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	179k	E-2 (SS-25), was in effect, a diesel powered D-boat incorporating the changes ordered in 1908.		Drawing by Norman Friedman. Photo & text courtesy of U.S. Submarines Through 1945, An Illustrated Design History by Norman Friedman. Naval Institute Press.
	105k	E-2 (SS-25) underway, probably during trials, circa late summer or fall 1911.		USN photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org. Text courtesy of USNHC photograph # NH 99186.
	NR	TWO OF UNCLE SAM'S LATEST SUBMARINES THE E-1 (SS-24) & E-2 (SS-25), NOW AT THE NAVY YARD, WILL START FOR A TEST RUN TO NORFOLK TODAY. THE SUBMARINE MASCOTS Master, the pet of the E-1, and Lady, the favorite of the E-2.		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo from New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 05 March 1912, Image 5, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	87k	E-2 (SS-25), a 287-ton E-1 class (SS-24/25) coastal submarine built at Quincy, Massachusetts, as commissioned on 14 February 1912 under the command of Ensign Clarence Nelson Hinkamp. He is pictured here as a full Commander.		Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress via Bill Gonyo. Text i.d. courtesy of Ric Hedman.
	627k	E-1 (SS-24) and E-2 (SS-25), Navy's Newest Submarines, Burn Crude Oil.		Image and text provided by Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, OH. Photo from The Democratic Banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 19 March 1912, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	671k	E-2 (SS-25) underway, starboard side view, at the Naval Review at New York City, 4 October 1912.		National Archives Identifier: 45513731 Local Identifier: 165-WW-338B-020 Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
	649k	E-1 (SS-24) underway, starboard side view, at the Naval Review at New York City, 4 October 1912. The E-2 (SS-25) is underway to the stern of the E-1.		National Archives Identifier: 45513729 Local Identifier: 165-WW-338B-019 Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
	643k	The crews of E-1 (SS-24) & E-2 (SS-25) share some exciting moments while moored together dockside. Date is hard to say but most likely pre-WW I due to the chariot bridge structures not installed.		USN photo courtesy of Scott Koen & ussnewyork.com. Photo i.d. courtesy of Ric Hedman. Text i.d. courtesy of David Johnston.
	62k	A number of boats home-ported in Key West had squadron numbers in the "2" over some number sequence. Identifiable boats are: (2nd from the left) D-2 (SS-18), (middle) D-3 (SS-19), (2nd from the right) E-2 (SS-25).		Photo courtesy of The US Navy Submarine Force Museum via Ric Hedman.
	1.02k	Fine screen halftone reproduction of a photograph of the E-2 (SS-25) underway prior to World War I. The same photo appears here as a post card.		Official USN photo # NH 99185, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center, courtesy of Tommy Trampp.
	NR	SINKING WITH A SUBMARINE INTO HOSTILE DEPTHS E-2 (SS-25), One of the Latest Types of Submarine.		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo from New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 04 April 1915, Image 41, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	377k	"U.S. Submarines awaiting Orders" Halftone reproduction, printed on a postal card, of a photograph of five submarines nested together prior to World War I. The three "boats" at right are (from center to right): D-2 (SS-18); D-1 (SS-17); and D-3 (SS-19). The two at left are probably (in no particular order) E-1 (SS-24) and E-2 (SS-25).		Photograph # NH 78926 from the U.S. Naval Historical Center, courtesy of Commander Donald J. Robinson, USN (Medical Service Corps), 1973. Photo courtesy of ussnewyork.com.
	626k	Photograph shows US submarines moored at the 135th street pier on the Upper West Side of New York City as part of the Presidential review of the Atlantic Fleet. The picture shows the Tonopah (M-8) in the center, with the submarines E-1 (SS-24), E-2 (SS-25), D-2 (SS-18), D-1 (SS-17) and D-3 (SS-19) lying from left to right alongside the dock at 135th street.		Digital Source: Bain News Service. LOC photo # LC-B2-3481-14 / 19118v from lcweb2.loc.gov.
