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=== <big>S-3 (SS-107)</big> ===
=== <big>S-3 (SS-107)</big> ===
[[File:L1-ussl11-01.jpg|thumb|frame|308x308px|left|Photo from the Library of Congress Collection.]]
[[File:S-3-a.jpg|left|thumb|308x308px|USN photo.]]
<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>
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#00008B">S-3 underway, date and location unknown, but probably mid 1920's. </span>


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Revision as of 16:11, 7 May 2023

S-3 (SS-107)

USN photo.
S-3 underway, date and location unknown, but probably mid 1920's.

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S-4 (SS-109)

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.

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S-5 (SS-110)

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S-6 (SS-111)

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S-7 (SS-112)

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S-8 (SS-113)

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S-9 (SS-114)