Plunger class submarine
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The Plunger-class was an early class of United States Navy submarines, used primarily during World War I.
General Characteristics
- Lead Boat: USS Plunger (SS-2)
- Builders: Crescent Shipyard (SS 2, 3, 5, 7, 8), Union Iron Works (SS 4, 6)
- Number of boats: 7 boats
- Displacement: 107 tons
- Length: 63' 10"
- Beam: 11' 11"
- Draft:' 10' 7"
- Speed: 8 knots (surfaced); 7 knots (submerged)
- Diving Depth:
- Range:
- Endurance (submerged):
- Fuel Capacity:
- Patrol Endurance:
- Propulsion:'
- Complement: 7
- Deck Gun:
- Torpedoes: 1 18-inch torpedo tube
History
The Plunger-class submarines were built at the beginning of the twentieth century largely as experimental vessels. All seven boats were renamed to A-type designations (A-1 through A-7) on 17 November 1911. They were given corresponding alphanumeric hull numbers on 17 July 1920, after all but Grampus (SS-4) and Pike (SS-6) had been decommissioned. All of the Plunger-class ships were decommissioned by 1921 and used as targets.
Boats
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Plunger, Adder, Moccasin, Porpoise, and Shark
- (SS-2) USS Plunger (A-1)
- (SS-3) USS Adder (A-2)
- (SS-4) USS Grampus (A-3)
- (SS-5) USS Moccasin (A-4)
- (SS-6) USS Pike (A-5)
- (SS-7) USS Porpoise (A-6)
- (SS-8) USS Shark (A-7)
This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
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Plunger | Adder | Grampus | Moccasin | Pike | Porpoise | Shark |
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