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=== <big>June 6, 2024</big> ===
=== <big>September 20, 2024</big> ===
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File:S-class Government design group 1.jpg|[[S-class group photos|'''Group of S-boats in San Pedro''']]
File:L-3 and L-4 at Boston.png|[[General L-boat photos|'''L-3 and L-4 at Boston 1916''']]
File:S-class Government design group 3.jpg|[[S-class group photos|'''S-6 and others in San Pedro''']]
File:E-2 with ship in background.png|[[E-2|'''E-2 underway in an anchorage''']]
File:S-11 pre-launch.jpg|[[S-11|'''Pre-launch photo of S-11''']]
File:S-33 at San Pedro 1922.jpg|[[S-33|'''S-33 at San Pedro 1922''']]
File:S-48 in Panama Canal early 1930s.jpg|[[S-48|'''S-48 in the Panama Canal''']]
File:H-boats San Pedro Patt Morrison Collection LA Times.jpg|[[General H-class photos|'''H-boats and F-3 in San Pedro 1921''']]
File:S-50 in drydock.jpg|[[S-50|'''S-50 in drydock''']]
File:O-7 near Constitution.png|[[O-7|'''O-7 and Constitution 1930''']]
File:S-50 August 1926.jpg|[[S-50|'''S-50 in 1926''']]
File:V-3 alongside.png|[[V-3|'''V-3 at Boston 1927''']]
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=== <big>May 14, 2024</big> ===
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=== <big>September 2, 2024</big> ===
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File:Brass anchor300.jpg|[https://pigboats.com/images/2/2d/A_VISUAL_GUIDE_TO_THE_FLEET_SUBMARINES_PART_5_Balao_class.pdf '''Balao/Tench class Visual Guide''']
File:K-1 underway from starboard color.jpg|[[K-1|'''Stereopticon card of K-1, 1914''']]
File:S-2 at Bridgeport looking aft .jpg|[[S-2|'''Two photos of S-2 at Bridgeport''']]
File:S-16 launch.jpg|[[S-16|'''S-16 launch day at LTB''']]
File:A-7 Manila Bay c1912.jpg|[[A-7|'''A-7 in Manila Bay 1912''']]
File:S-36 S-41 in Dewey Dry Dock Olongapo.jpg|[[S-class group photos|'''Three S-boats in the Dewey Drydock in Subic''']]
File:T-1 AA-1 Thames River winter.jpg|[[T-1|'''AA-1 at a frozen Submarine Base''']]
File:S-39 bridge from above.jpg|[[S-39|'''View of S-39's bridge from above''']]
File:D-class and E-class in Boston.jpg|[[General D-class photos|'''D and E-class boats in Boston''']]
File:S-39 plus 1 and Canopus Chefoo.jpg|[[S-39|'''S-39 and Canopus in Chefoo, China''']]
File:Skipjack posing c1938.jpg|[[184|'''Skipjack pulling into Groton''']]
File:Moccasin at Norfolk Navy Yard 3.jpg|[[A-4|'''Four photos of Moccasin at the Norfolk Navy Yard''']]
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=== <big>May 7, 2024</big> ===
=== <big>August 24, 2024</big> ===
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<div style="text-align: justified;"><span style="color:#00008B">We have spent the last two weeks working on a whole new feature! PigBoats.COM now has two new informational pages that covers the submarine's primary weapon, the torpedo. One page covers background information and specifications of the torpedoes used during the Pigboat era, and the second page has detailed information on each weapon along with photos. The specifications page can be accessed [[Torpedoes|'''at this link''']] or through the link in the Navigation box on the left. The photos page can be accessed through specific links in the specifications table. Enjoy! As always, if you have questions or comments please let us know.
File:Brass anchor300.jpg|[[:Category:Submarine plans and blueprints|'''New plan drawings for S-21, Sailfish, Seal, Sealion, and Seawolf''']]
File:F-1 in Honolulu Harbor.jpg|[[F-1|'''F-1 in Honolulu Harbor''']]
File:Nautilus and V-boats at San Pedro.jpg|[[V-class group and unknown photos|'''Three photos of Narwhal, Nautilus, and Bass moored together''']]
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=== <big>April 25, 2024</big> ===
=== <big>August 1, 2024</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:O-boats in the canal locks.jpg|[[General O-class photos|'''Three O-boats in the Panama Canal locks''']]
File:R-19 Pearl Harbor.jpg|[[R-19|'''R-19 in Pearl Harbor''']]
File:S-11 in the Canal 1920s.jpg|[[S-11|'''S-11 in the Panama Canal''']]
File:R-23-25-26-27.jpg|[[R-class group photos|'''R-boats under construction at the Lake yard''']]
File:C-5 in 1918 Nathaniel Stebbins Collection.jpg|[[C-5|'''C-5 near the entrance to the Canal''']]
File:M-1 in Dry Dock.jpg|[[M-class|'''M-1 in drydock''']]
File:D-1 launch from bow.jpg|[[D-1|'''Narwhal launch day''']]
File:Bryson.jpg|[[192|'''Allen Carl Bryson, last crew member of Squalus''']]
File:B-3 torpedo room.jpg|[[B-3|'''Tarantula's torpedo room''']]
File:K-4 an 2 others moored 2-23-20.jpg|[[General K-class photos|'''K-boats in St Petersburg, FL 1920''']]
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=== <big>July 19, 2024</big> ===
 
