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=== <big>A Visual Guide to the S-class Submarines 1918-1945</big> ===
=== <big>A Visual Guide to the S-class Submarines 1918-1945</big> ===
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● [https://pigboats.icci.llc/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.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/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/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.icci.llc/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>
● [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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=== <big>A Visual Guide to the U.S. Fleet Submarines 1920-1946</big> ===
 
=== <big>A Visual Guide to the U.S. Fleet Submarines 1920-1950</big> ===
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● <big>Part 1: The T and V-Classes 1920-1945</big><br><br>
● <big>Part 1: The T and V-Classes 1920-1945</big><br><br>
● <big>[https://pigboats.com/images/5/54/A_VISUAL_GUIDE_TO_THE_FLEET_SUBMARINES_PART_2_2023.pdf Part 2: The Porpoise Class 1934-1945]</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/9/96/A_VISUAL_GUIDE_TO_THE_FLEET_SUBMARINES_PART_3.pdf Part 3: Salmon and Sargo Classes 1936-1945]</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/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>Part 5: Balao and Tench Classes 1942-1950</big><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> ===
=== <big>Various</big> ===
● [https://pigboats.com/images/b/b2/Submarine_names_2.pdf <big>A Discussion of USN Submarine Naming and Designation Systems]</big><br><br>
● [https://pigboats.com/images/d/d7/Submarine_names_3.pdf <big>A Discussion of USN Submarine Naming and Designation Systems]</big><br><br>
● [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>
● [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>
● [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>
● [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><br><br>
● [[Those Marvelous Tin Fish|<big>"Those Marvelous Tin Fish": The Great Word War II Torpedo Scandal Avoided]]</big>


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=== <big>Reprinted with permission from ''The Submarine Review''</big> ===
=== <big>Reprinted with permission from ''The Submarine Review''</big> ===
<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>
<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.icci.llc/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/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.icci.llc/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>
● [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.
 
In addition, co-webmaster David Johnston appeared on the DelmarvaLife show on WBOC in Delaware in February 2023. He and teammate Steve Katona were interviewed about the Albacore discovery and its connection to the state of Delaware. [https://www.wboc.com/shows/delmarvalife/we-hear-about-the-discovery-of-an-old-world-war-ii-submarine-and-its-connection/video_35adb5ed-6db2-5465-b73e-e8f591874ce3.html '''That interview can be seen at this link.''']


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Latest revision as of 20:17, 10 April 2025

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

"Those Marvelous Tin Fish": The Great Word War II Torpedo Scandal Avoided

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.

In addition, co-webmaster David Johnston appeared on the DelmarvaLife show on WBOC in Delaware in February 2023. He and teammate Steve Katona were interviewed about the Albacore discovery and its connection to the state of Delaware. That interview can be seen at this link.

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