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=== <big>February 10, 2024</big> ===


<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#00008B">We added three entries to our [[Notable Submarine Accidents|'''Notable Submarine Accidents page''']]. They cover the calamitous stories of accidents that befell the E-2 (Submarine No. 25), S-5 (SS-110), and O-9 (SS-70). They are inspirational tales of our Navy at its best, and unfortunately at its worst. Please check them out!
=== <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: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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=== <big>January 27, 2024</big> ===
 
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=== <big>April 10, 2025</big> ===
File:O-6 Underway.jpg|[[O-6|'''O-6 underway at speed''']]
 
File:O-12 Nautilus Conversion.jpg|[[O-12|'''O-12 to Nautilus conversion''']]
<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!
File:O-16 at Coco Solo.jpg|[[O-16|'''Swim call on O-16''']]
 
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''']]
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.
File:S-30 crew 7-2-1921 CO Berry.jpg|[[S-30|'''S-30 crew photo 1921''']]
 
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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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=== <big>January 21, 2024</big> ===
 
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=== <big>March 22, 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: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: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>January 15, 2024</big> ===
 
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=== <big>March 9, 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 1911.jpg|[[A-5|'''Pike and crew San Diego Bay''']]
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File:A-5 Pike with crew on San Diego Bay closeup 1911.jpg|[[A-5|'''Pike crew closeup''']]
File:Porpoise launch Aug 36.jpg|[[172|'''Porpoise launch day June 1935''']]
File:C-1 Octopus launch.jpg|[[C-1|'''Octopus on the building ways''']]
File:Grayback May 1941 port bow.jpg|[[208|'''Two additional photos of Grayback on trials, May, 1941''']]
File:Cuttlefish B-2 hung up on ways.jpg|[[B-2|'''Cuttlefish hung up at launch''']]
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''']
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">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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=== <big>January 05, 2024</big> ===
=== <big>February 14, 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:Cuttlefish port side USNO.jpg|[[171|'''Cuttlefish entering port 1934''']]
File:Nautilus Aug 17 1935 front.jpg|[[168|'''Nautilus underway 1935''']]
File:S-37 S-39 S-38 S-36 from Canopus.jpg|[[S-class group photos|'''Four S-boats alongside Canopus''']]
File:Nautilus moored San Diego.jpg|[[168|'''Nautilus in San Diego''']]
File:L-8 and H-4 with UB-88 San Pedro 1919.jpg|[[L-8|'''L-8 and H-4 outboard of UB-88 in San Pedro''']]
File:Nautilus and Henderson San Diego.jpg|[[168|'''Nautilus and Henderson''']]
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#00008B">We also added [[S-4 salvage|'''four new photos and one replacement''']] on the S-4 Salvage page. Make sure to check those out.


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1999 - 2023 - PigBoats.COM<sup>©</sup><br>
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Mountlake Terrace, WA, Norfolk, VA<br>
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Latest revision as of 14:44, 18 April 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!


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.

February 14, 2025

We also added four new photos and one replacement on the S-4 Salvage page. Make sure to check those out.

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