	520k	VANGUARD OF ATLANTIC FLEET FOR PRESIDNTIAL REVIEW IN NEW YORK These vessels led the Atlantic fleet which arrived in New York for the big review by President Wilson. The picture shows the Tonopah (M-8) in the background, with the submarines E-1 (SS-24), E-2 (SS-25), D-2 (SS-18), D-1 (SS-17) and D-3 (SS-19) lying from left to right alongside the dock at 135th street. On recount of the activities of the submarines in the European War, these little under-the-water craft of the United States navy are coming in for a great deal of interest by the public.		Image and text provided by Penn State University Libraries; University Park, PA. Photo from Evening Public Ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 08 May 1915, Night Extra, Image 18, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
0802528	NR	Edison's New Batteries Will Allow Submarines to Take 100-day Trip.		A.P. Wirephoto Image and text provided by Penn State University Libraries; University Park, PA. Photo from Harrisburg Telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 25 May 1915, Image 8, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	BUILDING NEW SUBMARINES TO DEFEND AMERICAN COAST Submarine G-2 (SS-27) laid up for repairs. Submarine commanders—(a) K. Robottem, D-2 (SS-18),(b) C. M. Cooke, E-2 (SS-25), (c) T.Withers, commander second division of submarines, (d) Yates Stirling, commander, Atlantic squadron of submarines)(e), R. S. Fay, D-3 (SS-19), (f)E. C. Metz, D-1 (SS-17).		Image and text provided by State Historical Society of North Dakota. Photo from Grand Forks Daily Herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 02 August 1915, Image 11, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	1.08k	Ford Explores Submarine;16 Times Too Big He Says Henry Ford going aboard E-2 (SS-25) on inspection tour of United State undersea craft. Inventor Sees Undersea Craft for First time, Shakes Head Over Cost After Inspecting K-5 (SS-36) and E-2 at Navy Yard Docks.		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo from New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 24 September 1915, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	678k	FORD PREPARES FOR NATIONAL SERVICE BY STUDYING OUR NEWEST SUBMARINE. Following his plan of lending his inventive and mechanical ability to the strengthening of America's naval defenses, Henry Ford visited a submarine for the first time in his life in the New York navy yard. Escorted by navy yard officers and officers attached to the submarine flotilla of the Atlantic fleet, Mr. Ford was taking the newest and most up-to-date of American submersibles. Mr.Ford went to the navy yard at the invitation of Secretary of the Navy Daniels, with whom he conferred in Washington on matters pertaining to the improvement of the navy, particularly the submarine arm of the service. At the yard Mr. Ford was met by Rear Admiral N. R. Usher, the commandant; Captain George E. Burd, the yard manager; Naval Constructor George H. Rock, Lieutenant Commander R. P. Craft, Lieutenant C. W. Nimitz of the submarine flotilla and Commander Earl P. Jessup of the navy yard staff.		Image and text provided by Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, OH. Photo from The Democratic Banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 28 September 1915, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	482k	FORD GETS IDEAS FOR HIS SUBMERSIBLE In order to effect a diminutive two man submarine, powerful beyond anything yet conceived, Henry Ford, anxious to help out our national defense, visited one of our largest undersea craft in the New York navy yard.		Photo by American Press Association. Image and text provided by Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records; Phoenix, AZ. Photo from Tombstone Epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 17 October 1915, WEEKLY EDITION, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	878k	Edison at Work on Miracle Battery AFTER 55,000 experiments and five years of work, Thomas A. Edison believes he has perfected a battery that will revolutionize submarine construction and increase the efficiency of the undersea craft at least forty percent. The electrical wizard is shown at work on the battery, which is to be tested in the new American E-2 (SS-25). The battery has been completed some time, but the inventor has insisted on the most thorough going tests. The battery has been hammered, rattled, shaken,jerked and tossed about in a manner no over or undersea going craft could possibly duplicate. The battery is smaller, lighter and stronger than the ones now in use. Besides, it eliminates the dangers from chlorine and other dangerous gases. With it installed, a submarine can dive at an angle of sixty degrees, while a fifteen-degree dive now is attended with danger. If the new Edison storage battery is one-half the success the inventor claims for it, the United States should immediately leap to first rank in the construction of efficient and safe submarines.		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo from The Washington Herald. (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 17 October 1915, FEATURE SECTION, Image 28, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	369k	Thomas A. Edison, inspecting the E-2 (SS-25) submarine. Note that the # 22 appears on her conning tower.		Photo # 3b11378t, LC-USZ62-63766, courtesy of memory.loc.gov.