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=== <big>April 10, 2024</big> ===
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File:V-6 build-2.jpg|[[168 launch|'''Two interior photos of V-6 under construction''']]
File:S-20 snorkle trials.jpg|[[S-20|'''S-20 running snorkel prototype trials''']]
File:V-5 launch sponsor party NH 45648.jpg|[[167|'''V-5 launching party''']]
File:S-24 Homeward Bound 1925.jpg|[[S-24|'''S-24 heading home to the U.S. west coast''']]
File:V-5 from bridge with Brown NH 50135.jpg|[[167|'''Two photos of Narwhal's bridge underway''']]
File:S-24 leaving Pearl 6-1-1925 for Portland.jpg|[[S-24|'''S-24 with Sub Base in background''']]
File:Permit fairwater 1945.jpg|[[178|'''Permit fairwater and war record 1945''']]
File:S-27 at Lahaina TH.jpg|[[S-27|'''S-27 at Lahaina''']]
File:Perch 176 Panama Lock 1937or1939.jpg|[[176|'''Perch in the Panama Canal''']]
File:S-32 + 4 and tender.jpg|[[S-32|'''S-32 and others moored to tender''']]
File:V-4 with crew on deck from starboard.jpg|[[V-4|'''V-4 underway from starboard''']]
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>July 1, 2024</big> ===
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File:V-1 under construction.jpg|[[V-1|'''V-1 under construction''']]
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File:V-1 2-25-26 flags front.jpg|[[V-1|'''A snowy V-1 with flags''']]
File:Argonaut I on the ways TSIWAP.jpg|[[Simon Lake non-Navy Submarines|'''Argonaut I on the ways from the bow''']]
File:V-2 Provincetown pre-com 1925.jpg|[[V-2|'''V-2 off Provincetown''']]
File:Argonaut I on ways from starboard.jpg|[[Argonaut 1|'''Argonaut I pre-launch''']]
File:V-2 Bass transits Panama Canal.jpg|[[V-2|'''Bass transits the Panama Canal''']]
File:Argonaut II.jpg|[[Simon Lake non-Navy Submarines|'''Argonaut II hauled out with new page & photos''']]
File:Argonaut V-4 Mine Laying Fleet Submarine.jpg|[[V-4|'''V-4 from starboard quarter''']]
File:Protector launch TSIWAP.jpg|[[Simon Lake non-Navy Submarines|'''Protector on the building ways''']]
File:Argonaut V-4 on trials (French) 1929.jpg|[[V-4|'''French newsreel photo of V-4''']]
File:Lake Defender NH 52483.jpg|[[Defender|'''Defender hauled out''']]
File:Wilkins Nautilus conversion conning tower.jpg|[[Wilkins Arctic Submarine Nautilus|'''Wilkins and Lake on the O-12/Nautilus''']]
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Latest revision as of 16:41, 20 September 2024


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!


September 20, 2024

September 2, 2024

August 24, 2024

We have spent the last two weeks working on a whole new feature! PigBoats.COM now has two new informational pages that covers the submarine's primary weapon, the torpedo. One page covers background information and specifications of the torpedoes used during the Pigboat era, and the second page has detailed information on each weapon along with photos. The specifications page can be accessed at this link or through the link in the Navigation box on the left. The photos page can be accessed through specific links in the specifications table. Enjoy! As always, if you have questions or comments please let us know.

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