General Salmon class photos
Moored aft of S-27 are the Holland's four liberty launches, used to ferry the crew's of all of the boats back and forth to shore. Holland provided office and berthing space for the officers of the submarines, along with extensive repair and resupply capabilities. Holland was a fixture of the Pacific Fleet and at one time or another she could be found in any area of operation.
This photo likely was originally published in The National Geographic magazine, but a print is in the private collection of webmaster David Johnston.
In a rather complicated maneuver, a nest of Salmon/Sargo-class submarines is being "warped out" in order to let the USS Plunger (SS-179) out from her middle berth. The location is San Diego in approximately 1940. The four outer boats remained tied together as a tug pulls them out, giving Plunger room to maneuver. Plunger has a backing bell on as evidenced by the propeller wash. The two boats furthest out are Porpoise-class subs, but moving in from there you have Stingray (SS-186), Seal (SS-183), and Salmon (SS-182). To the right of Plunger is an unidentified sub. Most likely these boats are moored to the tender USS Holland (AS-3).
Note the difference in the shape of the aft end of the conning tower fairwater on the Government design Stingray, and the Electric Boat design Seal, one of the few minor exterior differences between the two designs for the Salmon/Sargo-class.
Photo NH 68482 courtesy of NHHC.
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