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=== <big>July 1, 2024</big> ===
=== <big>September 2, 2024</big> ===
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File:Argonaut I on the ways TSIWAP.jpg|[[Simon Lake non-Navy Submarines|'''Argonaut I on the ways from the bow''']]
File:K-1 underway from starboard color.jpg|[[K-1|'''Stereopticon card of K-1, 1914''']]
File:Argonaut I on ways from starboard.jpg|[[Argonaut 1|'''Argonaut I pre-launch''']]
File:S-16 launch.jpg|[[S-16|'''S-16 launch day at LTB''']]
File:Argonaut II.jpg|[[Simon Lake non-Navy Submarines|'''Argonaut II hauled out with new page & photos''']]
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:Protector launch TSIWAP.jpg|[[Simon Lake non-Navy Submarines|'''Protector on the building ways''']]
File:S-39 bridge from above.jpg|[[S-39|'''View of S-39's bridge from above''']]
File:Lake Defender NH 52483.jpg|[[Defender|'''Defender hauled out''']]
File:S-39 plus 1 and Canopus Chefoo.jpg|[[S-39|'''S-39 and Canopus in Chefoo, China''']]
File:Wilkins Nautilus conversion conning tower.jpg|[[Wilkins Arctic Submarine Nautilus|'''Wilkins and Lake on the O-12/Nautilus''']]
File:Moccasin at Norfolk Navy Yard 3.jpg|[[A-4|'''Four photos of Moccasin at the Norfolk Navy Yard''']]
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=== <big>June 20, 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.
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File:New Suffolk 2024 basin 2.JPG|[[Holland Torpedo Boat Company Station|'''History of the New Suffolk Holland Company station''']]
File:Thumbnail for Albacore video.jpg|[[Johnston, David|'''USS Albacore (SS-218) discovery presentation''']]
File:C-1 Octopus (SS-9) at N.Y.N.Y., 6 February 1912-3.jpg|[[C-1|'''Three photos of C-1 in drydock''']]
File:C-1 Octopus on yard trials c1906.jpg|[[C-1|'''Octopus on her trials run''']]
File:R-3 at Philly Jan 4 1934.jpg|[[R-3|'''R-3 going into mothballs at Philly''']]
File:Narwhal on surface black.jpg|[[167|'''Narwhal in the mid-1930s''']]
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=== <big>June 6, 2024</big> ===
=== <big>August 1, 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:O-boats in the canal locks.jpg|[[General O-class photos|'''Three O-boats in the Panama Canal locks''']]
File:S-class Government design group 3.jpg|[[S-class group photos|'''S-6 and others in San Pedro''']]
File:S-11 in the Canal 1920s.jpg|[[S-11|'''S-11 in the Panama Canal''']]
File:S-11 pre-launch.jpg|[[S-11|'''Pre-launch photo of S-11''']]
File:C-5 in 1918 Nathaniel Stebbins Collection.jpg|[[C-5|'''C-5 near the entrance to the Canal''']]
File:S-48 in Panama Canal early 1930s.jpg|[[S-48|'''S-48 in the Panama Canal''']]
File:D-1 launch from bow.jpg|[[D-1|'''Narwhal launch day''']]
File:S-50 in drydock.jpg|[[S-50|'''S-50 in drydock''']]
File:B-3 torpedo room.jpg|[[B-3|'''Tarantula's torpedo room''']]
File:S-50 August 1926.jpg|[[S-50|'''S-50 in 1926''']]
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>May 14, 2024</big> ===
=== <big>July 19, 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:V-6 build-2.jpg|[[168 launch|'''Two interior photos of V-6 under construction''']]
File:S-2 at Bridgeport looking aft .jpg|[[S-2|'''Two photos of S-2 at Bridgeport''']]
File:V-5 launch sponsor party NH 45648.jpg|[[167|'''V-5 launching party''']]
File:A-7 Manila Bay c1912.jpg|[[A-7|'''A-7 in Manila Bay 1912''']]
File:V-5 from bridge with Brown NH 50135.jpg|[[167|'''Two photos of Narwhal's bridge underway''']]
File:T-1 AA-1 Thames River winter.jpg|[[T-1|'''AA-1 at a frozen Submarine Base''']]
File:Permit fairwater 1945.jpg|[[178|'''Permit fairwater and war record 1945''']]
File:D-class and E-class in Boston.jpg|[[General D-class photos|'''D and E-class boats in Boston''']]
File:Perch 176 Panama Lock 1937or1939.jpg|[[176|'''Perch in the Panama Canal''']]
File:Skipjack posing c1938.jpg|[[184|'''Skipjack pulling into Groton''']]
File:V-4 with crew on deck from starboard.jpg|[[V-4|'''V-4 underway from starboard''']]
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=== <big>May 7, 2024</big> ===
=== <big>July 1, 2024</big> ===
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File:Brass anchor300.jpg|[[:Category:Submarine plans and blueprints|'''New plan drawings for S-21, Sailfish, Seal, Sealion, and Seawolf''']]
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File:F-1 in Honolulu Harbor.jpg|[[F-1|'''F-1 in Honolulu Harbor''']]
File:Argonaut I on the ways TSIWAP.jpg|[[Simon Lake non-Navy Submarines|'''Argonaut I on the ways from the bow''']]
File:Nautilus and V-boats at San Pedro.jpg|[[V-class group and unknown photos|'''Three photos of Narwhal, Nautilus, and Bass moored together''']]
File:Argonaut I on ways from starboard.jpg|[[Argonaut 1|'''Argonaut I pre-launch''']]
File:Argonaut II.jpg|[[Simon Lake non-Navy Submarines|'''Argonaut II hauled out with new page & photos''']]
File:Protector launch TSIWAP.jpg|[[Simon Lake non-Navy Submarines|'''Protector on the building ways''']]
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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=== <big>April 25, 2024</big> ===
=== <big>June 20, 2024</big> ===
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File:Nautilus under ice.jpg|[[Simon Lake non-Navy Submarines|'''Wilkins Arctic Submarine Nautilus''']]
File:New Suffolk 2024 basin 2.JPG|[[Holland Torpedo Boat Company Station|'''History of the New Suffolk Holland Company station''']]
File:R-4 late 1930s Groton.jpg|[[R-4|'''R-4 alongside in Groton''']]
File:Thumbnail for Albacore video.jpg|[[Johnston, David|'''USS Albacore (SS-218) discovery presentation''']]
File:R-19 Pearl Harbor.jpg|[[R-19|'''R-19 in Pearl Harbor''']]
File:C-1 Octopus (SS-9) at N.Y.N.Y., 6 February 1912-3.jpg|[[C-1|'''Three photos of C-1 in drydock''']]
File:R-23-25-26-27.jpg|[[R-class group photos|'''R-boats under construction at the Lake yard''']]
File:C-1 Octopus on yard trials c1906.jpg|[[C-1|'''Octopus on her trials run''']]
File:M-1 in Dry Dock.jpg|[[M-class|'''M-1 in drydock''']]
File:R-3 at Philly Jan 4 1934.jpg|[[R-3|'''R-3 going into mothballs at Philly''']]
File:Bryson.jpg|[[192|'''Allen Carl Bryson, last crew member of Squalus''']]
File:Narwhal on surface black.jpg|[[167|'''Narwhal in the mid-1930s''']]
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Latest revision as of 20:54, 1 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 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.

August 1, 2024

July 19, 2024