	306k	Officers assuming command of submarines before leaving for practice. The one on the right is the E-2 (SS-25) (name on life ring) and the one on the left is what looks to be the L-3 (SS-42) or L-8 (SS-48) (see life ring).		Photo i.d. courtesy of Ric Hedman. National Archives Identifier: 45513731 Local Identifier: 165-WW-331E-8 Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
	76k	Gas Explosion Kills 4, Injures 10, On Ill Fated E-2 (SS-25) Thomas A. Edison, Chairman of the Naval Advisory Board, at the First Meeting of the Board in New York. Making an Inspection of E-2.		Photo by American Press Association, courtesy of memory.loc.gov. Partial text from "The War of the Nations" (New York), 31 December 1919. Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo & text by New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 16 January 1916, Image 1, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	MYSTERIOUS EXPLOSION ON THE E-2 (SS-25) IN NAVY YARD WRECKS BOAT AND KILLS FOUR MEN AND INJURES TEN AS EDISON'S BATTERIES ARE BEING DISCHARGED SCENE OF THE EXPLOSION AND THE WRECKED SUBMARINE.		Image and text provided by The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundation. Photo from The Sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 16 January 1916, Image 1, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
0811000b	NR	The commanding officer of the E-2 (SS-25) at the time of the eplosion was Lieutenant Charles Maynard Cooke, Jr. He would later command the battleship Pennslyvania (BB-38) during the attack Pearl Harbor and reach flag rank.		Partial text & insert image findagrave.com Image provided by: Penn State University Libraries; University Park, PA. Photo from Evening Public Ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 06 September 1920, NIGHT EXTRA, Image 1 via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	NR	SCENE OF SUBMARINE EXPLOSION LOOKING DOWN ON THE E-2 (SS-25) IN DRY DOCK, NEW YORK NAVY YARD.		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo from the Evening Star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 17 January 1916, Image 2, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	704k	Submarine E-2 (SS-25) After Explosion; Her Commander and Some Victims		Image and text provided by University of Oregon, Knight Library; Eugene, OR. Photo from The Evening Herald.(Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 24 January 1916, Image 3, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	216k	Commemorative photo honoring the memory of the crew of the E-2 (SS-25), 15 January 1916.		Photo courtesy of Raymond Fritz. ET1(SS).
	594k	BLOWING UP OF E-2 (SS-25) DISCLOSES FOREIGNERS USE EDISON BATTERY. Naval and state authorities began searching investigations of the explosion on the United States submarine E-2 in the New York Navy Yard, in which explosion four men were killed and ten were injured. The E-2 was the only submarine in the navy equipped with Edison batteries, for which the chief merit claimed is that they do not give off chlorine gas. Also the E-2 had no gasoline on board, as her power is generated by a Diesel oil burning engine. There was no explosive powder aboard. If an accumulation of hydrogen caused the explosion, which was one explanation offered. It was gas which had accumulated between the top of the steel battery jars and the electrolyte. Thomas A. Edison's personal representative and chief engineer, Dr. Miller Reese Hutchison, defended the Edison battery and declared that the Edison submarine safety battery was in use in war by one power. It had been supposed that the United States had an option on the exclusive use of the device if the tests to which it was to be subjected proved satisfactory. The photographs show: Nos. 1 and 3, taking bodies from the E-2 after the explosion; No. 2. the E-2 on a recent practice run.		Image and text provided by University of Utah, Marriott Library. Photo from The Logan Republican. (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 29 January 1916, Image 6, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
	625k	Undated World War One pic of the submarine E-2 (SS-25) making a periscope observation at slow speed. White spot in front of periscope is a seaplane recognition mark.		Images scanned from A History Of The Transport Service: Adventures And Experiences Of United States Transports And Cruisers In The World War, by Vice Admiral Albert Gleaves, USN, Pub. by George H Doran Company, New York. Photo courtesy of Robert Hurst.
