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 | 210k | U.S. submarines (SS-20) through (SS-23). General plans prepared by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Massachusetts, 18 June 1910. This sheet features inboard and outboard profile drawings. These submarines were constructed by the Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California. Initially named Carp (SS-20), Barracuda (SS-21), Pickerel (SS-22) and Skate (SS-23), they were renamed F-1 (SS-20) through F-4 (SS-23) in November 1911, while under construction. The original plan is in Record Group 19 at the U.S. National Archives. | U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 84383. Courtesy of Donald M. McPherson, 1976. | ||||||
 | 201k | U.S. Submarines (SS-20) through (SS-23). General plans prepared by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Massachusetts, 18 June 1910. This sheet features a table of dimensions, deck plans and hull section drawings. These submarines were constructed by the Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California. Initially named Carp (SS-20), Barracuda (SS-21), Pickerel (SS-22) and Skate (SS-23), they were renamed F-1 (SS-20) through F-4 (SS-23) in November 1911, while under construction. The original plan is in Record Group 19 at the U.S. National Archives. | U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 84382. Courtesy of Donald M. McPherson, 1976. | ||||||
 | 24k | In the F class (SS-20 - 23) the conning tower is shown in dashed vertical lines between the two periscopes. This class & the E class (SS-24 - 25) introduced bow planes into Electric Boat practice. | Drawing by Jim Christley. Photo & text courtesy of U.S. Submarines Through 1945, An Illustrated Design History by Norman Friedman. Naval Institute Press. | ||||||
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100k | F-3 (SS-22) hull details shortly before her launching on 6 January 1912, by Moran Bros, Co., Seattle, WA. Key elements of the hull are shown here; the stem casting, bow cap, and the retractable diving planes. The submarine bell mounted on the fore deck is also readily apparent. | Photo & text courtesy of Beneath the Surface: World War I Submarines Built in Seattle and Vancouver by Bill Lightfoot. Photo courtesy of Rollie Web. | ||||||
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3.60k | MIGHTY CLOSE SHAVE FOR SUBMARINE LOST AT SEA UNCLE SAMS NEW SUBMARINE F-3 (SS-22). |
Image and text provided by Washington State Library; Olympia, WA. Photo & text by The Tacoma Times. (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 05 November 1912, Image 4, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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74k | F-3 (SS-22), underway off San Diego, California, circa 1912. The original photograph was printed on a postal card postmarked from Tender Alert (AS-4), 2 February 1913. | US Navy photo # NH 77110, from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center. Courtesy of Donald M. McPherson, 1972. | ||||||
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994k | F class (SS-20 - 23) submarines and their tender are in DD#2 at Mare Island on 21 January 1913. Left to right: F-3 (SS-22), F-2 (SS-21), F-1 (SS-20) and Alert (AS-4) in the background. | US Navy photo / MINSY # 01211913-01 courtesy of Darryl Baker. | ||||||
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81k | From front to back: F-4, F-2, F-3 and F-1, in port Honolulu 1914. The US Army Transport Dix is in the background. Note the "fish" flags and 13-star "boat" ensigns flown by these submarines. Photographed by Noggle. |
US Navy photo # NH 63259, from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center. | ||||||
 | 106k | F class (SS-20 - 23) submarines at the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, before World War I. This view shows the bows of F-1 (SS-20), F-2 (SS-21), & F-3 (SS-22). | U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph # NH 92187. Collection of Thomas P. Naughton, 1973. | ||||||
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126k | F-3(SS-22) off Diamond Head, Hawaii, where the boat was conducting constant exercises and experiments to develop the techniques of submarine warfare, afrom August 1914 to November 1915. |
US Navy photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org. | ||||||
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124k | Tender Alert (AS-4) at Long Beach CA., circa 1914 with several subs alongside. The one next to the Alert is not identifible, the F-3 (SS-22) second inboard, third boat can't be identified due to flag & F-4 (SS-23) is outboard. |
Photo courtesy of Vernon P. Maxson, Jr. LCDR,USNR-R-RETIRED (SS) (former crew member, PARGO-SS-264) & Ric Hedmen. Photo fix courtesy of Jim Kelling. | ||||||
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49k | Submarines alongside Cheyenne (BM-10): at San Pedro, California, circa 1914-1916. The submarines are (from left to right): H-1 (SS-28); H-2 (SS-29); F-3 (SS-22), & H-3 (SS-30). |
US Navy photo # NH 101606, from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center. Courtesy of H.R. ("Ed") Coffer, 1986. | ||||||
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794k | SUBMARINES HAVE ROUGH TRIP OF FIFTEEN DAYS Battling with heavy gales and mountainous seas for 13 days out of 15 during their 2,100-mile trip Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, the American submarines of the F class arrived safely at San Francisco. This is the F-3 (SS-22) as she passed through the Gate Gate. |
Image and text provided by University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. PDF photo & text by The Public Ledger. (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 08 December 1915, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. Photo from the private collection of Ric Hedmen. Photo added 06/17/11.  145k |
F-2 & F-3 alongside tender, date and location unknown. |
US Navy photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org |
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