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==S-1 (SS-105)==
=== <big>S-1 (SS-105)</big> ===
[[File:L1-ussl11-01.jpg|thumb|frame|308x308px|left|Photo from the Library of Congress Collection.]]
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#00008B">L-1 riding at anchor while on sea trials, March or April 1916, probably off Provincetown, Mass. A low-lying shore line with houses can be seen in the background, reminiscent of Cape Cod. The L-class were the first US submarines designed to carry a deck gun of any sort, in this case a 3"/23 caliber Mk 9 gun. But it wasn't until the L-9 that guns were installed during construction. The L-1 through L-8 were retrofitted later with the gun. As you can see the L-1 has no gun in this early photo. </span>
 
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=== <big>S-18 (SS-123)</big> ===
[[File:L 2.jpg|left|thumb|U.S. Navy photo.]]
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#00008B">L-2 in an unknown location, approximately fall of 1916.  In July of 1918 while patrolling in the Irish Sea, a large explosion rocked the L-2 about 25 feet on her beam. A torpedo aimed at her by a German U-boat had seemingly detonated prematurely. A periscope was sighted so the L-2 immediately submerged and made an unsuccessful attempt to ram the submarine. with her primitive sonar she couldn't track the U-boat well under water, plus the U-boat had superior under water speed. Later it was suspected that a U-boat had indeed attempted to fire upon the L-2, but another U-boat, the U-65, was unknowingly in the way and was hit by the torpedo meant for L-2. Some time later when the L-2 was dry docked her hull plating was noted to be heavily dented from the close by explosion. The U-65 never returned to her port.</span>
 
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=== <big>S-19 (SS-124)</big> ===
 
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=== <big>S-20 (SS-125)</big> ===
 
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=== <big>S-21 (SS-126)</big> ===
 
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[[File:L1-ussl11-01.jpg|thumb|frame|308x308px|left|Photo from the Library of Congress Collection.]]
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L-1 riding at anchor while on sea trials, March or April 1916, probably off Provincetown, Mass. A low-lying shore line with houses can be seen in the background, reminiscent of Cape Cod. The L-class were the first US submarines designed to carry a deck gun of any sort, in this case a 3"/23 caliber Mk 9 gun. But it wasn't until the L-9 that guns were installed during construction. The L-1 through L-8 were retrofitted later with the gun. As you can see the L-1 has no gun in this early photo. </font>


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=== <big>S-22 (SS-127)</big> ===
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=== <big>S-23 (SS-128)</big> ===
 
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=== <big>S-24 (SS-129)</big> ===
 
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=== <big>S-25 (SS-130)</big> ===
 
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=== <big>S-26 (SS-131)</big> ===
 
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=== <big>S-27 (SS-132)</big> ===
 
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==S-18 (SS-123)==
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=== <big>S-29 (SS-134)</big> ===
L-2 in an unknown location, approximately fall of 1916.  In July of 1918 while patrolling in the Irish Sea, a large explosion rocked the L-2 about 25 feet on her beam. A torpedo aimed at her by a German U-boat had seemingly detonated prematurely. A periscope was sighted so the L-2 immediately submerged and made an unsuccessful attempt to ram the submarine. with her primitive sonar she couldn't track the U-boat well under water, plus the U-boat had superior under water speed. Later it was suspected that a U-boat had indeed attempted to fire upon the L-2, but another U-boat, the U-65, was unknowingly in the way and was hit by the torpedo meant for L-2. Some time later when the L-2 was dry docked her hull plating was noted to be heavily dented from the close by explosion. The U-65 never returned to her port.</font>
 
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Revision as of 17:35, 6 May 2023

S-1 (SS-105)

Photo from the Library of Congress Collection.
L-1 riding at anchor while on sea trials, March or April 1916, probably off Provincetown, Mass. A low-lying shore line with houses can be seen in the background, reminiscent of Cape Cod. The L-class were the first US submarines designed to carry a deck gun of any sort, in this case a 3"/23 caliber Mk 9 gun. But it wasn't until the L-9 that guns were installed during construction. The L-1 through L-8 were retrofitted later with the gun. As you can see the L-1 has no gun in this early photo.

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S-18 (SS-123)

U.S. Navy photo.
L-2 in an unknown location, approximately fall of 1916. In July of 1918 while patrolling in the Irish Sea, a large explosion rocked the L-2 about 25 feet on her beam. A torpedo aimed at her by a German U-boat had seemingly detonated prematurely. A periscope was sighted so the L-2 immediately submerged and made an unsuccessful attempt to ram the submarine. with her primitive sonar she couldn't track the U-boat well under water, plus the U-boat had superior under water speed. Later it was suspected that a U-boat had indeed attempted to fire upon the L-2, but another U-boat, the U-65, was unknowingly in the way and was hit by the torpedo meant for L-2. Some time later when the L-2 was dry docked her hull plating was noted to be heavily dented from the close by explosion. The U-65 never returned to her port.

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S-19 (SS-124)

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S-22 (SS-127)

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S-23 (SS-128)

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S-25 (SS-130)

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S-26 (SS-131)

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S-27 (SS-132)

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S-28 (SS-133)

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S-29 (SS-134)