	883k	Submarines of the E-class. From left to right: E-2 (SS-25), E-1 (SS-24) and unknown, circa 1918,		Photographer: Central News Photo Service National Archives Identifier: 45513751 Local Identifier: 165-WW-338B-29. Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
	613k	The schooner (decoy ship) Helvetia (SP-3096) accompanied by two U.S. Navy submarines (one of which is E-2 (SS-25)) while on an anti-submarine patrol in 1918.		Images scanned from A History Of The Transport Service: Adventures And Experiences Of United States Transports And Cruisers In The World War, by Vice Admiral Albert Gleaves, USN, Pub. by George H Doran Company, New York. Photo courtesy of Robert Hurst.
	96k	This photo shows E-2's (SS-25) officers after return from patrol during World War I.: LCdr L. F. Reifinider (captain), Lt Tannis Gearing, and Lt(jg) R R Gleason. Source: From a composite photo of E-2's patrol that was compiled by Lt(jg) Gleason that includes 23 photos and a chart showing E-2's patrols. I received the composite from Chief Gunner's Mate George R. Schneider who served aboard E-2 at the time.		Text i.d. courtesy of Robert Porterfield USNHC photograph # NH 78919. Courtesy of the Submarine Force Library and Museum, Groton, Connecticut, 1972.
	110k	N-3 (SS-55) & N-7 (SS-59) are outboard and closest to the camera in this Winter 1918 photo at New London, CT. Other boats are H-1 (SS-28), G-2 (SS-27), & E-2 (SS-25).		Photograph from the album of Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Edward D. Porges. Donated by his daughter, Gail Porges Guggenheim, 2007. USNHC photograph Photo #: NH 104987 via Robert Hurst.
	81k	Helvetia (SP-3096) under sail, as seen from the submarine E-2 (SS-25), during an anti-submarine patrol in 1918. Helvetia, a former civilian schooner, was intended to serve as decoy ship to entice German submarines to surface and attack her with gunfire, hereupon the U.S. Navy submarine, following submerged, would torpedo the enemy U-Boat.		USNHC photograph # NH 78920. Courtesy of the Submarine Force Library and Museum, Groton, Connecticut, 1972.
	361k	E-2 (SS-25), accompanied by a tug as she passes a buoy marker while entering or leaving a harbor, possibly after her recommissioning, 25 March 1918.		USN photo from NARA # 19-N-7076, courtesy of Daniel Dunham.
	83k	A mid-ship cross section of the E-2 (SS-25),(left) illustrates Holland's patented U-shaped tank, in this case surrounding the boat's safety (adjusting) tank. A similar cross section of Lake's G-1(SS-19½) is shown at right. Because Holland had patented the U-shaped ballast tank, Simon Lake had to use inefficient flat-topped tanks. For example, he had to place his batteries on top of his tanks (limiting overhead space), where Holland could surround batteries with tankage. In both drawings, shading indicates ballast water. Note that E-2's hull is not perfectly circular, it has a flat bottom where the pressure hull joins the duct keel.		Photo & text courtesy of U.S. Submarines Through 1945, An Illustrated Design History by Norman Friedman. Naval Institute Press.
	109k	A view looking aft through the operating compartment of E-2 (SS-25) shows the dual eyepieces of her two periscopes, each with a hand-wheel nearby. The wheels controlling the planes, each with its own depth gauge, are to the right. Note the belt connecting the stern plane wheel to the control rod running along the overhead. In the background is the boat's wheel, in a yoke suspended from the overhead. The ladder abaft the foreground periscope leads up to the conning tower.		Photo & text courtesy of U.S. Submarines Through 1945, An Illustrated Design History by Norman Friedman. Naval Institute Press.
	NR	A piece of the submarine E-2 (SS-25) being forced into the jaws of a huge pair of shears.		Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Photo & text by New-York Tribune. (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 29 July 1922, Image 16, courtesy of chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
0818705	1.38	10 page PDF of the first 2 Sturgeons: E-2 (SS-25) & Sturgeon (SS-187).		USN photos courtesy of Scott Koen & ussnewyork.com.

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