L-3
From PigBoats.COM
L-3 is seen here on July 18, 1917 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard undergoing a pre-deployment up-keep. The US entered WW I on April 6, 1917 and submarines were to be deployed to the Azores and Ireland to patrol the waters and deny access and free reign to the German U-Boats. In the background can be seen the submarine K-5 with the number 37 painted on her conning tower fairwater. There are at least four more submarines in the photo but they can't be identified. A vintage motorcycle is parked on the pier.
