearfish_(SS-190)|'''Spearfish in Cape Cod Bay April, 1939'''] | ||
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#00008B">We have been doing a lot of work updating our page headers with a new style that still invokes the traditional PigBoats.COM look. This is an ongoing process and is not yet completed. An example is at the top of this page! Also, the Design and Construction Notes section for [[L-class|'''L''']] and [[N-class|'''N-classes''']] has been updated with new information. | |||
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Page created by:<br> | Page created by:<br> | ||
<small>Ric Hedman & David Johnston<br> | <small>Ric Hedman & David Johnston<br> | ||
1999 - 2023 - PigBoats.COM<sup>©</sup><br> | 1999 - 2023 - PigBoats.COM<sup>©</sup><br> | ||
Mountlake Terrace, WA, Norfolk, VA<br> | Mountlake Terrace, WA, Norfolk, VA<br> | ||
webmaster | [mailto:webmaster@pigboats.com '''webmaster@pigboats.com''']</small> | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:00, 2 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 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
March 22, 2025
Updating of the page headers is still ongoing and should be completed soon. Check out the new look!
March 9, 2025
We have been doing a lot of work updating our page headers with a new style that still invokes the traditional PigBoats.COM look. This is an ongoing process and is not yet completed. An example is at the top of this page! Also, the Design and Construction Notes section for L and N-classes has been updated with new information.
Page created by:
Ric Hedman & David Johnston
1999 - 2023 - PigBoats.COM©
Mountlake Terrace, WA, Norfolk, VA
webmaster@pigboats.com
