H-4

H-4 on launch day, Oct. 9, 1918 at the Puget Sound Navy Yard in Bremerton, WA. It looks to be a very gray and damp day the way the flags are hanging on the sub.

U.S. Navy photo.

H-4 poised on the building slip at the Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA. on her launch day of October 9, 1918. There is still work to be completed, and that will be handled alongside the fitting out pier.

Photo courtesy of MMCM(SS) Rick Larson, USN (Ret.)

Men on the deck of H-4, waiting to ride her into the water for the first time. These men are a mix of Navy sailors and civilian yard workers.

Photo courtesy of MMCM(SS) Rick Larson, USN (Ret.)

A closeup of some of the men further aft of the deck of H-4. It promises to be a thrilling ride down the inclined building slip.

Photo courtesy of MMCM(SS) Rick Larson, USN (Ret.)

The official party on the viewing platform. One of the two women is Mrs. Ralph O. Davis, the ship's sponsor.

Photo courtesy of MMCM(SS) Rick Larson, USN (Ret.)

A view from under the stern of H-4 on October 9, 1918. Puget Sound Navy Yard workers are preparing to let the boat slid into the water of Sinclair Inlet for the first time.

U.S. Navy photo.

H-4 later in her career, in drydock at Mare Island approximately 1920-1921.

Photo in the private collection of Ric Hedman.

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