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=== <big>April 25, 2024</big> ===
=== <big>April 18, 2025</big> ===
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File:Nautilus under ice.jpg|[[Simon Lake non-Navy Submarines|'''Wilkins Arctic Submarine Nautilus''']]
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File:R-4 late 1930s Groton.jpg|[[R-4|'''R-4 alongside in Groton''']]
File:K-class underway for Hawaii Oct 15.jpg|[[General K-class photos|'''K-class submarines underway for Hawaii, October 1915.''']]
File:R-19 Pearl Harbor.jpg|[[R-19|'''R-19 in Pearl Harbor''']]
File:F-1 towing Nov 15 110415-1.jpg|[[F-1|'''F-1 towing operations for return to California, November 1915.''']]
File:R-23-25-26-27.jpg|[[R-class group photos|'''R-boats under construction at the Lake yard''']]
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.''']
File:M-1 in Dry Dock.jpg|[[M-class|'''M-1 in drydock''']]
File:Bryson.jpg|[[192|'''Allen Carl Bryson, last crew member of Squalus''']]
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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>April 10, 2024</big> ===
=== <big>April 10, 2025</big> ===
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File:S-20 snorkle trials.jpg|[[S-20|'''S-20 running snorkel prototype trials''']]
<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:S-24 Homeward Bound 1925.jpg|[[S-24|'''S-24 heading home to the U.S. west coast''']]
 
File:S-24 leaving Pearl 6-1-1925 for Portland.jpg|[[S-24|'''S-24 with Sub Base in background''']]
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-27 at Lahaina TH.jpg|[[S-27|'''S-27 at Lahaina''']]
File:S-32 + 4 and tender.jpg|[[S-32|'''S-32 and others moored to tender''']]
File:S-42 moored 1943 Dutch Harbor.jpg|[[S-42|'''S-42 at Dutch Harbor 1943''']]
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=== <big>April 1, 2024</big> ===
=== <big>April 3, 2025</big> ===
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File:V-1 2-25-26 flags front.jpg|[[V-1|'''A snowy V-1 with flags''']]
File:L-class conning tower Lake.jpg|[[L-7|'''Closeup of L-7's fairwater and bridge''']]
File:V-2 Provincetown pre-com 1925.jpg|[[V-2|'''V-2 off Provincetown''']]
File:Tarantula B-3 in drydock.jpg|[[B-3|'''Tarantula in drydock at Charleston''']]
File:V-2 Bass transits Panama Canal.jpg|[[V-2|'''Bass transits the Panama Canal''']]
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''']
File:Argonaut V-4 Mine Laying Fleet Submarine.jpg|[[V-4|'''V-4 from starboard quarter''']]
File:Argonaut V-4 on trials (French) 1929.jpg|[[V-4|'''French newsreel photo of V-4''']]
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=== <big>March 25, 2024</big> ===
=== <big>March 22, 2025</big> ===
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#00008B">Due to a technical error on our part, many links on various pages that would take you back to [[:Category:Research Articles by Author|'''Research Articles''']] written by us and others were outdated and did not work. To our knowledge, all of those links have now been corrected. If you should find a link that is broken or tries to take you to a non-existent page, please let us know at [mailto:webmaster@pigboats.com '''webmaster@pigboats.com'''] and we will correct it. Thank you for your patience.
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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>March 18, 2024</big> ===
=== <big>March 9, 2025</big> ===
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File:H-2 w gulls.jpg|[[H-2|'''H-2 and the gulls''']]
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File:H-class surfacing off San Pedro.jpg|[[General H-class photos|'''Unknown H-class surfacing''']]
File:Porpoise launch Aug 36.jpg|[[172|'''Porpoise launch day June 1935''']]
File:H-1 H-2 1915 PanPacific Expo.jpg|[[General H-class photos|'''Pan-Pacific Expo 1915''']]
File:Grayback May 1941 port bow.jpg|[[208|'''Two additional photos of Grayback on trials, May, 1941''']]
File:O-3 crew on deck.jpg|[[O-3|'''O-3 with crew on deck ''']]
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:O-13 static dive.jpg|[[O-13|'''O-13 making a stern first dive''']]
File:Brass anchor300.jpg|[https://pigboats.com/images/9/96/A_VISUAL_GUIDE_TO_THE_FLEET_SUBMARINES_PART_3.pdf '''Salmon/Sargo-class Visual Guide''']
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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>March 8, 2024</big> ===
=== <big>February 14, 2025</big> ===
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File:A-class submarines in the Dewey Dry Dock-Stern View.jpg|[[General A-class photos|'''A-class boats in Dewey Drydock stern view''']]
File:Cuttlefish port side USNO.jpg|[[171|'''Cuttlefish entering port 1934''']]
File:A-class unusual test in Manila Bay.jpg|[[General A-class photos|'''Unusual test in Manila Bay''']]
File:S-37 S-39 S-38 S-36 from Canopus.jpg|[[S-class group photos|'''Four S-boats alongside Canopus''']]
File:A-3 Grampus san diego with boats.jpg|[[A-3|'''Grampus with civilian boats''']]
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:A-6 Porpoise Underway Subic Bay.jpg|[[A-6|'''Porpoise in Subic Bay''']]
File:A7-Shark At Cavite PI.jpg|[[A-7|'''Shark at Cavite''']]
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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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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.

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